J McCartney. The life story of Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney's childhood

Since 1947, Mary began working as an on-call midwife. The work of a midwife, already difficult, was further complicated by the fact that a woman could be called to give birth at any time of the day. However, this was paid accordingly, and so the family could afford to move to a more comfortable area in Everton. Paul's father worked at a weapons factory during the war, and after the Allied victory over Nazi Germany, he got a job at the cotton exchange, where his weekly earnings were 6 pounds. Mary earned more per week, which gave James great anxiety. The family as a whole did not live in poverty, but the McCartneys lived extremely modestly. A television, for example, appeared in the apartment only in 1953.

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In 1954, Paul's family moved from Everton to Wallasey and from there to Speke. The McCartneys stayed briefly in both Wallasey and Speke, eventually settling in Allerton in 1955, and less than a year later Paul lost his mother to breast cancer. This subsequently became one of the reasons for getting closer to another Beatle member, John Lennon, who also lost his mother, barely reaching adulthood.

At the age of 14, Paul's father gave him a used trumpet, which the teenager swapped from a friend for acoustic guitar. Since Paul was left-handed, he, like Slim Whitman, arranged the strings in reverse order. From that moment, McCartney's passion for music began; it was this passion that helped him survive the shock associated with the death of his mother.

After the death of their mother, three men - their father, Paul and his brother Michael - were left alone. Despite his father's modest earnings - by that time he was earning 10 pounds a week - James devoted a lot of time to the cultural education of his children, taking them to concerts and playing the piano at home. Resorting to a regime of strict economy, the father, nevertheless, managed to create an atmosphere of comfort for the brothers; poverty did not give rise to any complexes for either Paul or Michael. After the death of their mother, the brothers began to actively earn money; Paul very quickly learned to communicate with people and became a small traveling salesman. Thanks to his father's upbringing, Paul has always been extremely economical and balanced, not losing his head in the world of show business, practically not using drugs and not making mistakes.

"The Quarrymen" by Paul McCartney

The early years of The Beatles and Paul McCartney

Since December 1960, the group has been performing in Liverpool, gradually gaining popularity. Since April 1961, the Beatles come to Hamburg again, where they begin work on their own material (before that, the musicians played covers).

The growing popularity of Paul McCartney

The band's first single, "Love Me Do", was released on October 5, 1962. The album soon reached number 17 in the English charts, and a couple of years later in the United States it reached the top of the charts. At the same time, the group changes its image and dresses in its famous costumes.

In February 1963, the group recorded material for their first album, Please Please Me, in London in one day. Most of the album's songs were co-written by Lennon and McCartney, although several compositions were entirely McCartney's.

In May 1963, after a concert in London, Paul McCartney met seventeen-year-old actress Jane Asher. A romance begins between them that lasts more than five years. Jane had a huge influence on the formation of McCartney's cultural tastes and on his work. It was Escher who aroused the musician’s interest in classical music and provoked the Beatles’ transition from pop rock to art rock. Paul dedicated the songs “We Can Work It Out” and “Here, There and Everywhere” to Jane.

Beatlemania

The group's second album was released just in time, in the wake of the emerging Beatlemania. The album "With The Beatles" became a British hit. The group gives concerts in Paris, and in January 1964 flies to the Beatlemania-ridden States. Having performed a concert on the Ed Sullivan Show, broadcast on television, the Beatles conquered America - the program was watched by more than 73 million television viewers.

In the summer of 1965, the group was awarded the Order of the British Empire. The same year, the album “Help!” was released, the central composition of which was the song “Yesterday”, recorded by McCartney without the participation of the rest of the group. Two months later, the single “Yesterday” reached the top of the American charts. In December 1965, the album “Rubber Soul” was released, which marked new stage in the creativity of the team.

