The chat between McCartney and comedian Mortimer arrived as a teaser for the former's upcoming biography The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, which is set for release on November 2. 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. Maybe he thinks it? You can kill your brain a bit with overthinking it. So Betty takes it off him and she threads it.. It was a moonlit night I said, Wow, look at that moon! When I look back, the bicycle is now [on its side] and theres no way to get it back up. In my case, early collaboration with John. But no, its true. 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. Its the same story. How can that exist? I think once I had the idea, then its always the thing of, where do we go for the second verse? 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. So we just went into the woods. "I can't believe I'm a grandparent," he says. I was in London, my music room at the top of the house, playing my little painted magic piano. How did you decide to use such a minimal approach? 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 . Anything you can get more than that is just a gift from God. My friendships are everything. He. So ever since, I keep thinking, Well, how else could you do it? But if you think you know what its supposed to be, that limits what it can be. I couldnt imagine it. You can be in Streatham or it might be Haringey, theres no telling. I was wrong; its a safe operation. The conversation takes place at the British Library. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. I remember saying to him, Thats a producer. on the roof concert, theres this moment where John doesnt know the words to the song. Thats really nice it just shows his vulnerability. We want to hear it. Have you spotted an error on the page? Bob Mortimer Paul Mccartney interview : r/beatles Posted by myjohnson673 Bob Mortimer Paul Mccartney interview Is this going to be broadcast in full? to do that. For more information, please see our Hes trying to thread the needle, but he cant see it. Lives in Playa del Rey So its lovely to remember that first moment when he sat in. It made me very protective of my mum. Theres a lot of detail, man. McCartney: John and I knew intimately Penny Lane. Or do you simply want to leave a comment ? Hes very carefully left in a lot of that. Paul McCartney: Inside the Songs Oct 25, 2021 From BBC Radio 4 Interview for BBC 4 Oct 23, 2021 From BBC 4 Producer Giles Martin on remixing The Beatles' 'Let It Be': "I was surprised by the camaraderie" Oct 12, 2021 From NME Paul McCartney Doesn't Really Want To Stop The Show Oct 11, 2021 From New Yorker Paul McCartney at the BBC Ep. I loved listening to my dad play. My three elder brothers are funny and boisterous and I was in awe of them. We were doing something the Hollywood Pavement of Fame, or whatever you call it. Its very much part of my makeup that I lost a parent. Because the women in your songs, they have interior lives, they have their memories, ideas, thoughts. If you love something, you want to know as much as you can. Do you want to suggest new content? I miss her if shes not there. It. List of retailers stocking the'THE LYRICS: 1956 to thePresent' special limited edition in the US. Thats the reality. No scenery just the two of you talking. 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. There are a fair few Beatles songs included as well that dont exactly have sterling reputations, including cuts from The White Album like Ob La Di, Ob La Da and Why Dont We Do It In The Road?. "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present" is a two-volume edition in which Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the . But what does his past reveal about his comedy? I think it was around Christmas time well he [the doctor] was pissed, he continued. I made a point of meeting Stephen Sondheim, because I think I mightve heard Send in the Clowns on the radio. He is a storyteller. A "pissed doctor" inspired the 1968 song after Macca "smashed [his] lip". And I think its that way with the Beatles. 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. Paul McCartney A 1970 snap of Mary, Paul and Heather in Scotland Sir Paul, now 77, told BBC Radio Scotland's Ricky Ross Meets programme his late wife was a trailblazing photographer before. And Away Bob Mortimer: The Autobiography (Gallery UK, 20) is out now. Buy The Songs The Beatles Gave Away by Colin Hall, Billy J Kramer from Foyles today! McCartney opened up about the songs origins in an interview with Bob Mortimer. Rubin:Its so amazing how much footage there is. I remember heart surgery when it was just coming in. Wait, whats going on? Because youve got to remember wed never heard backwards. And hes trying to thread the needle but he cant see it, McCartney remembered. Sounded good, I must say. President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. 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. And if you just heard the acoustic guitars on their own, you can hear little harmonics. Paul [Whitehouse] and I can say anything we want to each other. Another favorite is Another Day youre noticing a woman nobody else notices, and you write a song about her. Thats something Im often saying to [his wife] Nancy. He said, I think you need a couple of stitches, McCartney remembers, saying the doctor was slurring and had no anaesthetic. {{#message}}{{{message}}}{{/message}}{{^message}}Your submission failed. Its just so, so cool and so John. If theres a line in the song that Im not too sure of, or that I dont like, hell see the look on my face, and hell look back and go, Im not too keen on that. McCartney: I suppose weve been very lucky. Because its an ornate melody. Rubin: Do you remember how the melody for Penny Lane came? Rubin: With collaboration, its the combination that makes it exciting. McCartney and Rubin are both artists who constantly push forward, instead of just looking back. ! Everybodys excited for the new Get Back film. The songs I fall in love with, theyre