The one melody Paul McCartney never got tired of: “Quite a complete tune”
Anyone who has been playing music for decades at a time is probably going to get tired of a handful of their tunes. Robert Plant has always talked about how […]
A brotherly love: Paul McCartney on George Harrison’s best Beatles song
The break-up of The Beatles inevitably resulted in the silver lining of some stellar solo material. While the glory days of the eponymous four-piece may have proved that the parts […]
The Paul McCartney song John Lennon called “one of his best”: “He could write if he took the effort”
Most songwriting duos see their craft as more of a competition than anything else. While John Lennon and Paul McCartney worked much better together than apart, it’s interesting to see […]
The Dog-and-Pony Story Behind “Jet” by Paul McCartney & Wings
In interviews Paul McCartney gave during the promotion of his album Band on the Run, he stated that “Jet” was the name of a black Labrador puppy. In later years, […]
The Beatles song Paul McCartney called “slightly above my level”
Every musician has an underlying fear of getting stuck whenever they try to write songs. It’s one thing to have a signature sound that fans call on you for every […]
Paul McCartney Never Performed This Iconic Beatles Song Live—but Why?
The Beatles quit touring for good in 1966, and many of the songs from later releases never got a proper Fab Four performance. That being said, each respective member of […]
The compliment John Lennon paid Paul McCartney: “That’s probably my favourite song of yours”
In the journey from Liverpudlian suburbia to global stardom, Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s friendship went through its fair share of ups and downs. The budding songwriters first met in […]
Paul McCartney names his favourite of all his lyrics: “I have no idea where it came from”
Paul McCartney was never exactly known for being as prolific with his pen as John Lennon was. Whereas Lennon was the intellectual member of The Beatles who liked bending his […]
The Beatles song John Lennon wrote to mock his fans
Like any musical act that becomes wildly successful, The Beatles had a habit of attracting obsessive fans. At the height of their fame, almost every country in the world had […]
“I still see it”: Paul McCartney’s recurring vision that inspired ‘Fixing a Hole’
Symbolism is the lifeblood of music, just as it is in art and poetry. Crafting symbolic imagery allows artists to access deeper levels of connection, weaving together experiences, emotions, and […]