McCartney has written or co-written 32 songs that have topped the Billboard Hot 100, and, as of 2009, had sales of 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the US. Beyond music, he has taken part in projects to promote international charities related to such subjects as animal rights, seal hunting, land mines, vegetarianism, poverty, and music education. Without Wings, his UK or US number-one hits have included " Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (with Linda), " Coming Up", " Pipes of Peace", " Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder), and " Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson). He resumed his solo career in 1980 and has toured as a solo artist since 1989.
Led by McCartney, Wings was one of the most successful bands of the 1970s, with more than a dozen international top 10 singles and albums. Īfter the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Many of his Beatles songs, including " And I Love Her", " Yesterday", " Eleanor Rigby", and " Blackbird", rank among the most covered songs in history. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, he gradually became the band's de facto leader, providing the creative impetus for most of their music and film projects. Sometimes called "the cute Beatle", McCartney later involved himself with the London avant-garde and spearheaded the incorporation of experimental aesthetics into the Beatles' studio productions. He began his career when he joined Lennon's skiffle group, the Quarrymen, in 1957, which evolved into the Beatles in 1960. īorn in Liverpool, McCartney taught himself piano, guitar and songwriting as a teenager, having been influenced by his father, a jazz player, and rock 'n' roll performers such as Little Richard and Buddy Holly. His songwriting partnership with John Lennon remains the most successful in history. One of the most successful composers and performers of all time, he is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile and wide tenor vocal range, and musical eclecticism, exploring styles ranging from pre–rock 'n' roll pop to classical and electronica. Sir James Paul McCartney CH MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame as co-lead vocalist, co-songwriter and bassist for the Beatles. McCartney appealed to a friend’s wife, a French teacher, to help him come up with something to rhyme with “Michelle.” “She said, ‘ma belle,’ and I said, ‘what’s that mean?’ and she said, ‘my beautiful.’ … Between her and John reminding me to do the song, I had ‘Michelle.From the BBC programme Front Row, 26 December 2012
Years later, Lennon reminded McCartney about the ditty. “I’d wear a black turtleneck sweater and sit in the corner (at the parties) and play guitar, thinking (girls) might be attracted to me,” McCartney said, demonstrating how he’d mumble some suave-sounding French words over chords. The evolution of classic Beatles tune 'Michelle'Ī combination of Lennon’s art-school parties, a friend’s wife and Edith Piaf’s “Milord” shaped the acoustic toe-tapper. McCartney also gives credit to Starr’s often-underappreciated drumming, sharing how impressed the rest of the band was to hear a young Starr play the tricky cymbals and meters in Ray Charles’ “What I’d Say.” “He just lifted us … he just brought the whole band together," McCartney said. Starr’s militaristic snare work on “Get Back” is also credited for elevating the song.
Drummer Ringo Starr's habit of twisting phrases and words not only gave The Beatles “A Hard Day’s Night,” but the title for “Tomorrow Never Knows.” “He had an aptitude for saying something a little bit wrong, but it sounded right,” McCartney recalled with a chuckle.
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