A lot of people I meet just say, Oh yeah, I checked out that 3, 2, 1 the other night. Rick and I talked about it the other night, and he felt its because it doesnt come across as product. I didnt realize that it was a waltz until you said it was a waltz. That goes back to your theme about mindfulness. Especially for something where its a limited supply. In a teaser trailer for his new bookThe Lyrics, Paul McCartney talks to Bob Mortimer about the inspiration for his song'Rocky Racoon'. the shows turning into a has beens merry go round, martin, brighton As sad as it may seem, I am a long time fan of your show. Yet on the opening. He did. You can be in Streatham or it might be Haringey, theres no telling. So Im hitting that pavement.. Show more 1 hour, 29. Its really blowing peoples minds. 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 . Rick and I are lucky to just bump into passionate people. So does their laughter. The secret to a happy relationship is shared interests. The Lyrics, publishing on 2 November, will tell thestoryof Paul McCartneys life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career. Were not quite sure whats going to come from this guy behind us. (pictured: RS cover from May 14, 2009) Understanding McCartney | 5-episode series here:. I want detail! So I suppose thats what happens you just want every little detail of the story. If I ever did make a connection with anyone, it was very precious to me. I think it was around Christmas time well he [the doctor] was pissed, McCartney added. Peter Daltrey of Kaleidoscope/Fairfield Parlour speaks to Jason Barnard about his life in music, and new collaboration with Mark Mortimer (ex-DC Fontana) to produce some of the most adventerous and exciting music of his career. 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. Did you eat anything? 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. Thats what mindfulness is. 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. How do you keep the inspiration flowing instead of getting trapped in the past? The conversation takes place at the British Library. Its the same story. So I often find thats a route Im attracted to just finding the love and putting it in a song. But that is a beautiful process of both knowing, number one, what youre trying to achieve. Rubin: Do you remember coming up with the phrase Here, there and everywhere? If you want to read the story we all already know about how Let It Be was written, its there for posteritys sake. 349. We didnt go into it thinking it was going to be anything like how it was. Ive always been quite a good mate to have because of that. Sir Paul McCartney, one of the world's most beloved songwriters, returned to the Stern Show following the release of his new memoir "The Lyrics: 1956 to Present." All the stuff in Penny Lane, they were all things both John and I knew about. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles' 'Rocky Raccoon' during a conversation with Bob Mortimer - you can watch the video below. Jagger, 78, and his mates played at the LA's SoFi Stadium on Thursday, where he called. We want to hear it. 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. Tell me about the first record you produced. 2019 web paul mccartney geb 1942 mccartney i ii iii limited edition . And I think thats one of the things about 3, 2, 1. It makes you a bit insecure. Paul McCartney has revealed the story behind The Beatles song Rocky Racoon. what its supposed to be, that limits what it can be. McCartney: [Laughs.] How can that exist? So its lovely to remember that first moment when he sat in. From an interview with Bob Dylan that appeared in the May 3-17, 2007 issue of Rolling Stone. Rubin: Also the idea of paying attention to whats going on around you is really a spiritual concept. But not everyone has. It made me very protective of my mum. The chords were fascinating. I mean, in Get Back on the roof concert, theres this moment where John doesnt know the words to the song. Who else could do a documentary looking back on 60 years, while topping the charts with something new? Gone Fishing star Paul Whitehouse, 62, reflected on his friendship with close pal and co-star Bob Mortimer, 61, and how he is quite a "distant figure". We were doing something the Hollywood Pavement of Fame, or whatever you call it. For me, its talking to someone like Rick, whos got more knowledge than the average bear. ! Youre both musicians whove done so much collaboration. And luckily, I can remember a lot of the circumstances.. I was with Richard Prince yesterday, the artist, and hes a music guy. Come Together. 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A clip from the interview was released which comes from McCartneys upcoming biography, The Lyrics: 1956 To The Present, which is set for release on 2 November. McCartney: Theres so much stuff out there. In the guitar, theres just melodies, waiting to escape. I can maybe try and explain how we met in a slightly different way. 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. about making the documentary together, in a one-of-a-kind three-way interview, via Zoom. Tennessee football, baseball or basketball? Rubin: It just kind of happened naturally that way. You wont, you know. I know exactly what you mean! But he could put it together. He was 20 when his first composition appeared on record. So I know what a waltz sounds like, but it never occurred to me that it could be a waltz, because Ive been hearing it my whole life as Babys in Black. The idea that it fit into some format was lost on me until Paul mentioned it. Thats a great thing when youve got that much confidence in each other. 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. Paul McCartney has recalled the story behind The Beatles ' 'Rocky Raccoon' during a conversation with Bob Mortimer - you can watch the video below. No word on how badly McCartneys lip was mangled or the damage that the sloshed doctor might have done, but he doesnt appear any worse for wear these days. 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Youre looking at all these various skills, conducting them, producing them.. I think once I had the idea, then its always the thing of, where do we go for the second verse? I was in the latter group. All Rights reserved. 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: Yeah, talking to anyone about music is normally pleasurable. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel So does their laughter. And I dont just mean a boy/girl romance. I was riding on a little moped to see my cousin Betty, McCartney remembered. 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. And Lisa is very funny. Id get arrested for it these days. . Id like to be remembered as somebody some people found quite funny, but Ive no great expectations. Thats a precious gift to have in your life. 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. And thats another interesting thingthe Beatles music is so ubiquitous in our lives, its what we compare everything else to. 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? And I think its that way with the Beatles. Peter Daltrey and Mark Mortimer. Thats the best line in the song. And then for me, instead of going, Oh, no. Lives in Playa del Rey Here is our November interview with Muldoon: In 2015, Robert Weil, the editor-in-chief of W.W. Norton/Liveright, invited Paul Muldoon to a performance of Verdi's "Don Carlos" at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Its unbelievable. I said to him, It was beauty queen originally. He said, Oh, great, then I thought hed just forgotten it. Rubin: Do you remember how the melody for Penny Lane came? He said, Wow, man. Rubin: It was. My friendships are everything. Do you want to suggest new content? Maybe he thinks it? You can kill your brain a bit with overthinking it. McCartney: Well, its true. So we knew what Penny Lane was. And luckily, I can remember a lot of the circumstances., It comes at a time when Beatles fans are feverishly awaiting Peter Jacksons new. Absolutely. He said, You. He said, You wont, you know. Like that was a command. He was pissed. . (I hope you dont mind Im eating a little bit, but I can talk and eat unlike Gerald Ford.) Rick checked in from the beach. , its just mind-blowing theres so much footage, at that point in time when everybody didnt have a camera in their pocket. It will recount the legendary musicians life through his earliest boyhood compositions, songs by The Beatles,Wings, and from his lengthy solo career. Hes seeing a few needles. I was telling Neil Young this story once. on the roof concert, theres this moment where John doesnt know the words to the song. 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. It was a Salvation Army orphanage, but it sounded like Elysium Fields, it sounded like paradise, you know? He said, [slurring] I think you need a couple of stitches., McCartney asked to be given anaesthetic, but the doctor only had a needle and thread. McCartney is a talker. 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 and Rubin are both artists who constantly push forward, instead of just looking back. The idea that youd even heard it, much less liked it? It's very much part of my makeup that I lost a parent. 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. How can it be? Oh God, in London you can really get lost. 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. 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. Edgar Bergen. But he kicked in and it was just goosebumps, tingles. And of course, they are. Even the little peripheral things become interesting. 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!