Bassist John Clayton on Paul McCartney

[@michaeldavis6607]

Paul could play a concert every night with a completely different song list and each would be awesome. His catalog is unmatched.

[@joxxk]

Paul McCartney will be remembered as a Genius.. In all aspects of life and of course his music is 2nd to none. He is the best!

[@arthurcholmes9388]

All my life I've said McCartney is a complete Genius...full stop..

[@chipgaasche4933]

In "all aspects of life"?? Lol..what a monumentally stupid comment.

[@frankfacts6207]

Was the best - gone but not forgotten r.i.p.

[@tedshredz58]

The timing was right for him to be. I'm happy to have seen that.

[@richardlee1972]

@@frankfacts6207 No, he's still here, and the best.

[@MikeJamesMedia]

I was an arranger in the Air Force, back in the early 70s, and there were two of us involved in writing an hour-long "60s concert". Both of us spent a ton of time studying the Beatles' work, which was truly enlightening. The Beatles' writing is "classical" in it's nature, in that it follows best practices with harmony, voice leading, etc., and stands the test of time. What a pleasure working with Paul must have been, and I can't think of a better team with you and the Diana Krall gang from that time. :)

[@jamesdrynan]

What a nice compliment from a great bassist! Let's face it, there are many people in the world who stand in awe of Paul and his accomplishments. He has been able to retain his warm nature and charm despite stardom. No mean feat!

[@blujay9191]

It's remarkable that Paul has just maintained his sanity living the life he has. Fame on that scale would seem to be a real mine field.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

2019 Macca is the greatest "singer-bassist" of all time. Singing while playing the bass is a herculean task.

[@timhaskins4737]

Agreed, a strong case can be made for Paul as greatest singer/bassist combo- but how about Jack Bruce, Sting, Roger Waters, Peter Cetera? Some pretty good competition for that honor:)

[@cade9173]

Tim Haskins they ain’t competition if we’re talking about Paul lmao

[@danielegregorini9619]

What about Prince - he could sing while playing the Bass - the Guitar - the Piano like no one else.

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

@@danielegregorini9619 add him too great artist

[@theloniouscoltrane3778]

@@timhaskins4737 Can you please give me a link to Peter Cetera? Yes he is a great bassist. But his videos playing bass while singing is not that many in you tube. Thanks

[@thefool2007]

Great story. Thanks for sharing this. A hug from Paul is precious. Meeting him alone is a lifetime and life-changing event.

[@G8GT364CI]

I saw Paul in Lima, Peru about 4 years ago and the tickets were priced very low and I believe it's because he knows that not everyone over here could afford high priced tickets, I paid about 29.00 each for me and my wife I believe. He and his band were unbelievable, the sound was first rate and he put on a great show and the crowd loved him. The Beatles are still huge here, in fact there is a statue of John Lennon in the biggest major park in Lima. I'm American and moved here some years ago. A popular FM station here still plays 'La Hora de The Beatles' (The Beatles hour) every day at noontime.

[@robertcartwright563]

Tickets are high here,now!

[@ernieperea526]

Pauls' music, and also the beatles' music will be played for decades to come. I can never get enough of it and I'm 66 years old. Keep rocking Paul.

[@uncleharry5758]

+ernie Perea My words exactly, I'm 64 years young;-)

[@janoverheem7466]

holy shit dude sweet #Surfingstingrays

[@mickavellian]

I am gonna "GUESS" he will be considered the GREATEST musician in history andI mean FUCK Beethoven Mozart and the rest

[@jimward6586]

That's not Paul's music, he does'nt own he's music, Michael jackson does

[@mrjw6701]

Jim Ward the Jackson family don’t own the Beatles music Sony does they bought the rights from the Jackson estate. McCartney took Sony to court and regained the copyright interests to the majority of his songs.

[@quirkessence9446]

When you're a musician and have your own "me and Paul McCartney in the studio" story, that's ultimate.

[@manwithapurpose1]

Lovely, articulate story from a man I went to high school with and whom I also played upright bass beside in our school orchestra. John, lives and breathes bass, composition and harmony. Happy he got to play with Paul. Yes, Paul is legendary and an incredible bassist with an amazing melodic ear. And John, in his own humble and typically ted way, can run a fretboard like no one else I've met or heard. Thanks for posting!