Avant-garde

Thanks to Barry Miles, Paul became interested in experimental jazz and symphonic music, Dunbar enlightened Paul in the areas of modern poetry and literature, in particular, he introduced the musician to the features of psychedelic culture. Jane soon introduced Paul to experimental director Michelangelo Antonioni and London underground leader Robert Fraser. At Fraser's house, Paul meets Andy Warhol, Peter Blake, Richard Hamilton, Allen Ginsberg. The latter had a strong influence on Paul's poetic work, as a result of which the Beatles' songs radically changed their semantic content. In the theatrical and literary circles of those years, Paul had great authority and wrote music for plays.

Paul rents an apartment in Montagu Square, equips it as a studio and, in collaboration with sound engineer Ian Sommerville, begins experimenting with music. Ian introduces Paul to his ex-boyfriend William Burroughs, who becomes a frequent visitor to McCartney's studio apartment. The ideas of the American beatnik interested Paul, and he turned the apartment into a kind of artistic laboratory, where, together with Burroughs, he created sound effects that later became the basis for the sound of The Beatles records in the second half of the sixties. Most of the sound experiments associated with Lennon were actually created by Paul McCartney in collaboration with Burroughs and Sommerville.

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Beatles breakup

In January 1969, during the filming of the film “Let It Be,” disagreements began in the group due to Paul’s absolute dominance in all areas of the group’s activities. John Lennon said that his creative duo with McCartney had exhausted itself. On the last day of February 1969, relations in the group became tense, and the group actually ceased to exist. In a similar atmosphere, the Beatles completed work on the album “Abbey Road,” essentially the group’s last album (the “Let It Be” record, released in 1970, was mixed from material recorded in parallel with the “White Album”). On December 31, 1969, McCartney began legal proceedings to end the existence of the Beatles.

Paul McCartney's solo career

After this, Paul created the group “Wings”, with which he performed until 1980. The group, which was created by the ambitious Paul in the hope of “outdoing” the Beatles, was received by the public rather restrainedly. In 1974, for the first time since the Beatles broke up, McCartney and Lennon played on the same stage, performing “Midnight Special.” In 1977, the single "Mull of Kintyre" became the commercial peak of Paul McCartney's solo career. In the UK, the record broke absolutely all records, including the Beatles' records. The single topped the British chart for nine weeks and sold 2.5 million copies in England. At the same time, McCartney became the highest paid musician on the planet.

December 1979 was marked by Paul McCartney's charity concerts in support of the people of Kampuchea, who were suffering from drought. The concerts were organized at the personal request of UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim.

Wings break up after John Lennon's death

In August 1980, in a conversation between the musicians, the idea of ​​reuniting, if not the Beatles, then at least the McCartney-Lennon duo, was floating around. But the meeting, which could have radically changed the destinies of the two legendary musicians, never took place.

Last phone conversation between former friends occurred in September 1980. Paul and John did not quarrel; the conversation was calm and relatively friendly.

On the day of Lennon's murder, McCartney was working on his song "Rainclouds". The news of John's death shook him to the core. During an interview that day, when asked by a reporter, “What do you think of John’s death?” Paul could only respond: “It’s so sad.”

After Lennon's death, Wings did not last long. Paul disbanded the band on April 27, 1981.

Conflict with Michael Jackson

In 1983, Paul collaborated with Michael Jackson. While working on songs together, Paul gives Michael a lot of show business advice, including this careless point: “Buy the rights to someone’s songs.” Two years later, Michael Jackson, using this advice, bought the copyrights to the Beatles' songs for $47.5 million. Paul called this act a betrayal and broke off relations with Jackson. Commenting on this act of Michael, Paul said: “It’s not very nice to go on tour knowing that you have to pay someone to perform your own songs.”

Paul McCartney now

Sir Paul McCartney's wedding

In 1997, the album “Flaming Pie” was nominated for a Grammy, and Paul himself received a knighthood as Sir “for his contribution to the development of music.” In 1999, McCartney (as a solo artist) was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. In 2001, McCartney composed the soundtrack for the film Vanilla Sky. A year later, as part of the “Back In The World” world tour, the musician visited Russia for the first time and performed a concert on Red Square. Until now, this concert is the only concert of a Western rock star on the central square of Moscow (all other concerts announced as concerts on Red Square were held on Vasilievsky Spusk).

