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
We were pretty good mates until the Beatles started to split up and Yoko came into it. It was more like old army buddies splitting up on account of wedding bells.
I don't take me seriously. If we get some giggles, I don't mind.
Sadness isn't sadness. It's happiness in a black jacket. Tears are not tears. They're balls of laughter dipped in salt. Death is not death. It's life that's jumped off a tall cliff.
Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm sixty-four?
I'm not religious, but I'm very spiritual.
You guys ready to do this?
Tomorrow may rain, so I'll follow the sun
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.
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.
Personal differences, musical differences, business differences, but most of all because I have a better time with my family.
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.
And I loved Fats Waller. I love his instrumental abilities, his vocal abilities and his sense of humor.
Love is a robber and he lives within your eyes.
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.