[@onebadapple5053]

We saw our first McCartney show last year in Chicago (on our 47th wedding anniversary). We arrived before the advertised starting time, but many cars were still hopelessly backed-up outside trying to get in. Almost an hour passed before the scheduled start, and it occurred to me that Paul very likely delayed everything out of consideration for those fans. Despite all of the fortune, fame, and worldwide worship, these four 'lads from Liverpool' have always identified with and related to "regular People". I've always been so glad that they came along during my time on this planet.....

[@PlanetRockJesus]

When Paul is gone (tears), this video should be included in some documentary about Paul. So good. Thanks!

[@daveh9335]

The Beatles were blessed to have two (and arguably three) Geniuses in the band. They will stand the test of Time .

[@daveh9335]

@@cuchulainx3125 You can exclude him. I'm not Thanks for posting !

[@bassinblue]

@@daveh9335 Everyone was perfect in The Beatles. Imagine George was as great of a player as Hendrix? Or Ringo as great as Keith Moon? Would have ruined a lot of songs.

[@uncleharry5758]

Very interesting to hear comments from musicians outside of the Rock/Pop circle. I found his comments to be very heartfelt and honest. Thanks for making this video possible!!!

[@janoverheem7466]

holy shit dude sweet

[@briandonovan1584]

Yeah. This little video is a delight. Paul is magical and delightful in person. John Clayton is a very accomplished musician … A professional … But he talks about Paul with the wonder of child. Clayton seems like a really nice man. Good for him.

[@Cat-hn2on]

@@briandonovan1584 If Macca came over to give me an unsolicited hug (2:01 to 2:20), I would probably have fainted. 💓🎸🇬🇧

[@briandonovan1584]

@@Cat-hn2on Me too. And I'm a dude! Cheers!

[@Cat-hn2on]

@@briandonovan1584 😄

[@farque7179]

What does it tell you when monsters of jazz are blown away and bow down to Sir Paul; NUFF SAID!!

[@Xcorgi]

Paul has always been a one man band and a master PR man but most of all like John Clayton said he is one of the best people persons in the business. I mean, he was able to keep the Beatles together for 2 more albums than what they originally wanted to do because for the most part, they all wanted it to be over before those were done. Good thing Paul was a master of persuasion as well or we all would have missed out on all that music.

[@Piano-Man]

Hi! Just my thoughts! In the beginning, may-be tough John "was" The Beatles" - but this is the very first time EVER I read somebody giving Paul credit for keeping the best band on earth alive as long as possible!!! In my eyes, because of that he hast the right to keep the Beatles legacy as a solo artist. :-) Not only because he survived..

[@mickavellian]

@@Piano-Man Ringo has admitted NOW that The Beatles WAS Paul McCartney BECAUSE he kept them going and his output made everyone work HARDER

[@imkluu]

I"d even say three albums. I think they were drifting apart and not very conscientious to make another album when they started the White album. Ringo had even quit due to the stress and arguing that was going on between them all when they were recording it but Paul talked him into coming back. So, The White album Abbey Road and the Let It Be album were all probably only made due to Paul's perseverance.

[@pcallas66]

@@imkluu I'm glad he kept it together for Abbey Road. The White Album may be my least favorite of all of their albums but maybe it was all of the tension in the recording of it was coming out. They had a lot of great things on the White Album, but the bad things on it pulled it down for me. If all of the songs were While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Hey Bull Dog, Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except Me And My Monkey, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, Rocky Raccoon, Birthday, Helter Skelter, Julia, Dear Prudence, Ob-La-Dee-Ob-La-Da, and Blackbird, it would be up there for me. Rubber Soul and Abbey Road are my two favorite albums, and the medley is a masterpiece.

[@pcallas66]

@FAB4 you're right. I was mistaken on that one.

[@ClearTheRubble7]

It was great to hear this. My dad was a jazz trumpet player in the '50's and '60's, and his first intro to rock music was The Beatles' Abbey Road album. He immediately loved it and started paying attention to what was happening in the rock and fusion scene. That was also our family's intro to rock music, and I've been a Beatles fan ever since. About two years ago, my sister saw McCartney in concert for the first time and said it was by far the best show she ever saw. Paul really engaged the audience and played for almost three hours without a single break, bringing people on stage, etc., etc. Thanks for the video!