On June 20, 2004, Paul performed on Palace Square in St. Petersburg. It was estimated that this was the three thousandth concert of McCartney's career. In June 2008, on the Kiev Independence Square, a free concert McCartney, which attracted more than 250 thousand people.

During his solo career, Paul McCartney became widely known as an animal rights activist and promoter of vegetarianism.

In August 2012, McCartney defended the Russian punk band " Pussy Riot”, posting on the official website an appeal to the group members, which, among other things, included the words: “I really hope that the Russian authorities will respect the principle of freedom of speech for all citizens of your country and will not punish you for your protest.” The reaction to this letter from Vladimir Putin, who is on friendly terms with Paul McCartney, is unknown.

UK, Liverpool

Sir James Paul McCartney, a genius, author of half the best songs of the last century, was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool. When Paul was thirteen, his family moved from the working-class area of ​​Enfield to the more presentable Ollerton - and it was there that fifteen-year-old McCartney, who dropped in on a concert of the little-known band The Quarrymen, met John Lennon, who... Read all

UK, Liverpool

Sir James Paul McCartney, a genius, author of half the best songs of the last century, was born on June 18, 1942 in Liverpool. When Paul was thirteen, his family moved from the working-class area of ​​Enfield to the more presentable Ollerton - and it was there that fifteen-year-old McCartney, who attended a concert by the little-known band The Quarrymen, met John Lennon, who a week later invited the boy to join his group...

Paul's relationship with music was like whirlwind romance: a year before the fateful meeting, he begged his father to give him a guitar (at the same time he “realized that he was left-handed”); in every sense, this year passed under the sign of the guitar neck, which Paul could conjure endlessly. It is not surprising that by the end of 1958, the creative baggage of the Lennon-McCartney duo was measured in dozens of songs (it was then, among others, that Love Me Do was written). It's funny, but until 1961, Paul, like John, played rhythm guitar - and only with the departure of Stuart Sutcliffe did he completely switch to bass.

Then there were The Beatles, but this is completely special story, which requires hundreds of pages and epithets and definitions that do not exist in the human language. Let's leave this difficult work to more courageous people, noting only that McCartney's desire for independence manifested itself even before the black spring of the seventies: in '66 he wrote music for the film The Family Way, and in November '69 he made rough sketches of the McCartney album.

Also in 1969, he married American journalist Linda Eastman. Their relationship immediately went beyond ordinary ideas about marriage (and how could it have been otherwise!): first, Linda helped her husband with McCartney (vocal parts), then, in ’71, she recorded an excellent record with him, Ram, and joined the lineup (in as keyboardist and vocalist) of another great group of Paul - Wings. The first Wings album, Wild Life, was more than moderately received by critics, but this did not bother fans: the Wings tour in the early seventies was one of the brightest moments in Sir Paul’s biography. Wings existed until the spring of 1981, recording a dozen albums - each more beautiful than the other. This was not a “backing band”, as McCartney himself repeatedly emphasized: “Wings” were a unique living organism, equally comfortable both in the studio and in open areas.

Over the next fifteen years, McCartney released a dozen and a half albums (the press winced, the fans were delighted). In the nineties, he turned to classical music: in 1991, the “Liverpool Oratorio” was published, written for the 150th anniversary of the Royal Philharmonic Society of Liverpool; in '95 - the piano piece A Leaf; The musician recorded another classic disc, Standing Stone, in 1997.

On April 17, 1998, Linda dies in Tuscon, Arizona. The most difficult test for any person, especially for Paul, whose mother died from the same disease in 1956. McCartney answered all questions from journalists like this: “This is the end”... And yet this was just another beginning. In 1998, he was nominated for a Grammy, and Queen Elizabeth II knighted the musician. In '99, McCartney was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Cleveland, Ohio). At the same time, Paul released a collection in an orchestral arrangement (Paul McCartney’s Working Classical); the dedication album ends with the minute-long piece The Lovely Linda, first heard on McCartney's 1970 disc, one of the most poignant and airy ballads ever composed by a musician.

