He'd never give you the opportunity to come out with something. They arrested McCartney and brought him to a local jail while the Japanese government decided what to do. [226][227], McCartney is a largely self-taught musician, and his approach was described by musicologist Ian MacDonald as "by nature drawn to music's formal aspects yet wholly untutored ... [he] produced technically 'finished' work almost entirely by instinct, his harmonic judgement based mainly on perfect pitch and an acute pair of ears ... [A] natural melodist—a creator of tunes capable of existing apart from their harmony. [133][nb 24] 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2009[update], had sales of 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. [327] In 2007, McCartney signed with Hear Music, becoming the label's first artist. [404], On 24 April 1976, McCartney and Lennon were watching an episode of Saturday Night Live at Lennon's home in the Dakota when Lorne Michaels made a $3,000 cash offer for the Beatles to reunite. [299] McCartney later purchased works by Magritte, whose painting of an apple had inspired the Apple Records logo. The performance featured opera singers Kiri Te Kanawa, Sally Burgess, Jerry Hadley and Willard White with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the choir of Liverpool Cathedral. But then I thought, hang on a minute. [112] By 1981, McCartney felt he had accomplished all he could creatively with Wings and decided he needed a change. There were a lot of tracks, though, where I played bass ... because what Paul would do—if he'd written a song, he'd learn all the parts for Paul and then come in the studio and say (sometimes he was very difficult): 'Do this'. [29] They adopted the name the Beatles in August 1960 and recruited drummer Pete Best shortly before a five-engagement residency in Hamburg. I said, 'It's a dra-a-ag' and meant it with every inch of melancholy I could muster. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, widely regarded as rock's first concept album. [66] McCartney quindi, con la collaborazione del direttore d'orchestra americano Carl Davis scrive la sua prima opera colta: Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio. [345] In 1997, he spoke out in support of decriminalisation of cannabis: "People are smoking pot anyway and to make them criminals is wrong. L'ultima volta che suonò con Lennon fu nel 1974 (quattro anni dopo lo scioglimento dei Beatles) in una sessione in uno studio di Los Angeles. For other uses of the name McCartney, see. Paul andò alla Stockton Wood Road Primary School di Speke ( 1947-1949) e si trasferì alla Joseph Williams Junior School di Belle Vale. Paul McCartney (Liverpool, Ingalaterra, 1942ko ekainaren 18a-) ingeles kantaria eta musikagilea da. Linda was a big fan of my guitar playing, whereas I've got my doubts. [10] In 1953, he was one of only three students out of 90 to pass the 11-Plus exam, meaning he could attend the Liverpool Institute, a grammar school rather than a secondary modern school. He has appeared in the group's campaigns, and in 2009, McCartney narrated a video for them titled "Glass Walls", which was harshly critical of slaughterhouses, the meat industry, and their effect on animal welfare. In occasione dell'uscita del gioco The Beatles Rock Band, i due hanno partecipato alla presentazione al convegno E3 tenutosi nel 2009 a Los Angeles. 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[254] He played an Epiphone Texan on many of his acoustic recordings, but also used a Martin D-28. For creative collaborations, see. [137][nb 25][nb 26], McCartney ventured into orchestral music in 1991 when the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society commissioned a musical piece by him to celebrate its sesquicentennial. [199], On 12 December 2012, McCartney performed with three former members of Nirvana (Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl, and Pat Smear) during the closing act of 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief, seen by approximately two billion people worldwide. Pepper (reprise) e Helter Skelter". [89], In March 1973, Wings achieved their first US number-one single, "My Love", included on their second LP, Red Rose Speedway, a US number one and UK top five. Alla fine degli anni sessanta, le continue liti e tensioni all'interno del gruppo, che portarono inevitabilmente allo scioglimento dello stesso, allontanarono sempre di più i due. [...] I mean, the Presidents, the Prime Minister, I never met anyone half as nice as some of the people I know from Liverpool who are nothing, who do nothing. He continued experimenting with various musical and vocal styles throughout his post-Beatles career. The