Paul McCartney - brilliant 15-min interview (1982) 

Oh my gosh I’m so happy for you!! I’ve never gotten to see him in concert and I probably never will 😢 But I hope you enjoy yourself!

I saw him at the MCG in 1993, well worth the trip down from Ipswich!

Cool!!🎉

Have fun! I'm seeing Ring💍 in Milwaukee in a month...and I'm 60. I remember when their last 6 albums came out, but I had much older siblings who introduced me to the music. I remember having a Hello Goodbye 45 I'd play on my record player in my room. Now I can finally say I've see a Beatle live. 🙂

I saw him at Knebworth in the UK with his wife Linda and many other top world rock stars in 1990 who played that day, and I was thinking he is old then, now he is 80, wow. I hope you have a great show!

Yes, that was an absolutely brilliant answer.

it's a life long contract.

The interviewer was Bryant Gumbel, he hosted NBC's Today show from 1982.

Music is how Paul copes with life and keeps (relatively) sane. When his mother died he dove into music hardcore to deal with the grief he wasn’t allowed to show (“Northern boys don’t cry”) and so music has been how he deals with emotions/anxieties ever since. That’s why he’s so prolific, it’s like breathing. While a lot of his music seems happy & optimistic on the surface, if you really dig deeper a lot of it has a subtle melancholy. “Here, There and Everywhere” sounds innocent and sweet but it’s actually one of the saddest love songs because the girl he loves actually is NOT here there and everywhere with him like he needs. Even his vocal tone sounds sad.

@@RAM71time stamp?

He knows his worth and he knows he’s a legend-he also knows he doesn’t have to go around bragging about it. Kanye could learn a thing or two from him!

….God Blesses Humble people

​@@thesilvershiningKane who?

I'm seeing Paul in a few weeks, but no John is the best.

@@Sami-ArtAus - I caught Paul back in 2012 and he put on an AMAZING show (which is on my channel). A decade has passed but I'll bet you'll be astonished at how energetic he is and what a superb show he still puts on. He did almost 3 hours for us. No intermissions. No breaks. Just 3 hours of killer, killer music with bunches of Beatles tunes. All the great hits. Get excited. You're going to see a legend.

he says he had an utterly horrendous 6 months or more after the Beatles ended...but survived it

Because he is Faul after '66

Being intelligent probably has a lot to do with it. He is a very bright man.

@@AsMightyAsBreadGet help

I think out of all the beatles, Paul is exceptional at all aspects of music and the showbiz world. There are two aspects of being a musician the actual making the music which can be solitary and projecting it to an audience and handling everything that goes with that. Paul is a master on all fronts.

He was raised well

I hope so ❤❤

"When I get older losing my hair, many years from now. Will you still be sending me a Valentine, birthday greetings, bottle of wine? If I've been out till quarter to three, would you lock the gate? Will you still need me, will you still feed me? When I'm 98"

WE ALL HOPE SO! 🙏

Let's hope he lives that long or longer. The world is a better place when Paul McCartney is alive! Thank God we had him at all! Musical genius. I am so happy I was able to live during his time. Even though I was born in 1984, The Beatles are my favorite and is the favorite of my 10 year old drumming phenom little man of mine! ❤️❤️

Agreed! I hope he’s around for that long too

That’s not Paul McCartney

You are worshiping too much as everybody he pay a price for that ,if he wasn't for Brian epstein he wouldn't be here and rich

Agreed - he is struggling emotionally here.