[@Boogie-og7sf]

I mean how could you not on an album like that

[@monsieurcommissaire1628]

That's beautiful. Nothing he said about Paul surprises me a bit. The man is the closest thing the world of popular and rock roll music has to a living deity, but he doesn't act like it. He has tremendous grace and genuine concern for others. He could easily be some insufferable ego monster, making absurd demands and throwing tantrums, but he's just not that type of person. He's a real professional, and he's got class, dignity, and a lot of heart. I can't think of a better example for anyone pursuing performing arts as a career, or just for being a righteous human. Long live Paul!

[@larryrhindress2972]

I could listen to John Clayton play his bass forever! What a master. Great stage presence and just what music should be. His live concert i Rio with Diana was as good as music can get. I'm still overwhelmed by the talent I saw and heard!

[@GuyCabliaro]

I have a close childhood friend who was on the east end of Long Island. He and his family pulled into a small deli parking lot, and before they got out of the car, who walks out of the deli, but Paul and Linda. My friend and his wife are going crazy, but they're trying to play it cool. Paul notices and waves to them. They wave back, and Paul and Linda, completely unsolicited, walk up to the car, Paul leans into the window and says hello. My friend is a total Dead Head, especially in those days, and was wearing some sort of tie dye. Paul calls Linda over and he says tell them about your project. Turns out, at the time, Linda was doing a photo history of Pig Pen, the Dead's first keyboard player. She tells them some stories about knowing Pig Pen in the 60s. They ask about my friends' kids, who were in the car, say goodbye and go on their merry way. My friends were just paralyzed. They tell their little kids, that he is one of the most famous people in the world. Paul and Linda were so disarming, so down to earth and so kind, my friend said that, for a moment, they almost forgot to whom they were talking, and they were just having an interesting conversation with a couple of middle aged hippies. This is an absolutely true story.

[@Oly1y]

"This is an absolutely true story" mmhm

[@tomhays4537]

Great story!

[@mickavellian]

This sounds TRUE. I have musicians friends who lived in The Hamptons (NOT because they are rich but because they were BORN in the Hamptons) and tells of Paul chatting with anyone at Hampton Music.John was the same in Greenwich Village.. Just leaned on a wall .. someone would bring a guitar and there's John belting. I do NOT know ANYONE who ever met Ringo or George! Back then I always said if I meet Paul or John I'd ask "hey can you get me Ringo's autograph??

[@cjaquilino]

mickavellian He's been sighted a bunch of times on Long Island and obviously NYC. No reason to really doubt this story.

[@mickavellian]

@@cjaquilino LOL Macca is like a UFO. He has been sighted.. The Hamptons are like a Rock Stars reunion club I have just run into Billy Joel AGES ago.

[@steadfastcoward]

Long before I realized exactly who Chris Squire was I was in awe of Paul's bass playing. This was when I was fairly young and John Entwhistle and Larry Graham, Bootsy Collins or even Tina Weymouth made it into my conscious. It always seemed to me that some of the best bass players also fronted, and looking at it that seems fairly natural. Mr. Clayton was a fortunate man :)

[@dennelclayton5188]

Wow! Can't believe that I just ran across this great interview of John Clayton on Paul McCartney. The common denominator between the three of us of course is that we're all bassist. 😀 I had actually met John Clayton backstage summer of 2001 at the Hollywood Bowl. Just a lovely man, very personable and down to earth. He introduced me to his brother "Jeff Clayton" and I believe at the time they were performing as "The Clayton Hamilton Orchestra." I told John that I had become aware of them because I use to work with another brother of theirs named "Gerald Clayton". And that he would play their music CD's when they were still known as "The Clayton Brother's" while we use to play chess against one another. (lol) I recalled having just a wonderful conversation with John, I told him that I too was a bass player. Then we jokingly started speculating whether or not we might be related because of the "Clayton" last name. Interestinly as it turns out his family is from Texas and my family and relatives are also from Texas. And there are a huge amount of Clayton's that are in Texas so.... This just brings everything full circle, because I didn't know that he had worked with Paul McCartney before. Paul is certainly one of my all-time favorite bassist. I hate that I had missed the opportunity to see Paul McCartney do a impromptu performance at "Amoeba Records" in Hollywood some years ago. All and all this was a great interview.

[@Fool3SufferingFools]

Paul lived through some very tense and confrontational times during the Beatles years and even in Wings. Clearly he had to learn over time how to put other musicians at their ease.

[@themadafaka6839]

well...that's what YEARS of dealing with someone like John Lennon has given you...the expertice to "handle" just about ANYBODY. Paul's the man.