tour resulted in the double live album Back in the US, released internationally in 2003 as Back in the World. [83] Later that year, ex-Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine joined the McCartneys and Seiwell to form the band Wings. [274] MacDonald described "Helter Skelter" as an early attempt at heavy metal, and "Hey Jude" as a "pop/rock hybrid", pointing out McCartney's "use of gospel-style melismas" in the song and his "pseudo-soul shrieking in the fade-out". [98][nb 13], Wings followed Band on the Run with the chart-topping albums Venus and Mars (1975) and Wings at the Speed of Sound (1976). Free shipping on many items | Browse your favorite brands | affordable prices. [80] McCartney risulta inoltre il musicista più ricco: nel 2002 il suo patrimonio venne valutato in 2 miliardi di euro. 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In hindsight... maybe it would have been better for Paul if he had maintained WINGS and Paul McCartney as separate identities. "[257] McCartney bought the Casino in 1964, on the knowledge that the guitar's hollow body would produce more feedback. [303] Though initially reluctant to display his paintings publicly, McCartney chose the gallery because events organiser Wolfgang Suttner showed genuine interest in McCartney's art. [26][27] Il nome del gruppo diviene infine "The Beatles" mentre si trovavano in tournée ad Amburgo, in Germania. Nel novembre del 2008, tornando a rivestire dopo circa dieci anni i panni di The Fireman, McCartney pubblica l'album Electric Arguments. [59], — John Lennon, Rolling Stone magazine, 1970, Epstein's death in August 1967 created a void, which left the Beatles perplexed and concerned about their future. [31] While in Hamburg, they recorded professionally for the first time and were credited as the Beat Brothers, who were the backing band for English singer Tony Sheridan on the single "My Bonnie". A shield. McCartney played bass on "Peace Dream", and sang a duet with Starr on "Walk with You". Nel 1974 i Wings vedono l'ingresso di Jimmy McCulloch e di Geoff Britton, poi sostituito da Joe English durante le registrazioni dell'album Venus and Mars (1975). Since 1979, MPL Communications has published McCartney's songs. L'album è stato composto e realizzato in tredici giorni (uno per canzone) e registrato nello studio di registrazione personale di McCartney nel Sussex. On "Call Me Back Again", according to Benitez, "McCartney shines as a bluesy solo vocalist", while MacDonald called "I'm Down" "a rock-and-roll classic" that "illustrates McCartney's vocal and stylistic versatility". It was released in the UK as a six-track double extended play disc (EP), and as an identically titled LP in the US, filled out with five songs from the band's recent singles. [125][nb 21] McCartney participated in Live Aid, performing "Let it Be", but technical difficulties rendered his vocals and piano barely audible for the first two verses, punctuated by squeals of feedback. Mollate i vostri genitori". The type of people that I came from, I never saw better! [90] I due si erano conosciuti nel 1967 a un concerto di Georgie Fame, mentre Linda era impegnata in Gran Bretagna in un servizio fotografico sui musicisti della "Swinging London". [28] By May 1960, the band had tried several names, including Johnny and the Moondogs, Beatals and the Silver Beetles. 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[46], Alla fine del 1971, entra in formazione il chitarrista Henry McCullough, già membro della Grease Band di Joe Cocker, il quale partecipa alle registrazioni del singolo Give Ireland Back to the Irish. Nel 1991 la Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society commissiona a McCartney un pezzo musicale per celebrare il suo 150º anniversario. [399] Shevell is about 18 years younger than McCartney. Il 27 giugno dello stesso anno McCartney ha preso parte al concerto Hard Rock Calling presso l'Hyde Park di Londra come artista principale del Main Stage del festival. [104] The most successful single of McCartney's solo career, it achieved double the sales of the previous record holder, "She Loves You", and went on to sell 2.5 million copies and hold the UK sales record until the 1984 charity single, "Do They Know It's Christmas? [314] His song "We All Stand Together" from the film's soundtrack reached No. L'uscita dell'album viene anticipata da varie improvvisazioni live, soprattutto a Londra e New York, e dall'uscita, il 29 agosto 2013, del primo singolo estratto, l'omonima New. [18], McCartney's father was a trumpet player and pianist who led Jim Mac's Jazz Band in the 1920s. [429] In 2009, Guinness World Records again recognised McCartney as the "most successful songwriter" having