​@@nancychandler768 gullible

​@@nancychandler768I was just on the site Justice for James yesterday and I laughed so hard. Holy crap, me and my friends had tears coming out of our eyes from laughter. He was presenting a photo of Paul's Stage IEM as a prosthetic ear (and not to mention forced perspective illusion photos which happen every day as proof of Paul being shorter. Take a photography course sometime. Lol.) And he was comparing a 22 year old baby fat faced pictures of Paul to a mid to late 20s Paul with no baby fat and wondering how he changed so much slightly in 3 years. Lol. Not even to mention that everything and everyone under 30 changed in 1967. Music, fashion, attitudes, facial hair, etc. The hippie movement arrived and changed everything. By the 70s everyone looked like this. Even 1973 Ed Sullivan had longer hair and crazy sideburns. Faulers are missing the nuance and learning from living life gene. *And on Mike Williams' channel he did an "investigation" into Rubber Soul and proved there was no way they could write, arrange and record it all from October 12th to the 15th 1965 but what he conveniently forgot to mention was that they came in dry into the October recordings only after their June recordings.* Any conspiracy that needs multiple doubles is a very weak conspiracy indeed. Yes the world is corrupt but it's not as organized as you think it is. Lol. *The logistics of what you're proposing is straight out of a 13 year old mind.* ==== The whole foundation of the Tavistock conspricay was built upon fraud and deception. I can prove it to you by providing you a look into you how almost every single paragraph of the original book that started the whole conspiracy was copied and pasted from other books. Almost every single line. And I can provide you the original books as to where they all came from. But here's the kicker. Nothing in this book is credited to the original person who said it. Of which none of it had anything to with Tavistock. The citations were all made up to fit a made up scenario of a Tavistock conspiracy. Completely made up. This is not an opinion that it is not real. It's a fact. And I can prove it to you. ***I can send that over to you if you like**** ==== *You people have to stop mucking around in these tinfoil hat sites and thinking you're actually doing "research". I have firsthand knowledge that these sites prey on the easily fooled convincing them that they are the "critical thinkers" and that the rest of us are the unthinking sheep.* Look up actual Beatles facts. ****i.e: Paul still has the scar from his December 26th 1965 moped accident**** *Which has naturally changed over a lifetime like it should. Placing a scar on "Faul's" lip by a plastic surgeon is not like putting on a never changing Lego piece. They would have had to rip Faul's lip open deep completely in 1966 to make it so it can last and change over a lifetime (which it did). We know this didn't happen as we all would've noticed it at the time that his lip was ripped open fresh again like it was in 1965 the year before.* ***Paul bought the Scotland farm on June 7th, 1966 (moved in full time I 1970 after the Beatles broke up) *** ***Paul's penchant for what John called Granny music stayed consistent right through to the late 70s at times. Which was due to his father's music hall influences. With Paul surprising him with his dad's only song in the 70s (that he believed his dad wrote but his dad told him he lied when he gave him the surprise). *Paul's dad at his wedding in 1969 with pictures* *Paul and Michael going off to lunch together in the background not knowing they were in the shot in Get Back* Etc. ==== *My favorite sheep-like comment is that James looks like Vivian Stanshall. Lol.* *How can James look genetically like a disguise. Bahahaha (as your 70s Street Vivian had nothing to do with Linda, lol).* *Because according to your own theories that's exactly what Vivian and Faul are supposed to be. Faul with his surgeries and Vivian with his Hollywood prosthetics and strawberry blonde wigs.*** *As "William" is supposed to most resemble his first character Phil Avrill. Lol.* *Where at 20 James actually resembled Paul with his dad's droopy eyes, raised eyebrows and exact chin and his mom's light featuresand strawberry blond hair which he was straightup blonde as a kid. Same with Stella.* *Here is Paul smoking right-handed at the beginning of the press conference and throughout most of it. I change hands too all the time only using my left hand for the more delicate tak that need more dexterity like flicking the ash. Qnd in not ambidextrous. It's just the product of living in a right-handed world: If you reply TLDR I'll give you my bored yawn now. ====​

It was a different time. People have been de-evolving for at least 100 years. Proof: there are fewer homeless dogs and more homeless people in America. Our priorities are upside down.

I always thought all of the Beatles were ordinary blokes who became megastars, but still remained nice friendly ordinary blokes.

From a song writing perspective, he is an institution.

I don't think there's a bass player on the planet that knows how to serve the song as well as Paul.

@@bobowens3687, damn, you've obviously ever heard of Gerald Casale. Get your act together.

I've been in love with PM since I was 13! And I'm a musician, guitar, bass, Mando and songwriter bcz of hearing I Wanna Hold Your Hand at age 13.

His style is so original and unduplicated incredible!!

🤣🤣🤣 Lennon would dispute your case (and he knew him)

you mean, Billy. Give credit where credit is due! 😉😉🤫🤫

​@@fastfootedoneyawn

If I had a great script, maybe. But you kids wouldn't even know who I was let alone who all of Them are. The Men. 🍆

​@@fastfootedoneI didn't think it was fair that you rule in fear. Real respect to the white men that get pushed to the edge and have control. That's real discipline. But it's the idea of free speech. Especially when talking about real issues in society which is what I assume I was referring to most likely in interpersonal relations as opposed to entrapment within this rectangle

Yes. Very intelligent questions.

Thanks. I was trying to remember his name. Excellent interview!

Amen! The best interviewers are invisible. They gently lead the star to what he would really say in private to friends and family. Bryant does it to perfection.

not sure on that - something a bit arrogant about interviewer slouching and trying to act cool when the star is the man opposite him.

@@chasey2327 yeahh i got a strange vibe too

I don't think he is complex. I believe it's all about simplicity to this man. To all the Beatles. "I want to hold your hand" "Silly love songs" Simple.

its those big puppy dog eyes

Gotta be soon now surely

He’s 86.

@@lucytupper69 DOB 1942 81

@@georgekoutoulakis1868 That is JPM’s birthdate. Billy is near 86.

@@lucytupper69 The one and only

No honesty since he’s masquerading as Paul, yet he’s FAUL.

A lot of loss

When I think of Linda, I am always amazed at how well he survived that grief.

Including his Sept 11 1966 death

@@PaulFormentos Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

​@@PaulFormentosyou people are nutters. You make the flat earth people look sane

Oh yeah.

Every guy like you ends up a sad depressed lonely alcholic because Every man ends up a sad depressed lonely alcoholic... and the woman laughs and she laughs and she laughs 🎉

You know that’s true. He spread love everywhere. Probably helped people cope. Inspired us to all love. Was great example as family man and his trade was his life.

