Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBEis an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, one of the most popular and influential groups in the history of pop music. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is one of the most celebrated of the 20th century. After the band's break-up, he pursued a solo career and formed Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth18 June 1942
CityLiverpool, England
I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to me.
I hate the idea of success robbing you of your private life.
I can't deal with the press; I hate all those Beatles questions.
But you know, as a kid I would have thought of a vegetarian as a wimp.
And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.
I can take pot or leave it. I got busted in Japan for it. I was nine days without it and there wasn't a hint of withdrawal, nothing.
I feel that if I said anything about John, I would have to sit here for five days and say it all. Or I don't want to say anything.
I look a lot busier than I am, as I'm actually a rather sporadic, random person and I'll play a few gigs and then disappear for a while.
I saw that Meryl Streep said, I just want to do my job well. And really, that's all I'm ever trying to do.
Looking back, I think I was always musical. My dad was very musical, and I think my mom was musical.
My dad was a particularly polite kind of guy, very courteous.
We don't eat anything that has to be killed for us. We've been through a lot and we've reached a stage where we really value life.
I think it's something to do with the structural quality of the songs. We weren't actually trying to make stuff that was cool, or of the moment, although a lot of it was. We were trying to make stuff that was good enough to stick around and lo and behold, it has.
George Martin, he's very good at a very sort of lush, sweet arrangement.