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
Bach was so mathematical and I liked this idea that you could have one instrument going, 'One, two, three, four', and then you have another instrument going, [double time] 'One, two, three four', and another instrument going, [doubled again] 'One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four', so you could add twos and fours and eighths, and that happens a lot in Bach.
To this day, if I ever meet grownups who play ukulele, I love 'em.
When you were young, and your heart, was an open book. You used to say, live and let live.
I think when you're making an album, as the songs are piling up, one of the good things about it is that you will often write the song that you need.
With the Beatles, we'd been very spoiled because we had George Martin who worked for the record label we were going to be signed to. That was very fortunate, because we grew together.
I like the idea that people hear my stuff, and if it's commercially successful, that's a good sign that it's being heard.
The rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
I was impossible. I don't know how anyone could have lived with me. For the first time in my life, I was on the scrap heap, an unemployed worker.
A hundred years from now, people will listen to the music of the Beatles the same way we listen to Mozart.
I can't manage without homeopathy. In fact, I never go anywhere without homeopathic remedies. I often make use of them.
Songs have some kind of structure that connects with people`s hearts.
When you're wide awake say it for goodness sake, it's gonna be a great day.
It was bad on Linda. She had to deal with this guy who didn't want to get out of bed and, if he did, wanted to go back to bed pretty soon after. He wanted to drink earlier and earlier each day and didn't really see the point in shaving. I was generally pretty morbid.
Why would I retire? Sit at home and watch TV? No thanks. I'd rather be out playing.