I was riding on a little moped to see my cousin Betty, McCartney recalls. I mean, in Get Back on the roof concert, theres this moment where John doesnt know the words to the song. If youre really paying attention, you find out what it wants to be. This Sondheim thing, when I said, Well, I love the chords, he seemed surprised. I hate it and I want to change it, the minute he said, You wont, you know, I knew he was right and I knew it stays. But if you want to track McCartneys career from modern cuts like Only Mama Knows all the way back to his first-ever song, I Lost My Little Girl, that will be the crux of the collection. So finding out I had to have open-heart surgery is when I felt closest to death. McCartney: We loved that sort of waltzy feeling, a very funky feeling. He just watched what everyone did and helped everyone to bring all the parts together. As you know, its a real place and its a bus terminus. Thats something Im often saying to [his wife] Nancy. So Im hitting that pavement.. The conversation takes place at the British Library. I say Hey Bett, dont worry but Ive had an accident. The doctor who eventually made his way to the house wasnt exactly in the soberest of states. You can imagine if you had the privilege to work with a guy like that, youd be constantly enthralled with this stuff coming out of him. Paul McCartney: read the exclusive track-by-track story of McCartney III, Paul McCartney is set to speak about the book duringa special event at Londons Southbank Centre on November 5, Every Glastonbury poster and line-up since 1970, Soundtrack Of My Life: Ted Lasso star Phil Dunster, J-hope fulfils another fantasy with his J. Cole collab On The Street, Daisy Jones & The Six: backstage with the TV band everyones going to be watching, Final Fantasy 16 is a lavish RPG twist on Bayonetta and its all the better for it. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. I think its the same thing, observing a woman rather than just being with her, thinking, Oh, I love that. Drinking a cup of coffee, going to the office with her papers, all that following her through her day. Bob Mortimer is a long-time patron and ambassador for Cats Protection, the UK's leading cat welfare charity, www.cats.org.uk MAIN IMAGE: Bob Mortimer visits Cat Protection's National Adoption Centre on 2 February 2018. Credit: McCrickard Photography Sarah Ewing Tell me about the first record you produced. Well, me, I like it all because its Picasso. All Rights reserved. Thats what happened. Theres something about nature, water flowing and two old guys fishing. It's a book that casts fresh light on his often unpredictable life and adventures. And I think its that way with the Beatles. Learn More{{/message}}. How do you keep the inspiration flowing instead of getting trapped in the past? Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Interview of Paul McCartney Interview by: Bob Mortimer Timeline More from year 2021 The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present Timeline Interview This interview remains the property of the respective copyright owner, and no implication of ownership by us is intended or should be inferred. But then when we watched back, all of the plans of making a, documentary seemed not as interesting as what was there. I think, I know, I mean, maybe up in my tree.. Ive always had a big respect for that aspect of the female being. Peter Daltrey and Mark Mortimer. And then finding a way to do it. Il est surtout connu comme tant l'un des membres de la troupe comique britannique des Monty Python . A clip from the interview. Its the best thing in the world. Like the doc, the conversation is a mystery tour spanning their entire music lives, as they reflect on people and things that went before. and our It was a real big pleasure chatting with Rick. When we first met 10 years ago actually just coming up to 10 years, can you believe it? It was a serious business. McCartney and Rubin spoke to Rolling Stone about making the documentary together, in a one-of-a-kind three-way interview, via Zoom. She was always keen on getting lost. McCartney: I had a line once on a song that I was proud of: I go back so far, Im in front of me. I think thats got to be the same for Rick. Please note this site is strictly non-commercial. So its lovely to remember that first moment when he sat in. Rubin: All those little clues shed more light. Come Together. I cant believe how you slowed it down!. on the roof concert, theres this moment where John doesnt know the words to the song. But even thousands of miles apart, their warm, friendly chemistry comes through loud and clear. And luckily, I can remember a lot of the circumstances.. There are so many of these songs that werent hits at the time, but people discover them over the years, like Here, There and Everywhere. Join. No, no, no. He did. But if you think you. In the early days of the Beatles we nearly always had two acoustic guitars, John and George, and me on bass and Ringo on drums. The chat between McCartney and comedian Mortimer arrived as a teaser for the formers upcoming biography The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, which is set for release on November 2. How did that happen? I Saw Her Standing There, my line was, She was just 17 and shed never been a beauty queen. And I gave that look to John, like, Beauty queen? And he sort of gave me a Beauty queen? look back. You wont, you know. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel It will recount the legendary musicians life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles, Wings, and from his lengthy solo career. And Away Bob Mortimer: The Autobiography (Gallery UK, 20) is out now. In Ricks case, it was Def Jam and doing all of that. Paul McCartney has revealed the story behind The Beatles song "Rocky Racoon". I always think women are cooler than men anyway. The interview took on a life of its own and just wanted to be what it was. UPDATE:Following overwhelming demand the Special Edition of The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present has now sold out in the UK, but you still have the chance to win a copy of the special edition when you pre-order The Lyrics from Waterstones or Blackwells. Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times McCartney: I know exactly where I was. But I like the revised lyric better. And you never knew how it happened. In the guitar, theres just melodies, waiting to escape. To me I just hear it as a finished thing. The chords were fascinating. But that evening we were playing, I think it was MusiCares, and he did I Saw Her Standing There with the original lyrics. It just made things swing along a little easier. Bob . . Ive done a little series of photographs which are called Indentations. That all sparked from watching a woman when she undressed the bra strap would leave an indentation on her skin. How about some new guests. She taught me basic cooking. How did you decide to use such a minimal approach? You just observe her and tell her story. But it grew. But he kicked in and it was just goosebumps, tingles. And I dont just mean a boy/girl romance. Eric Idle, n le 29 mars 1943 South Shields ( comt de Durham, Angleterre ), est un acteur, humoriste, scnariste, ralisateur anglais aussi bien que guitariste et compositeur . Have you got anaesthetic? There are these 13 albums and thats what it is. And Lisa is very funny. Theres one thing, I dont know whether they used it somewhere, but I was on a very early Beatles session when we were downstairs and the producer was upstairs. Buy it for 17.40 at guardianbookshop.com, The comedian, 62, on growing up shy in Middlesbrough, losing his dad, meeting Vic Reeves, and the deep contentment of fishing, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Fast forward and Mortimer was featured in Vogue, WWD, Harper's Bazaar and Marie Claire, before making a cameo appearance on the hit show Gossip Girl! McCartney: Yeah. Alternatively, we would be delighted to provide credits. The minute you stop thinking, and do, seems to work better. Learn how your comment data is processed. get lost. Theres all these beautiful things that were just supposed to be fleeting moments at the time is it surprising people love to hear them now? Get Back premieres on Disney Plus in November, across three nights, digging into a wealth of unseen footage from the 1969 sessions for the album that became their bittersweet farewell, Let It Be. how it got made. Youre looking at all these various skills, conducting them, producing them.. Its unbelievable. Well, me, I like it all because its Picasso. The conversation takes place at the British Library. Even a little Picasso scribble. When I first saw [the Beatles] Anthology, its just mind-blowing theres so much footage, at that point in time when everybody didnt have a camera in their pocket. And I think thats one of the things about, . McCartney: Thats whats nice about this upcoming Get Back film by Peter Jackson. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles Rocky Raccoon during a conversation with Bob Mortimer you can watch the video below. You can often go wrong if youre doing a song, thinking everythings great now, your second verse might not always be as good, let me tell you. We want to hear it. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles ' 'Rocky Raccoon' during a conversation with Bob Mortimer - you can watch the video below. The special edition book, which is limited to just 175 numbered copies, are each signed by McCartney and include a print of a lyric sheet. Arriving today (September 22), the one-minute trailer for the book sees Macca speak to Mortimer at the British Library in London where he recalls the story of Rocky Raccoon. Edgar John Bergen (born Edgar John Berggren; February 16, 1903 - September 30, 1978) was an American ventriloquist, actor, comedian, vaudevillian and radio performer, best known for his proficiency in ventriloquism and his characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd. That goes back to your theme about mindfulness. I had my guitar, because I pretty much took it everywhere with me, and just started writing that song. It just suggested itself, out of the chords. Frank Powell, stage and silent film actor, screenwriter, and director in the United States. 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McCartney: No, I think chords for me, its all about chords. He was 20 when his first composition appeared on record. He knows what hes talking about. Rick and I are lucky to just bump into passionate people. Come Together. 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There werent many other male songwriters writing about women that way at that time. But there was no way of knowing what life sounded like backwards back then. Thats what mindfulness is. Its like, Yes! Paul McCartney, in full Sir James Paul McCartney, (born June 18, 1942, Liverpool, England), British vocalist, songwriter, composer, bass player, poet, and painter whose work with the Beatles in the 1960s helped lift popular music from its origins in the entertainment business and transform it into a creative, highly commercial art form. (pictured: RS cover from May 14, 2009) Understanding McCartney | 5-episode series here:. Hes seeing a few needles. It comes at a time when Beatles fans are feverishly awaiting Peter Jacksons new Get Back doc, which finally drops this fall. Most people just hear the chord on the surface, but youre listening deeply enough to hear the implied melodies that are hidden in the harmonics. If something happened, we would stop and notice it and say, Wait a minute, lets just look. Ive seen some become the loudest because they fight for their place, and others retreat to the fringes. He also happens to have one of the biggest albums in the country right now with McCartney III Imagined, featuring tracks remixed by younger artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Beck, Anderson .Paak, St. Vincent, and Blood Orange. I was telling Neil Young this story once. Just 17 and shed never been a beauty queen. Thats Neil. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles Rocky Raccoon during a conversation with Bob Mortimer you can watch the video below. The chat between McCartney and comedian Mortimer arrived as a teaser for the formers upcoming biography The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, which is set for release on November 2, It will recount the legendary musicians life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles,Wings, and from his lengthy solo career. We had very little choice in the matter. The whole song is harmony, instead of just part of the song. And I love hearing that, because its my story. . I always think you were way ahead of your time, culturally, in how you sang about women. He said, I think you need a couple of stitches, McCartney remembers, saying the doctor was slurring and had no anaesthetic. He also happens to have one of the biggest albums in the country right now with. Similarly, with all the things that we go through as a band, its lovely to get those little details. Its just so, so cool and so John. We enjoy doing the garden. Rubin: With collaboration, its the combination that makes it exciting. It is a relief to watch a programme which usually manages to present a balanced political view, compared to the default left of centre bias of all other BBC current affairs and news reporting. I made mashed potato from crisps in this series of Gone Fishing. Waiting for me to set them free. He is a storyteller. I try so hard, but you get occasional side glimpses, and it hurts. Who else could do a documentary looking back on 60 years, while topping the charts with something new? It shows his willingness to admit his vulnerability even though hes being filmed. Absolutely. It took away that frightening step of approaching a stranger. Im just happy they exist in the world. 349. I was quite a shy boy. Pre-Order 'THE LYRICS: 1956 to thePresent'HERE! As you get older, you think, Am I just repeating all my stories? But I rationalize, well, theres only one answer to the question, How did you meet John? I cant make another meeting up. The trailer arrived as McCartney also announced a special edition of The Lyrics, which contain all the lyrics hes written throughout his career. Eric Idle en 2003. These moments all contribute to your understanding of John. Oh God, in London you can really get lost. Maybe he thinks it? You can kill your brain a bit with overthinking it. Hey, do you realize youve got a lot of songs about women? Or girls, whatever. You plunk a chord and thats how you write a song. Its not like New York where theres a grid. Ive always been quite a good mate to have because of that. Rubin: Its another example of you really paying attention. Again, Im on the same piano [in his music room], without John and Yoko this time, but Im plonking away in the corner. Each songs got a story of how you wrote it, McCartney tells Rolling Stone. McCartney: [Laughs.] The legendary singer, 78, claimed to Uncut magazine that bandmate Ringo Starr thought. "I'm 25 years old,. You see the little quiet moments. It motivated me to try to make the best of my days. But even thousands of miles apart, their warm, friendly chemistry comes through loud and clear. Its really blowing peoples minds. Thats really nice it just shows his vulnerability. I want detail! So I suppose thats what happens you just want every little detail of the story. Actually, I never told you this, Paul, but one of the first things that was a vindication of what we were doing was I read an interview with you at the time, saying, Were listening to the Def Jam stuff. It blew my mind, because I was a kid in college in New York, grew up on the Beatles, making this other kind of weird music that most people didnt like. I was with Richard Prince yesterday, the artist, and hes a music guy. And luckily, I can remember a lot of it. You see the little quiet moments. My three elder brothers are funny and boisterous and I was in awe of them. But what does his past reveal about his comedy? When youre in a room with a band that plays well together, its a miraculous thing. This is London. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles Rocky Raccoon during a conversation with Bob Mortimer you can watch the video below. I sometimes embarrass people because they say, Oh my God, I didnt think you noticed that. Yeah, I did. Funnily enough, just slightly tangential, George Martin was in the Fleet Air Arm, and he was on a plane, but he didnt fly the plane he was called the observer. So you see him just fumbling around and someone sitting at his feet, holding a lyric sheet for him. We could go on for hours. You wont, you know. I said to him, It was beauty queen originally. He said, Oh, great, then I thought hed just forgotten it. Youd find that they had the same passion. Sounded good, I must say. mean that he ended up with an 80-hour edit, because hes just very respectfully kept all these little moments. Your new album Running Through Chelsea (credited to Peter Daltrey and The Know Escape), combines your usual high bar for lyrics, and . McCartney opened up about the song's origins in an interview with Bob Mortimer. We watch a lot of TV. Now its kind of ubiquitous. Naturally she was well, a natural on camera, which led to her own TV show High Society - however when the show was canned, so was Mortimer, as her reputation was teetering on the brink of decline! Theyre standing right behind me as Im playing, Hey Jude, da-da-da-da, da-da-da, and I get to, The movement you need is on your shoulder, and I just looked by and I said, Ill fix that one. Then it was just great you know, this was what was great about me and John. And thats another interesting thingthe Beatles music is so ubiquitous in our lives, its what we compare everything else to. Paul Popowich (b. What is this? You know, when the guy put the tape on backwards. Spread the love! McCartney: Well, I suppose, basically its because Im a voyeur. I think you need a couple stitches, McCartney slurs as an imitation. McCartney: Yeah.