Agreed, and I'm straight 😄

Another high value comment on how attractive a musician is

Especially for musician he did not age much between 1964 and 1982. Probably a testament to his diet and lifestyle.

They did a great job with billy's plastic surgery before this interview.

Billy was 45 here.

Yeah. Beatles a definite highlight of my entire life. Lucky us. I can't imagine how life would have been like without them.

I think it turns out Yoko had Paul busted when he went to Japan.

Yeah, Bryant Gumbel did a good job!

The one with Bob Costas was better

Actually not. John said that he and Yoko were distressed by the episode and asked her to pull whatever strings she could to help Paul@@lornahuddleston1453

Bryant always gives a great interview. His work on 'Real Sports' these past couple of decades--impeccable.

Already exists

His ears don’t match the real one…

@@adamskaboy his ears? lmao

Not true, Billy is "McCartney" "IN ME LIVES HE"@@rohansask9638

​@@adamskaboyStop mucking around in these tinfoil hat sites who prey on the easily fooled by convincing them that they are the "critical thinkers" and the rest of us are the unthinking sheep. Lol.

Gumball was a machine in this interview.

Yoko tipped Japanese officials off to the pot.

Read the memoirs of billy shears to get the real story

@@welcometothepsyop3639just stop

@@welcometothepsyop3639 rotten brain

all people from the past 100s and 1000s of years of history were young, and then they became old, then became non-existent

Many of us were young once 🫠🫠

​@@chazzabhall of us.

Lennon weit schlechter!!!

​@@MaccaBulsi shit comment

You're absolutely right - they are great on their own but something magical happens when they are together

​@@MaccaBulsidon't be so silly

So did I ! I was 5 and that was my cultural birth. It was magical.

cierto

She couldn't sing live on pitch at all. She was not a musician either.

Seaside Woman is incredible

@@pretorious700If she wasn't married to Paul she wouldnt be allowed anywhere near a stage or studio.

Her backing vocals on Another day my fave

She is the reason I never followed Paul's music after the Beatles. It was a joke to have her there. Not quite as bad as Joko but close. It was his choice.

I'm impressed how he followed up the Beatles with Wings. Such a pro. Being in the Beatles gave him supreme confidence. And that confidence came from his collaboration with John. John was at first the confident one. He passed it on to the other lads.

The original Paul died in 1966 at age 24. He was replaced by Billy, who became the second Paul in the Beatles.

Pruebas nene?😂😂😂

It's about flow for Paul. He talks about that often.

Exactly!!

I think Paul is more insecure than people imagine, which is amazing considering he’s been such a success basically all his adult life; but this is no bad thing for an artist to be

So in that case there’s still 3 Beatles alive. Pete best

No. Pete Best is not part of the Fab Four

@@gretchennelson7056 but he said once a beatle always a beatle and Pete best was once a beatle

Pete Best is part of the Beatles success. Practice makes perfect and Pete sat in on many of those sessions. Let's give Pete his due.

He is Brian Gamble he is very famous.

His name is Bryant Gumbel.

Bryan Gumball is a excellent sports news man

….day trippin’

You're seriously deluded, this guy done some of that stuff you talk about but please don't give him credit for anything pre 1967.

​@@malachy9400Stop mucking around in these tinfoil hat sites who prey on the easily fooled by convincing them that they are the "critical thinkers" and the rest of us are the unthinking sheep. Lol.

They had to hide recent operation scars needed for Bill's upgrade

Yes, appalling.

I think it’s been oddly cropped since airing. It probably didn’t look like this live.

🤣🤣🤣

And the editor...

Saw it also at the downtown theatre.

61 Since 1962

@jalex9808 yes

Is that Paul or faul? 😅

@@snatchhog that's Biden 😅

The real Paul died in late 1966.

Same

Bach?

Second greatest. John Lennon is the greatest songwriter of all time.

​@@SleazyNicetbh you can't argue with that😂

Top tier , along with Cole Porter , Rodgers and Hart and Bob Dylan ...Paul is my personal favourite but these were pretty close

One of the best pop writers not best songwriter. Bernstien, Sondhiem? Too many brillaint show and film musical writers.

45 85

John Lennon in his 1970 Playboy interview said he took Paul into his band because [1] Paul could play 20 Flight Rock on guitar, and [2] he had a bit of Elvis's good looks that girls would like.....

Fascinating interview. How did you know that it happened over several days?

Uh, several days? Try 15 or 20 minutes. Several days😂🤪

@@deborahbarry8458It didn’t.

He’s 81

The odds are not very good. The Beatles were created by Tavistock as a way to help transform Society and culture into a new age. Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced. Now you can call me crazy and go back to your regularly scheduled programming.

@@timetowakeup6302 okay 👌

@@ponzo1967 Exactly…. It’s fun being a sheep

@@timetowakeup6302 honestly? Paul died and was replaced by another look alike Left Handed Kick Ass Bass Player, Piano Player , Singer, with a rounded medium tone voice that can hit a high E over middle C like it's easy. Okay 👍

@@ponzo1967 I’m not asking you to believe me. Personally, I don’t believe for a second that they are the same guy after September 1966. You believe what you will.

What a great story