Them Crooked Vultures apparently had quality control

Tucked away in a recent Mail interview with Paul McCartney was this revelation:

'We went out for a bite to eat afterwards and Dave told me he was starting this band with Josh. I asked him who was playing bass and he rather sheepishly told me he'd approached John. So you read it here first; Paul McCartney was nearly the bass player in Them Crooked Vultures."

Yeah, but can you imagine if he had? It would have turned into some sort of sideshow, packed full of chums, rather than... I thought I had a point, but it turns out I might not.