# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/paul-mccartney
# Generated: 2026-08-31T12:54:24.511Z

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name: "Paul McCartney"
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description: "Half of the most successful songwriting partnership in music history, and still the benchmark for what a pop melody can do. The Beatles bassist who became the band's creative engine, then proved the solo run could match it."
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Born in Liverpool in 1942, McCartney taught himself piano and guitar as a teenager, shaped by his father's jazz records and Little Richard. He joined John Lennon's skiffle group in 1957; by 1960 it was the Beatles. Known for melodic bass lines and a versatile tenor, he shared lead vocals and writing duties with Lennon, penning "Yesterday," "Eleanor Rigby," and "Blackbird"—among the most covered songs ever written. After immersing himself in London's avant-garde scene, he drove the band's experimental turn starting with Sgt. Pepper's in 1967, becoming their de facto leader until they disbanded. He formed Wings with his first wife Linda and Denny Laine, landing hits like "Band on the Run" and "Silly Love Songs" through the seventies, then continued as a solo artist with chart-toppers alongside Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson. With 100 million records sold and 32 Billboard Hot 100 number ones to his name, he remains one of the wealthiest musicians alive.