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'm only 49 years old. I'm still in the middle of this whole thing. I don't feel like it's finished at all. I'm still planning to write better songs.
I have always adored Mahler, and Mahler was a major influence on the music of the Beatles. John and me used to sit and do the Kindertotenlieder and Wunderhorn for hours, we'd take turns singing and playing the piano. We thought Mahler was gear.
I'm mad, you know? I don't think of retiring at all.
There are two things John and I always do when we're going to sit down and write a song. First of all we sit down. Then we think about writing a song.
Look, people are allowed their own opinions and they don't always coincide with yours. As an artist you just have to keep plugging on.
We would normally play it to Cynthia or whoever was around
I have such an admiration for John [Lennon], like most people. But to be the guy who wrote with him, well that's enough. Right there you could retire and go, 'Jesus I had a fantastic life. Take me, Lord.'
We don't eat anything that has to be killed for us.
John could write a mean song. He had a lot of venom in him. Whereas I had a happy childhood.
I go back so far I'm in front of me.
I doubt very much if The Beatles would have happened if it was not for Elvis.
Alas, it looks like those unsubstantiated rumours about me are about to come true after all this time...
When we were kids growing up in Liverpool, all we ever wanted to be was Elvis Presley.
Every love song I write is for Linda.