written or co-written 188 charted records in the United Kingdom, of which 91 reached the top 10 and 33 made it to number one. Nel 2010 scrive la canzone I Want to Come Home insieme con Dario Marianelli, il quale ha scritto l'arrangiamento per orchestra, per il film Stanno tutti bene. [53] Questo determinerà un disaccordo con Denny Laine, il quale, al contrario, desiderava continuare le esibizioni e che nell'aprile 1981[54] lascerà i Wings. [109] Wings completed their final concert tour in 1979, with twenty shows in the UK that included the live debut of the Beatles songs "Got to Get You into My Life", "The Fool on the Hill" and "Let it Be". [40] Considered a high point in the Beatles catalogue, both Lennon and McCartney said they had written the music for the song "In My Life". [394] In 2003, the couple had a child, Beatrice Milly, named in honour of Mills's late mother and one of McCartney's aunts. McCartney and Yoko Ono attempted to purchase the Northern Songs catalogue in 1981, but Grade declined their offer. Dal 1962 al 1970 è stato il bassista e cantante (sia solista che d'accompagnamento) del complesso musicale dei Beatles, dei quali, in coppia con John Lennon, ha composto anche la maggior parte delle canzoni. [173] In 2003, the McCartneys had a child, Beatrice Milly. They eventually compromised, agreeing to McCartney's suggestion: an LP featuring individual songs on side one, and a long medley on side two. [47] La canzone sarà però bandita dalla BBC.[48]. [282], McCartney played piano on several Beatles songs, including "She's a Woman", "For No One", "A Day in the Life", "Hello, Goodbye", "Lady Madonna", "Hey Jude", "Martha My Dear", "Let It Be" and "The Long and Winding Road". [38] Later that year, during recording sessions for the album Rubber Soul, McCartney began to supplant Lennon as the dominant musical force in the band. Sei mesi dopo si sposarono con una piccola cerimonia civile all'ufficio del registro di Marylebone. [247], Bacon and Morgan described his bassline for the Beatles song "Rain" as "an astonishing piece of playing ... [McCartney] thinking in terms of both rhythm and 'lead bass' ... [choosing] the area of the neck ... he correctly perceives will give him clarity for melody without rendering his sound too thin for groove. He also owns a rare Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi guitar, the only left handed one known to be in existence, which appeared in the Wings video for "Helen Wheels". [91] Music professor and author Vincent Benitez described the track as "symphonic rock at its best". McCartney, come accade per Lennon, nei suoi concerti dedica sempre un momento molto commovente al ricordo del suo vecchio compagno George, nel quale gli dedica "Something". Anche i singoli Press, Pretty Little Head e Only Love Remains non hanno fortuna nelle vendite. [355][356], Following McCartney's marriage to Mills, he joined her in a campaign against land mines, becoming a patron of Adopt-A-Minefield. Il 27 giugno 2009 Paul McCartney è stato ospite al concerto di Neil Young all'Hyde Park di Londra duettando con Neil nella canzone A Day in the Life dei Beatles. "[393], In 2002, McCartney married Heather Mills, a former model and anti-landmine campaigner. È giusto festeggiare lo straordinario talento di Paul, e sono onoratissimo che l'NME gli stia per dare questo speciale premio Songwriter's Songwriter". [131][nb 23] That same year, he released Flowers in the Dirt; a collaborative effort with Elvis Costello that included musical contributions from Gilmour and Nicky Hopkins. Shop exclusive music from the Official Paul McCartney Store. [379] They had lived there for more than two years before the couple moved to McCartney's own home in St. John's Wood in March 1966. Il 6 novembre 2008 Paul McCartney partecipa alla consegna dei premi musicali Mtv Europe, ove è premiato nella sua città natale, Liverpool, tra le acclamazioni dei migliaia di fan presenti. Il 23 gennaio 2015 esce il nuovo singolo di Rihanna, FourFiveSeconds, che vede la collaborazione di Paul McCartney e Kanye West, i quali poi si esibiscono l'8 febbraio con quest'ultima canzone durante i Grammy Awards. It was the same venue that the Beatles played their final concert in 1966. Come già avvenuto in Flaming Pie, anche in Chaos and Creation McCartney suona praticamente tutti gli strumenti presenti nella registrazione. The group discontinued in April 1981 after Laine quit following disagreements over royalties and salaries. Il primo dei concerti viene realizzato all'interno del Colosseo davanti a soli 300 fortunati spettatori. Con la musica, la pittura... cercate di catturare anche un solo attimo maledetto, vi prego!», Ex membro dei Beatles (1960-1970) e dei Wings (1971-1979), McCartney ha in seguito avuto una brillante carriera sia da solista sia partecipando a varie collaborazioni artistiche (ad esempio con Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello e Youth per il duo The Fireman) ed è considerato uno dei compositori di maggior successo nella storia della musica pop e rock.