The next three solo records - Run Devil Run (1999), Driving Rain (2001) and Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005) - became a kind of musical rethinking of the last four decades and naturally led Sir Paul to the deliberately minimalist, very traditional classic Ecce Cor Meum (2006) - an correspondence dialogue between the great composer of the present and the greatest composers of the past. This disc became the fourth (and, by all accounts, the best) full-fledged part of the classic series.

Released in June 2007 new job McCartney's album Memory Almost Full, which was released by the artist's new label Hear Music. It includes songs recorded between 2003 and 2007 in five different studios - including the inevitable Abbey Road...

Discography

McCartney (1970)

Wild Life (1971)

Red Rose Speedway (1973)

Band on the Run (1973)

Venus and Mars (1975)

Wings at the Speed ​​of Sound (1976)

Wings over America (1976)

London Town (1978)

Wings Greatest (1978)

Back to the Egg (1979)

McCartney II (1980)

Tug of War (1982)

Pipes of Peace (1983)

Give My Regards to Broad Street (1984)

Press to Play (1986)

All the Best! (1987)

"Back in the USSR" (1991)

Flowers in the Dirt (1989)

Tripping the Live Fantastic (1990)

Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! (1990)

Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) (1991)

Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (1991)

Off the Ground (1993)

Paul is Live (1993)

Flaming Pie (1997)

Paul McCartney's Standing Stone (1997)

Band on the Run: 25th Anniversary Edition (1999)

Run Devil Run (1999)

Paul McCartney's Working Classical (1999)

Liverpool Sound Collage (2000)

Wingspan: Hits and History (2001)

Driving Rain (2001)

Back in the U.S. (2002)

Back in the World (2003)

Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005)

Ecce Cor Meum (2006)

Memory Almost Full (2007)

Genre: Rock

Subgenres: Pop rock, classical

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PAUL MCCARTNEY – KNIGHT OF ROCK MUSIC

This musician needs no detailed introduction. In any country in the world, even people far from music have heard the name Paula McCartney and they know him as one of the leaders of the legendary group.

His work was awarded sixteen Grammy Award statuettes, he became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, was repeatedly included in the Guinness Book of Records, and he also - talented producer, artist and animal rights activist. That's how multifaceted and unique he is - sir.

Liverpool shy guy

Fate decreed that James Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool, which was one of the flagships of the industrial revolution. The future idol of millions was born in the difficult year of 1942. After the war, the McCartney family, although not in dire need, lived very modestly, which reflected on Paul's upbringing and worldview. Even after becoming a millionaire, he always remained frugal.

The boy took his first musical steps back in primary school, where he first appeared on stage with a musical composition, which later, by his own admission, he could not even remember. Paul said that it was a certain song associated with the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. Then so young musician won a prize for his first performance. Floor experienced fear of the public, but the big stage already attracted him, leaving a mark on the child’s soul.

At 14 years old McCartney with his younger brother he was left without a mother; she died of breast cancer. The father did not allow the children to withdraw and withdraw into themselves with sad thoughts. He surrounded them with care, attention and love, emphasized cultural education, took the boys to concerts and played the home piano with them, because the mother so wanted her children to become outstanding people and spoke the language of the English aristocrats. Later Floor I often recalled the qualities instilled by my mother. Largely thanks to her efforts, McCartney spoke without a Liverpudlian accent, got along easily with people and had no problems communicating.

Paul McCartney's first guitar

To keep the child occupied even more, the father gave Semi an old trumpet for your birthday. With the permission of McCartney Sr., he exchanged it for the first acoustic guitar in his life, on which he rearranged the strings to his own tune, because Paul is left-handed. He began to actively master playing the instrument, copied the stars of that time and tried to play the hits of rock pioneers - Little Richard and. At this time, the young musician began to try to write his own melodies. And then there was his acquaintance with.

