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
It's time to end the cruel slaughter of whales and leave these magnificent creatures alone.
I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool.
I think the 'Just say no' mentality is so crazed. I saw a thing in a women's magazine the other day. 'He smokes cannabis, what am I to do? He laughs it off when I try to tell him, he says it's not really harmful...' Of course you're half hoping the advice will be, 'Well, you know it's not that harmful; if you love him, if you talk to him about it, tell him maybe he should keep it in the garden shed or something,' you know, a reasonable point of view. But of course it was, 'No, no, all drugs are bad. Librium's good, Valium's good. But cannabis, ooooh!' I hate that unreasoned attitude.
It's a lifelong gift, something you can call on at any time.
Close your eyes and I'll kiss you, Tomorrow I'll miss you.
We live in hope of deliverance from the darkness that surrounds us
Jet, I can almost remember their funny faces
And Jet, I thought the Major was a lady suffragette.
I used to go round to Aunt Mimi's house and John would be at the typewriter, which was fairly unusual in Liverpool. None of my mates even knew what a typewriter was. Well they knew what it was but they didn't hae one. Nobody had one.
Be cool and you'll be alright. That's rock & roll religion.
A lot of the Beatles albums were very various, and we did it on purpose: We didn't want the next track to sound like the last one.
I do have a spongelike ear or mentality or whatever you call it, but it's probably a bit subconscious.
I'm not a great practiser at all. We were never great practisers. The Beatles would come together for about a day before we had a tour, to make sure the amp worked.
I realized marvelling at nature was a deep pleasure of mine.