[76][77]. [251], McCartney primarily flatpicks while playing acoustic guitar, though he also uses elements of fingerpicking. Miles also co-founded International Times, an underground paper that McCartney helped to start with direct financial support and by providing interviews to attract advertiser income. [170], In July 2002, McCartney married Heather Mills. A New York Times review of the first concert reported that McCartney was "not saying goodbye but touring stadiums and playing marathon concerts". The kind of people you need in life. Questo nuovo tour ha previsto anche una data italiana, all'Arena di Verona il 25 giugno 2013. "[79][80], In 1970, McCartney continued his musical career with his first solo release, McCartney, a US number-one album. He was also influenced by Brian Wilson, as he commented: "because he went to very unusual places". [426] On 26 January 2014, McCartney and Starr performed "Queenie Eye" from McCartney's new album New at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. His Beatles songs "And I Love Her" (1964), "Yesterday" (1965), "Eleanor Rigby" (1966) and "Blackbird" (1968) rank among the most covered songs in history.[5][6]. Eduki-taula [421] McCartney played a kazoo solo on "You're Sixteen" from the same album. [110], In 1980, McCartney released his second solo LP, the self-produced McCartney II, which peaked at number one in the UK and number three in the US. [341], In 1972, a Swedish court fined McCartney £1,000 for cannabis possession. [262] In 1990, when asked who his favourite guitar players were he included Eddie Van Halen, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour, stating, "but I still like Hendrix the best". We were not boys we were men ... and [we] thought of ourselves as artists rather than just performers. [62][nb 6][nb 7], As the Beatles were breaking up in 1969–70, McCartney fell into a depression. E’ dunque un uomo molto alto e piuttosto magro per la sua statura. [146] McCartney released the rock album Off the Ground in 1993. È tutto molto All You Need Is Love o Give Peace a Chance di John. [424] They collaborated on Starr's album Y Not in 2010. [136] That year, he released the triple album Tripping the Live Fantastic, which contained selected performances from the tour. [322] This rose to £48.5 million by 2005. Nell'album McCartney II (1980), l'artista suona infatti di nuovo tutti gli strumenti, questa volta dando enfasi ai sintetizzatori invece che alle chitarre. At least in later years, Paul McCartney stopped taking the “Paul is dead” conspiracy too seriously. But when I met him the fascination faded fast, and I found it was Paul I liked. [160], McCartney did an unannounced performance at the benefit tribute, "Concert for Linda," his wife of 29 years who died a year earlier. I was trying to emulate those folk players. Harrison joined in 1958 as lead guitarist, followed by Lennon's art school friend Stuart Sutcliffe on bass, in 1960. [406] McCartney's last telephone call to Lennon, days before Lennon and Ono released Double Fantasy, was friendly: "[It is] a consoling factor for me, because I do feel it was sad that we never actually sat down and straightened our differences out. "[385] The pair first met properly in 1967 at a Georgie Fame concert at The Bag O'Nails club, during her UK assignment to photograph rock musicians in London. But after a concert at Wembley Arena I got a bit of a friendship with Kenny Dalglish, who had been to the gig and I thought 'You know what? [288] He also played all the drum parts on his first, second and third solo albums McCartney, McCartney II and McCartney III, as well as on the Wings album Band on the Run and most of the drums on his solo LP Chaos and Creation in the Backyard. The album was the first of seven platinum Wings LPs. Miles later wrote McCartney's official biography, Many Years from Now (1997). Paul McCartney con i suoi genitori e fratelli . Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band as containing his strongest and most inventive bass playing, particularly on "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds". [264][265] He was ranked the 11th greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone,[266] voted the 8th greatest singer ever by NME readers[267] and number 10 by Music Radar readers in the list of "the 30 greatest lead singers of all time". [417] He also performed "For You Blue" and "All Things Must Pass", and played the piano on Eric Clapton's rendition of "While My Guitar Gently Weeps". Componevano infatti scambiandosi proposte e idee, finché la canzone non veniva fuori. [47] Except for some backing vocals, the song included only McCartney's lead vocal and the strings arranged by producer George Martin. The films, described by Harrison as "the forerunner of videos", aired on The Ed Sullivan Show and Top of the Pops in June 1966. Gli anni novanta vedono Paul McCartney muovere i primi passi anche nella musica colta orchestrale, parallelamente alla sua attività nella musica pop. [12][13] Ascoltava le canzoni alla radio insieme ai figli indicando loro i suoni dei diversi strumenti e spesso portava Paul ai concerti delle locali bande di ottoni. Dopo un anno e mezzo nasce suo fratello Michael. 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"[367] During the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, McCartney called for Chinese wet markets (which sell live animals including wild ones) to be banned. He composed and recorded the track in four days, with Phil Ramone co-producing. According to Spitz, McCartney, now "free of obligation", ended the engagement. Following the formal dissolution of the Beatles' partnership in 1975, McCartney re-signed with EMI worldwide and Capitol in the US, Canada and Japan, acquiring ownership of his solo catalogue from EMI as part of the deal. [113][nb 17][nb 18], In 1982, McCartney collaborated with Stevie Wonder on the Martin-produced number-one hit "Ebony and Ivory", included on McCartney's Tug of War LP, and with Michael Jackson on "The Girl Is Mine" from Thriller. I momenti migliori degli show saranno poi raccolti sul triplo album dal vivo Wings over America (1976). [335] His use of the drug soon became habitual, and according to Miles, McCartney wrote the lyrics "another kind of mind" in "Got to Get You into My Life" specifically as a reference to cannabis. Musicologist Ian MacDonald wrote, "from [1965] ... [McCartney] would be in the ascendant not only as a songwriter, but also as instrumentalist, arranger, producer, and de facto musical director of the Beatles. [243] He changed back to the Höfner around 1990 for that reason. [169] The group continues to play together; McCartney has played live with Brian Ray, Rusty Anderson, Abe Laboriel Jr. and Wix Wickens longer than he played live with the Beatles. [325] As part of the deal, CBS offered McCartney ownership of Frank Music, publisher of the catalogue of American songwriter Frank Loesser. In the United States, the Beatles recordings were distributed by EMI subsidiary Capitol Records. The Beatles re-signed with EMI for another nine years in 1967. Nell'ottobre del 2006, McCartney pubblica un nuovo lavoro classico, intitolato Ecce Cor Meum, la cui composizione ha richiesto quasi dieci anni; l'opera è stata dedicata alla memoria della prima moglie Linda. I due ex Beatles si sono nuovamente esibiti insieme il giorno successivo, in occasione del The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles, programma mandato in onda il 7 febbraio 2014 dalla CBS per celebrare il 50º anniversario del primo spettacolo dei Beatles all'Ed Sullivan Show. A self-taught musician, McCartney is proficient on bass, guitar, keyboards, and drums. Al termine di una feroce battaglia legale tra McCartney e la Mills per la divisione dell'enorme patrimonio del cantante, stimato in oltre 850 milioni di sterline, e per l'affidamento della figlia, il 17 febbraio 2008 il suo legale ha annunciato che McCartney ha deciso di accordare all'ex moglie il pagamento di 65 milioni di sterline. [111] The album contained the song "Coming Up", the live version of which, recorded in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1979 by Wings, became the group's last number-one hit. Il matrimonio durò fino alla morte di Linda. He was great, particularly in helping me get rid of my guilt [about wishing I'd been] perfect all the time ... a real bugger. [23] He found it difficult to play guitar right-handed, but after noticing a poster advertising a Slim Whitman concert and realising that Whitman played left-handed, he reversed the order of the strings. "[433][nb 44] He is the only artist to reach the UK number one as a soloist ("Pipes of Peace"), duo ("Ebony and Ivory" with Wonder), trio ("Mull of Kintyre", Wings), quartet ("She Loves You", the Beatles), quintet ("Get Back", the Beatles with Billy Preston) and as part of a musical ensemble for charity (Ferry Aid). Featuring sophisticated lyrics, studio experimentation, and an expanded repertoire of musical genres ranging from innovative string arrangements to psychedelic rock, the album marked an artistic leap for the Beatles.