It all started when one of my school friends Paula, who sometimes played in Lennon's band The Quarrymen, invited McCartney to a performance by the group in the hall of one of the churches. The first meeting of the two musicians took place in the summer of 1957. It was this acquaintance that became fateful for both. Having performed several compositions before members of The Quarrymen, Paul proved in this impromptu audition that he is worthy of being a member of the ensemble. He remembered these summer holidays for the rest of his life. They got together with John, learned new chords, wrote down their test creations in a notebook, always writing on each page the phrase: “Original Lennon-McCartney composition.” Soon Floor persuaded John to accept his friend George Harrison into the group, and then The Quarrymen acquired a new name - .

As part of the four

Climb to the top musical Olympus It was by no means so easy for The Beatles; the young talents from the ensemble went through a difficult path to success. For all the years of existence of this truly unique group, he was a real creative sparkler, he constantly composed new songs, did not allow the group to succumb to star fever, in every possible way urged his comrades to give up idleness, tried to prevent stagnation and a creative crisis that often engulfs great musicians. Unfortunately, these efforts Paula McCartney It turned out to be not enough, and on New Year's Eve 1971, the musician decided to officially terminate his partnership with The Beatles. Paul filed a lawsuit against his colleagues and the band's manager, believing that the situation simply had no other solution.

Paul and Linda

That's how it began Solo career, which continues to this day. He performs compositions from the post-Beatles era and old, time-tested hits of the Fab Four. Creating your own project has become something of an outlet for McCartney. This was a kind of way out of the mental crisis in which he found himself after breaking off creative relationships with the band members. It must be admitted that in many ways Paul remained hostage to the songs created during the heyday of this ensemble.

Three years earlier, in a London nightclub, he met photographer Linda Eastman. This meeting did not foreshadow any romance - Linda wanted to do several photographs of the four and dreamed of impressing Lennon. Their next meeting took place a year later in New York, where Paul and John were at the presentation of a new record label. Linda, going for a photo shoot, asked McCartney to spend a couple of hours with her 4-year-old daughter. When she returned, she noticed how close her Heather and the world-famous musician had become in such a short period of time. Linda made several touching photos. Returning to London, Paul received a parcel containing large photo, in which the girl hugged him so sincerely. This touched McCartney so much that their relationship began to develop at lightning speed. In March 1969, the lovers walked down the aisle, and soon their first common daughter, Mary, was born. It is said that Paul and Linda were one of the most devoted and loving couples in show business. They lived on a large farm, walked through their favorite fields holding hands, raised three daughters and one son, and raised horses and sheep. Linda took care of her husband, and he always serenaded her. This went on for thirty years until Linda's death from cancer separated them.

Solo album

Spring 1970 McCartney returned from Scotland, where he was in voluntary seclusion with his family, and brought material for his first solo album. Just a month later the record "McCartney" topped the Billboard charts.

The album opened with the song “The Lovely Linda”. For McCartney creativity and family life have become inseparable. Floor I didn’t even want to go on stage without my beloved wife. And having created a new group, he “reserved” the place of a keyboard player in it for Linda, who then did not know how to play any musical instrument at all. She was not at a loss and declared that she would sing with her husband, although she had never done this, and would play the piano, although she had never sat down at it in her life. By the way, the idea to give the new group the name “Wings” came to the mind of Linda, who could amazingly combine the responsibilities of a caring mother of four children, loving wife, a housewife, and now a keyboard player. In gratitude for this, he dedicated the incredibly sensual songs “Maybe I’m Amazed”, “Calico Skies”, “My Love”, “No More Lonely Nights” and many others to his beloved wife.

New achievements

In 1980, McCartney continued his creative experiments and prepared the album “McCartney II,” in which he recorded all the parts himself. The next new product was released a year later, and then the murder of John Lennon happened, which was a shock for Paul. By that time, their relationship had gradually improved. In memory of John, he recorded the song “All Those Years Ago” with George Harrison, Ringo Starr.

Paul worked very actively, releasing one release after another, for which he deservedly received his musical awards. At the same time, even from the first years of The Beatles' existence, he created many compositions for other musicians. The most famous such “gift” was the song “I Wanna Be Your Man” performed by outstanding Rolling Stones. One of the latest examples of McCartney’s collaboration with colleagues is the song “FourFiveSeconds,” recorded by singer Rihanna with the participation of Paul and American rapper Kanye West.

