Although Paul McCartney was more than willing to work off the rest of the band to get the right sound for one of their tunes, he admitted that he was thrown for a loop the first time he heard playback ...
Paul McCartney wrote hit songs without The Beatles — he just struggled to write good hit songs without The Beatles! Only one of his solo No. 1 singles is genuinely worthwhile.
After John Lennon and Paul McCartney first met, the two Liverpool lads forged a friendship based on a deep love of music, starting with this one unlikely song.
One can’t deny that Paul McCartney ... Casino was McCartney’s grab-and-go guitar for early recordings. You can hear it in “Taxman” and “Paperback Writer”, among other songs.