Paul McCartney
English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942) · United Kingdom · Musicians
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Something wrong?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.
A life in dates
The Boys of Dungeon LaneAlbum2020
McCartney IIIAlbum2018Wolf Prize in ArtsAward
Egypt StationAlbum, 20182017Companion of HonourAward2013Maida Vale Studios 2013Album2012MusiCares Person of the YearAwardOfficer of the Legion of HonourAwardStar on Hollywood Walk of FameAward
Kisses on the BottomAlbum, 20122011Grammy Award for Best Historical AlbumAwardOcean's KingdomAlbum2010Gershwin PrizeAward2008Honorary Doctor of Yale UniversityAward2007
Memory Almost FullAlbum2005
Chaos and Creation in the BackyardAlbum2004The Alternate Red Rose SpeedwayAlbum2001
Driving RainAlbum2000“Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves.”In their wordsThe Beatles Anthology (2000), p. 96“I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done.”In their wordsOf arranging, The Beatles Anthology (2000), p. 175Liverpool Sound CollageAlbum1999Rock and Roll Hall of FameAward1998“Steve Martin came around for a barbecue once.”In their wordsAnimal Times interview, Fall, 1998The Alternate Band On The RunAlbum1997Knight BachelorAward
Flaming PieAlbum, 19971993
Off the GroundAlbum1990Grammy Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1971Academy Award for Best Original ScoreAward1970“We probably seem to be anti-religious...none of us believes in God.”In their wordsJanuary 1970Hit Parader (January 1970)1969“Personally, I think you can put any interpretation you want on anything, but when someone suggests that Can't Buy Me Love is about a prostitute, I draw the line.”In their wordsThe Beatles Illustrated Lyrics (1969), p 1071965“She's lovely, great. She was very friendly. She was just like a mum to us.”In their words26 October 1965About Queen Elizabeth II, in an interview after the Beatles received their MBEs from her (26 October 1965)Member of the Order of the British EmpireAward1942Born18 June 1942Also in Deutsch
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20 Forthlin Road, Allerton, where the McCartney family moved in 1955
McCartney in 1964
McCartney (left) performing with the Beatles on Dutch TV in 1964
McCartney in 1968
McCartney in 1969, around the time he recorded his first solo album McCartney.
Performing with then wife Linda in 1976
At Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport, January 1980In their own words 10
, Criticism didn't really stop us and it shouldn't ever stop anyone, because critics are only the people who can't get a record deal themselves.
We're constantly being asked all sorts of very profound questions. But we're not very profound people.
I don't have any desire to learn. I feel it's like a voodoo, that it would spoil things if I actually learnt how things are done.
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GSGive My Regards To Broad Street Sessions
TDTug of War Demos
DRDriving Rain
RRRun Devil Run
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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.
In common with Paul
John LennonAlso in Yellow Submarine (1968)
Phil CollinsAlso in A Hard Day's Night (1964)
George HarrisonAlso in Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Ringo StarrAlso in The Beatles: Get Back - The Rooftop Concert (2022)
Johnny DeppAlso in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017)
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