Sir Paul McCartney has said that after 40 years since his friends death, he still turns to advice from fellow band member John Lennon when it comes to song writing advice. His writing partner was tragically killed 40 years ago and Paul has considered that he still thinks of what his friend would think about his music.
He said recently on an interview with Uncut Magazine, “I’m working on one at the moment that was going one way but I didn’t like the lyric. “No, this is not happening, mate. He continued in talking about his working relationship with John saying, “We collaborated for so long, I think, “OK, what would he think of this? What would he say now? We’d both agree that this new song I’m talking about is going nowhere.”
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He continued, “‘So instead of sitting around we should destroy it and remake it. I started that process yesterday in the studio. I took the vocal off it and decided to write a new vocal.” He added to The Daily Mail, “the best collaborator in the world’ and said the anniversary of what would have been his 80th birthday was ‘happy sad’.”
McCartney has just finished writing his third album. The Beatles were the best selling band of all time releasing 11 albums between 1963 and 1970 and his songwriting with John Lennon is thought to of been one of the most successful partnerships of all time. On October 9th, it would of been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. McCartney admitted to ‘The Daily Mail‘ that it was a sad day for him as he’s reminded of his friends untimely death at the hands of Mark Chapman, who has been behind bard for his murder since December 8th 1980.
Sir Paul said to ‘The Daily Mail’ that he mentally ‘consulted’ with Lennon during writing sessions. He said, “Yeah, often. We collaborated for so long, I think, “OK, what would he think of this? What would he say now? We’d both agree that this new song I’m talking about is going nowhere. So instead of sitting around we should destroy it and remake it. I started that process yesterday in the studio. I took the vocal off it and decided to write a new vocal.”
His third albumin his trilogy series ‘McCartney 111′ is due to be released on 11th December 2020 and will be his eighteenth solo album which he recorded during lockdown. This yeah marks the 50th anniversary since Paul McCartney released the first album in the trilogy.
McCartney talked about the making of his new album to ‘The Daily Mail’ by saying, “I’ve always tried to put some kind of positive spin on most things. Then I’ll think, “You know what, that’s enough optimism. Let’s get weary for a change. But I know the effect music has on me and the effect it can have on other people. People come up to me in the street saying, “I had cancer. I’m cured now, but your music really helped me get through it.”
He continued to say, “I’m so proud that music that we made has had this effect on people – and appears to be still having! C’mon, man! This was supposed to be a little rock’n’roll band that lasted 10 years if that. It’s mind blowing.”