Active life position

He also became widely known as a supporter of vegetarianism and an active activist for animal rights. He claims that his position was influenced by the impression produced by seeing the Disney cartoon “Bambi” as a child. In addition, he participates in actions against the spread of genetically modified products, the use of anti-personnel mines, supports the idea of ​​​​banning hunting and organizes many charity concerts.

Another serious hobby of Paul was painting. But his love for this art did not arise immediately. Like his friend John Lennon, McCartney used to think that only people who graduated from the Academy of Arts could paint. The first exhibition of his works was held in 1999, among the paintings of the exhibition were portraits of Andy Warhol, John Lennon and.

Despite his advanced age, Paul McCartney's life is still in full swing; he has not lost his creative energy, continues to create new songs, looks for new forms of expression and never stops his social activities.

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In one of his interviews he said that as a child he was in love with the British Queen. He noted that Elizabeth II was a beauty with an attractive figure. At none of his meetings with the Queen did Sir Paul take the opportunity to tell her about his childhood feelings, although he often mentions this in the press, hoping that she will read it.

He performed at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics in 2012 and received a symbolic fee of 1 pound for this. In fact, Paul and other famous musicians agreed to play at grand show completely free, but pedantic lawyers demanded that the fee be indicated in the contract. This is how the stars received less than a twentieth of the cost of the cheapest ticket to the opening of the games.

Updated: April 7, 2019 by: Elena

In the suburbs of Liverpool (UK). His mother worked as a nurse and midwife in a hospital, his father was a cotton seller, and free time worked as a pianist in jazz bands in Liverpool.

At age 11, McCartney entered the Liverpool Institute for Boys, where he studied from 1953 to 1960.

He wrote his first song after the death of his mother - she died of cancer when Paul was 14 years old.

In July 1957, Paul McCartney met John Lennon and began playing in his band, the Quarrymen.

In 1958, McCartney brought his friend George Harrison into the group. These three aspiring musicians formed the backbone of the future famous group.

In 1960, the group took the name “The Beatles” and began performing in Germany. The conquest of their native Liverpool began in 1961 - the ensemble played several times a week at the Cavern club.

At the end of 1961, Brian Epstein became the group's producer, with whom a written agreement was concluded in January 1962. He improved the group's image by signing a contract with record company EMI, and replaced drummer Pete Best with Ringo Starr.

In 1962, the Beatles' first single, Love Me Do, was released, peaking at number 17 in the UK charts.

In 1963, the group became phenomenally popular. McCartney was the author of her most famous hits. Many songs were co-written by Lennon. In addition to writing and performing songs, Paul McCartney played bass, acoustic and electric guitar, piano and keyboards, as well as 40 other musical instruments. He wrote the Beatles' most popular hits, including Yesterday; Let It Be; Hey Jude; All My Loving; PS I Love You; Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da; Mother Nature's Son; End; Yellow Submarine and many others.

In February 1964, the Beatles made their first trip to the United States, and in June they toured, visiting Denmark, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand, and then North America.

In total, the Beatles created more than 240 songs, they recorded many singles and albums, released several films and TV shows, the famous cartoon "Yellow Submarine".

In June 1965, “for his outstanding contribution to the prosperity of Great Britain,” McCartney, along with other members of the group, was awarded the Order of the British Empire.

In 1967, the death of producer Brian Epstein marked the beginning of divisions within the group, with each individual's creative individuality and talent leading to specific career ambitions. The Beatles' last album, Let It Be, was released in 1970.

In March 1970, Paul McCartney released his first solo album, on the cover of which he stated in an interview that the Beatles no longer existed. The single Another Day, included in the album, reached number two in the British charts and number five in the US.

In 1971, the musician's second album, Ram, recorded together with his wife Linda, was released - one of the most successful in McCartney's work, according to critics. The disc went platinum: first place in the UK charts and second position in the USA.

