Sir Paul McCartney opens up on rift with John Lennon........
May 24, 2016 14:45:01 GMT -5
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Post by stavros on May 24, 2016 14:45:01 GMT -5
There is an upcoming interview on BBC Radio 4 as well which may be available globally (I hope so but remember who pays the license fee for the good old Beeb )
The full story and interview is in many places including here : Daily Mirror
The BBC’s Maida Vale studios have played host to a plethora of stars and thousands of awe-inspiring live performances.
But earlier this month, Studio Three had a very special show, even though it mainly consisted of just one man talking and only a few bars of music.
He told how nowadays when he plays an old hit “all the lights come on from the iPhones”– but when it’s one from his new album “there’s a black hole. It’s frustrating”.
And he spoke of his split with John Lennon and how thankful he was to patch things up before he died.
................I was depressed at the time, yeah. You would be. You would be too.
Y’know it was very depressing because you were breaking from your lifelong friends and we used to liken it to the army, when have been army buddies for a few years and now you are not going to see them again.
We felt like that, but we were growing up and getting married and living separately, but it was depressing with all the business stuff going on and not knowing if I was going to continue in music, that was depressing.
But there's also some lighter subjects
And for those of us in the British Isles there are also clips here. Not sure if you can view them elsewhere but it's worth a try.
BBC Radio 4 Website
Not a lot we don't really know to be honest.
The full story and interview is in many places including here : Daily Mirror
The BBC’s Maida Vale studios have played host to a plethora of stars and thousands of awe-inspiring live performances.
But earlier this month, Studio Three had a very special show, even though it mainly consisted of just one man talking and only a few bars of music.
He told how nowadays when he plays an old hit “all the lights come on from the iPhones”– but when it’s one from his new album “there’s a black hole. It’s frustrating”.
And he spoke of his split with John Lennon and how thankful he was to patch things up before he died.
................I was depressed at the time, yeah. You would be. You would be too.
Y’know it was very depressing because you were breaking from your lifelong friends and we used to liken it to the army, when have been army buddies for a few years and now you are not going to see them again.
We felt like that, but we were growing up and getting married and living separately, but it was depressing with all the business stuff going on and not knowing if I was going to continue in music, that was depressing.
But there's also some lighter subjects
Paul Weller: Do you ever get frustrated with not being able to play more of your new stuff because people want to hear more of the Beatles stuff?
McCartney: You would always like to just do the songs you want to do whether they are hits or not.
But I’m a realist. If I go to a concert I want to hear the songs I love from that artist, so y’know, if it is the Stones then I am probably going to want to hear Honky Tonk Woman, Satisfaction, Ruby Tuesday. And if they didn’t do them I would feel a bit cheated.
So we give them what they want as long as they are songs we like. Occasionally we throw in songs and I’ll say ‘you are not gonna like this, but we’re gonna do it anyway’.
McCartney: You would always like to just do the songs you want to do whether they are hits or not.
But I’m a realist. If I go to a concert I want to hear the songs I love from that artist, so y’know, if it is the Stones then I am probably going to want to hear Honky Tonk Woman, Satisfaction, Ruby Tuesday. And if they didn’t do them I would feel a bit cheated.
So we give them what they want as long as they are songs we like. Occasionally we throw in songs and I’ll say ‘you are not gonna like this, but we’re gonna do it anyway’.
And for those of us in the British Isles there are also clips here. Not sure if you can view them elsewhere but it's worth a try.
BBC Radio 4 Website
Not a lot we don't really know to be honest.