songs which ooze loving feelings, and theres something very quieting, very calming about that. Paul McCartney has revealed the story behind The Beatles song Rocky Racoon. McCartney: Yeah. I've seen 2 clips but no more than that. As Rubin says, its part of the spiritual path of music. But I think thats one of the reasons the Beatles keep going because you keep discovering another little thing. Macca explained that he smashed [his] lip and was left bleeding from the accident, with his cousin then calling for a doctor. Click and Collect from your local Foyles. In a teaser trailer for his new book The Lyrics, Paul McCartney talks to Bob Mortimer about the inspiration for his song 'Rocky Racoon'. Rick and I are lucky to just bump into passionate people. So if I was going to his house, Id have to go to Penny Lane and then change and get the bus up to his house. Similarly, with all the things that we go through as a band, its lovely to get those little details. , you know. Like that was a command. People feel like theyre watching us talk, which is exactly whats happening. It was a moonlit night, and I said Wow look at that moon! When I look back, the bicycle is now here, angling his hands for effect. This is London. Eric Idle. 5 days ago. As we go on and the young people come onboard, theres a lot of stuff they havent heard. That to me was one of the secrets of the Beatles. Your new album Running Through Chelsea (credited to Peter Daltrey and The Know Escape), combines your usual high bar for lyrics, and . We were doing something the Hollywood Pavement of Fame, or whatever you call it. Fifty years after they said goodbye, the Beatles are bigger than ever the toppermost of the poppermost, guaranteed to raise a smile. Its the best thing in the world. I think, I know, I mean, maybe up in my tree. [Laughs and claps hands.] Strawberry Fields was another beautiful name. You sit down with someone whos got that passion and you try to make something. So Im hitting that pavement., Source: Paul McCartney tells Bob Mortimer the story behind Rocky Raccoon, Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. How do you keep the inspiration flowing instead of getting trapped in the past? McCartney: No, I think chords for me, its all about chords. I was telling Neil Young this story once. Once youre a songwriter, things like that come out of your history and you think, Well, that was a really nice name for a place, Penny Lane. "I was riding on a little moped . Today he's just returned from remixing a second single from his new LP Press To Play, his 27th solo or group studio album in 24 years. His anecdotes are big productions. When youre in a room with a band that plays well together, its a miraculous thing. Now its kind of ubiquitous. Going on stage and being in the public eye ended my shyness for the very practical reason that people now come up to me and talk. It took away that frightening step of approaching a stranger. But if you think you. Again, Im on the same piano [in his music room], without John and Yoko this time, but Im plonking away in the corner. The actor Mackenzie Crook said his family was "clutching at straws" as he made an emotional appeal in the search for his missing Theyre just little things, but in the big picture of what weve done, these little incidental things become very interesting. I felt like an appendage. How can that exist? 51. r/taskmaster. These are excerpts from the conversation. Even though the server responded OK, it is possible the submission was not processed. Its probably the curse of being a younger kid. So it was easy for both of us to connect with some of these names, which were great starting points. If youre really paying attention, you find out what it wants to be. He took me under his wing. Bob Mortimer: Im comfortable with getting older, but I try not to look in the mirror. Like you said, youre a romantic in many ways, and that spirit is in the music, like in Two of Us. Nobody else could have written that song. 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 is on one of his all-time creative hot streaks hes just made two of his best solo albums, in 2020, both Number One hits. Send us a tip using our anonymous form. I was riding on a little moped to see my cousin Betty, McCartney remembered. Rubin: Yeah, exactly. It wasnt just Wilmslow Road. Theres something, again, romantic in it that we observed. mean that he ended up with an 80-hour edit, because hes just very respectfully kept all these little moments. And so you see the thing in its entirety. Hes seeing a few needles. McCartney explained that he smashed [his] lip and was subsequently left bleeding after the accident with his cousin calling for a doctor. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. If you want to read the story we all already know about how Let It Be was written, its there for posteritys sake. 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. Learn More{{/message}}. But Im sure therell be some fans who will want the 80-hour. I was in the latter group. And then when John comes up with that staccato lyric, crazy lyrics, that I think, I know, ah yes, I know. Jesus, wheres he going with this? It showed us what it wanted to be. It makes you a bit insecure. We go walking. I think you need a couple stitches, McCartney slurs as an imitation. Paul McCartney has revealed the story behind The Beatles song "Rocky Racoon". The legendary singer, 78, claimed to Uncut magazine that bandmate Ringo Starr thought. We enjoy doing the garden. This is London. Erin Pitt (born 1999), actress. Rubin: All those little clues shed more light. Jagger, 78, and his mates played at the LA's SoFi Stadium on Thursday, where he called. I was not expecting that. Strawberry Fields was another beautiful name. A verse in the 1968 track goes: Now the doctor came in stinking of gin/ And proceeded to lie on the table/ He said, Rocky, you met your match/ And Rocky said, Doc, its only a scratch/ And Ill be better, Ill be better, Doc, as soon as I am able. McCartney: Thats whats nice about this upcoming Get Back film by Peter Jackson. 