Immediately after the release of Ram, McCartney announced the creation of his own new group Wings, which included, in addition to Paul himself, Linda (vocals, keyboards) and three musicians. In the same year, the band's first album, Wings, Wildlife, was released, which went gold.

Next album Red groups Rose Speedway, released in 1973, topped the charts, going gold the same year.

Particularly popular was the song Live And Let Die, written by McCartney as main topic for a James Bond film. That same year, Wings recorded one of their most accomplished and celebrated albums, Band On The Run.

The following albums Venus And Mars (1975), Wings At The Speed ​​Of Sound (1976) and London Town (1978) collected many music awards, going platinum in sales.

After the failure of the album Back To The Egg (1979), the musician disbanded Wings in 1980 and recorded a solo album, Paul McCartney II, dedicated to his young son, which went gold.

The albums Tug Of War (1982) and Pipes Of Peace (1983) brought McCartney great success. At the same time, the musician began collaborating with his longtime fan, singer Michael Jackson ( Michael Jackson). At the end of 1982, McCartney recorded the song “The Girl Is Mine” with Jackson, which was included in Jackson’s Thriller album. In 1983, Michael Jackson recorded McCartney's song Say Say Say from the album Pipes Of Peace, which reached the top spots in the US and UK charts.

In 1984, McCartney released the popular album Give My Regards To Broad Street. The following albums Press To Play (1986), Flowers In The Dirt (1989) and Off The Ground (1993) were not as creatively successful as the previous ones, but brought commercial success.

In 1988, McCartney exclusively released the album “Back to the USSR” on the Soviet company Melodiya, composed of cover versions of famous rock and roll and rhythm and blues songs.

His album Flaming Pie was released in 1997, and Driving Rain in 2001.

In 2007, Paul McCartney released Memory Almost Full, the 21st album of his solo career.

Musician in various parts of the world.

In Russia, on May 24, 2003, Paul McCartney gave a concert on Red Square in Moscow as part of the musician’s European Back In The World tour.

On June 20, 2004, as part of the European tour 04 Summer Tour, a concert by Paul McCartney was held in St. Petersburg on Palace Square.

McCartney's concert took place at the Olimpiysky sports complex in Moscow. The singer greeted his fans in Russian: “Hello, guys! How are you?”

McCartney's interests range from classical music and English folk ballads to Indian raga and other eastern cultures. His work ranges from jazz and rock to symphonies and choral music, intercultural cross-genre compositions.

In 1991, always interested in the classical heritage and symphonic forms, McCartney composed his semi-biographical Liverpool Oratorio and performed it with the Royal Liverpool Oratorio. symphony orchestra in the main cathedral of the city.

In 2011, a disc with Paul McCartney's music for the ballet "Ocean's Kingdom" was released.

The singer conducts social and charitable activities. He has spoken at free shows on numerous occasions. charity concerts, one of the most significant in the central square of Mexico City - Zocalo, which was attended by about 200 thousand people.

McCartney is one of the richest people in Britain: Sir Paul's total fortune is around £400 million.

McCartney has won two Grammy Awards (1971, 1997) and one Oscar (1971), he is of all time according to a survey conducted by Rolling Stone magazine in 2011, and has repeatedly been included in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful musician and composer of modern history.

In February 2012, Paul McCartney's star was lit up on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Paul McCartney has been married three times. In 1969, he married photographer Linda Eastman, who died of cancer in 1998. In 2002, McCartn remarried former fashion model Heather Mills, whom he divorced in 2008. In 2011, Sir Paul McCartney married Nancy Shevell, a member of the board of directors of the New York City Transportation Authority and vice president of the family's private transport corporation.

: three children from her first marriage - photographer Mary McCartney (born 1969), top fashion designer Stella McCartney (born 1971), musician and sculptor James McCartney (born 1977) .), as well as a daughter from her second marriage, Beatrice Milli (born 2003).

Since the 1980s, the musician has been a vegetarian.

The material was prepared based on information from RIA Novosti and open sources