James McCartney
James McCartney
James Louis McCartneyis a British musician and songwriter living in London. He is the only son of songwriter and former Beatle Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney. He has contributed to a number of solo albums by his parents, including Flaming Pieand Driving Rainby Paul McCartney and Wide Prairieby Linda McCartney...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth12 September 1977
music nirvana
I was heavily into Nirvana and I still am, but when I was 23 I got disillusioned by music. Then I just focused more on myself and gave up music for a while.
died kinda rails slightly
When I was 20, my mother died and I went off the rails a little bit. I kinda had my slightly dark period.
beatles felt growing home loved music pressure
Growing up, I put a lot of pressure on myself. I felt with The Beatles legacy that there was pressure on me to do music, and while I always loved music and it was always around me at home, I thought about doing other things.
again evolve favorite
Some artists are happy doing the same thing again and again, but my favorite artists are the ones who evolve and grow, and I want to be one of them.
affluent came cool family good mum normal though
Mum was very cool. Even though she came from a pretty affluent family, she was cool. She was really good, a very normal person.
famous good hang last listen might music people songs
Music is in me. I don't have much of a choice. People might listen to one of my songs or come and see my because of my famous last name, but if my music's not good they won't hang around.
art became cliche
I did art; I made furniture. I didn't want to be a cliche - the Beatle's son who became a musician.
attention bit dad drawn gives guess knew school though towards
Everyone at school knew who my dad was. It made me a little self-conscious a little introverted because I had a lot of attention drawn towards me, but in a way I guess it gives you a little bit of a celebrity skin, even though I wasn't a celebrity.
dad found hard playing wings
It's hard to live up to The Beatles. When Wings toured, they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to The Beatles. I started out playing under an alias because I wanted to start quietly.
amazing dad man respect
I respect my dad, and he's amazing. He's my hero. He's the Beatles, man - or one of them.
Picking up a guitar - I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
means met people
I always feel honored to meet people who ever met my mum. It means a lot to me.
love people relationships
I definitely want to embrace the relationships I have with the people I love.
album deeply record
For my first album I wanted to make a record that would be intimate, deeply personal, and honest.