1 / 3. We talked about working practices and he said, How do you write? I said, Well, I dont know. And Lord knows theres a lot of them. 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What is this? You know, when the guy put the tape on backwards. Everyone involved really loved music, because there was no upside to doing it. 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. Paul McCartneys upcoming book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, is set to cover a wide range of McCartneys most acclaimed and occasionally maligned songs. He also happens to have one of the biggest albums in the country right now with. When we first met 10 years ago actually just coming up to 10 years, can you believe it? So he was the doctor stinking of gin. McCartney: Yeah. Rubin: Its another example of you really paying attention. I did what I was told. Please contact the developer of this form processor to improve this message. A clip from the interview. You dreamed Yesterday? And so Ill tell the story again, but its like, You sure you havent heard this?, But not everyone has. It's a book that casts fresh light on his often unpredictable life and adventures. But theres the famous story where you were playing Hey Jude and John told you not to revise. All these little things, like you say, things that you thought had gone away. But Ill still talk to someone and they say, What? Maybe he thinks it? You can kill your brain a bit with overthinking it. He's sitting on a sofa on the second floor of the building in Central London from which he directs his activities. , its just mind-blowing theres so much footage, at that point in time when everybody didnt have a camera in their pocket. There are these 13 albums and thats what it is. Birds as well. A Special Limited Edition copyofThe Lyricssigned by Paul McCartney will be made available at select bookshops in the US and UK. The idea that youd even heard it, much less liked it? It happened just like you see it. The conversation was the conversation. But Ringo was magic. There werent many other male songwriters writing about women that way at that time. Its just Macca in deep conversation with fellow legend Rick Rubin, as they listen close to the Beatles music, sharing memories and focusing on the sonic details. He said, You wont, you know. Like that was a command. The teaser comes as McCartney today announced a special signed edition of The Lyrics, which is limited to just 175 numbered copies. We filmed the interview, not knowing what it was going to be, what to make out of it. I was telling Neil Young this story once. 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. You never knew where it came from. McCartney is on one of his all-time creative hot streaks hes just made two of his best solo albums, Egypt Station in 2018 and McCartney III in 2020, both Number One hits. To accompany the new book, the British Library has announced it will host a free display entitledPaul McCartney: The Lyrics(5 November 2021 13 March 2022), which will celebrate the songwriter and performer and feature previously unseen lyrics from his personal archive. If something happened, we would stop and notice it and say, Wait a minute, lets just look. I was quite a shy boy. It will recount the legendary musicians life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles, Wings, and from his lengthy solo career. And hes trying to thread the needle but he cant see it, he said. And so you see the thing in its entirety. But I like the revised lyric better. Youve both managed to stay focused on the future. No, I just like that. You see the little quiet moments. [Bob's dad died in a car crash when he was seven.] . Wanted to be able to see contestants all in one place and couldn't find a recent version. And then when John comes up with that staccato lyric, crazy lyrics, that I think, I know, ah yes, I know. Jesus, wheres he going with this? McCartney is a talker. Paul McCartney knew he'd never top The Beatles and that's just fine with him Fresh Air November 3, 2021 The forthcoming documentary Get Back revisits The Beatles' final days together.. It comes at a time when Beatles fans are feverishly awaiting Peter Jacksons new Get Back doc, which finally drops this fall. 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. But he kicked in and it was just goosebumps, tingles. We had very little choice in the matter. 9 2 2 comments Best Add a Comment TheDrRudi 1 yr. ago https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/proginfo/2021/47/paul-mccartney-at-the-bbc 2 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. McCartney: But as you say, Rick, its a body of work, a limited supply. We didnt go into it thinking it was going to be anything like how it was. Rubin: Do you remember coming up with the phrase Here, there and everywhere? Paul McCartney has revealed the story behind The Beatles song "Rocky Racoon". McCartney and Rubin spoke to Rolling Stone about making the documentary together, in a one-of-a-kind three-way interview, via Zoom. 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. Thats what mindfulness is. Eric Idle en 2003. I try so hard, but you get occasional side glimpses, and it hurts. Bob Mortimer says he has drastically reduced the number of times he falls over while filming the latest series of Mortimer And Whitehouse: Gone Fishing, after finally buying his own waders. And then finding a way to do it. Copyright 2023 Fab Four Store. He said, You. You realise people arent a threat. We used to call it a plec, like a plectrum just a little thing between me and John. Even a little Picasso scribble. I said to him, It was beauty queen originally. He said, Oh, great, then I thought hed just forgotten it. So you see him just fumbling around and someone sitting at his feet, holding a lyric sheet for him. And I said, Oh God, I forgot my plec. He said, Whered you leave it? I said, Back in the hotel. Id get arrested for it these days. 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