Paul McCartney -- Born: 1942-06-18. Occupation: bass guitarist. Employer: Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. Education: Liverpool Institute High School for Boys. Awards: Grammy Award for Best Historical Album.
Born1942-06-18
Occupationbass guitarist, children's writer, composer, drummer
EmployerLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts
EducationLiverpool Institute High School for Boys, Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts, West Kirby Grammar School
AwardsGrammy Award for Best Historical Album, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Member of the Order of the British Empire, MusiCares Person of the Year, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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“It brings me back to the people.”
BBC News2026-05-27Source“My uncles and aunties and my parents were so relieved that Hitler wasn't sending these bombers any more - so it was piano, it was music, it was jokes.”
BBC News2026-05-27Source“I had a little school-exercise book where I wrote those lyrics down. And in the top right-hand corner of the page, I put ‘A Lennon-McCartney original.’ It was humble beginnings,”
Rolling Stone2016-08-10Source“We’d had enough of playing rain-soaked stages with lousy PA’s,”
Rolling Stone2016-08-10Source“It’s always held a fascination for me, getting up in front of people and performing,”
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“Things were pretty good, actually,”
BBC News2026-05-27Source“From the beginning, I was trying to figure it out: What’s the best way to keep true to yourself yet have people on your side?”
Rolling Stone2016-08-10Source“The truth is, the money’s going somewhere. When it gets on the streaming platforms, somebody is getting it, and it should be the person who created it. It shouldn’t be some tech giant somewhere.”
apnews.com2025-01-25Source“My collaborator was probably one of the best writers of the century, so, yeah, you’re going to miss him,”
The Guardian2026-05-29Source“It's always looked like I broke up The Beatles, and that wasn't the case,”
NPR2021-11-03Source“I’ve got a great team, and my main thing is: Let’s try and keep it exciting.”
Billboard2019-11-14Source“I still enjoy what I do very much, and it all comes out as clichés – ‘I feel very lucky’ – but it’s true.”
NME2020-10-21Source“I'd made it kind of my ambition, once we started a new group with Wings, to make that successful,”
CBS News2010-12-28SourceIn the News
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