[@josearanguibel945]

It's funny that you act as if you knew Lennon lol

[@GargeBarge]

@@josearanguibel945 what

[@bassinblue]

@@josearanguibel945 You do realise there are interviews and recorded accounts which confirm things we know about John Lennon?

[@josearanguibel945]

@@bassinblue quite exactly to my point. Basically every close friend of Lennon’s, especially McCartney, have confirmed that Lennon had a completely different personality in private, something that happens with most celebrities. His tough avant-garde personality on TV was probably just an alter ego, not “who he is”, you feel?

[@dikelaable]

John Clayton thanks for music and the arrangments, man!

[@JohnBarrylizard]

I spoke to a man who worked at sweetwater who said he had worked with Paul McCartney. He only had very positive things to say about him. On an unrelated note, I met most of the members of Journey and they were nice very normal guys. I'm not a Journey fan, but, just a point of reference. I also met Rick Foster, who at one time was one of the best classical guitarist in the world, and he was incredibly sensitive to other people and kind. Perhaps many the best musicians are generally sensitive, empathetic people, and Sir McCartney, being an extraordinary musician would also be an extraordinary human being. I think George Martin alluded to that about the Beatles.

[@diegensehaut]

Actually met John Clayton a few years ago. Great guy. A very kind soul

[@johnlawrence2757]

There’s a lesson to be learnt here! When you are hired to work on a project (in any medium) on which you have not been involved as an author, you need to be very reticent about making suggestions. The author has been involved with the project for maybe months and you are on your first day with it! So it’s likely anything you come up with, the author will already have thought of and rejected. So it saves some tension and embarrassment to keep your ideas to yourself particularly if things are going well. If there is a problem, then, perhaps the author, being aware of the qualities of the hired talent, will solicit opinions. That’s the time to come up with a bright idea and save the day!

[@davidtrindle6473]

Good advice, even in the financial services consulting business that I was in for 30 years.

[@LucDaigLTU]

When Sir Paul came for his gigs in 2008 and 2013 in Québec City I was there for both shows, and you know what , this is how he also makes us feels in the audience. You kinda "feel" like he's your friend and there to please you... An very honnest guy, no bull shit, the greatest pop music composer of the 20th century, and yet again; a simple man.

[@kanboify]

Randi Brooks Pual > John always

[@MrVladalv]

Bo Lan dude, it's not a car race. get your head out of your ass. you and millions of sport fans can just go watch football. stop comparing artists for fks sake

[@kanboify]

Mr Vladalv look at your dirty words, LOL

[@p0llenp0ny]

+Bo Lan Also.. John > Paul. ;-)

[@40pianos]

You and Bo Lan, what are you, 13 year old fan-girls. John is greater than Paul? Since art can't be quantified are you suggesting he weighs more than Mr. McCartney?

[@Cugelclever]

Nice clip of a very talented man.

[@DocSteiger]

Great little bit. I love small chats such as this one.!

[@RastaSaiyaman]

As for Paul as a Bass player, take a song like "Penny Lane" hear that counter melody he lays down on his Rick bass, the guy came up with such melodically complex things which ended up sounding perfectly normal.

[@goldpython2263]

I remember noticing the bass line in Penny Lane in my teens in the 70's. It's great work on the bass.

[@TotalHealthTurnAround]

Thanks for sharing your perspective! So cool!!!

[@juliangiulio3147]

It has always been clear to me, Paul is a very healthy guy, always sees the postive while ensuring he is not too saintly. He seems to have a real healthy/wholesome love for himself and everyone he encounters! I love and appreciate all the fabs; John & George have always been my natural favourites; but Paul and Ringo came out SO WELL in the massive, recent 'Get Back' documentaries. No wonder that Brian Epstein and George Martin said it 'wasn't their music -but their likeable charismatic characters' that made them want to work with them :) He -Macca, - is a force for so-much good!

[@globalmonkey007]

I've heard the question asked, "If you could spend the afternoon in conversation with anyone, living or dead, who would it be?" For me, that person would be Paul McCartney.

[@mickavellian]

I second THAT and I HOPE I will not go.." do you remember when you were a Beatle??' Man that was awesome.." (with all due credit to Chris Farley)

[@drutgat2]

Thanks for this. John Clayton sounds like such a lovely guy. And it is nice to hear that Macca is so nice, too. Sometimes, of course, other musicians and people have different experiences of him. I also talked had a brief acquaintance with a former music journalist and songwriter who interviewed both Paul on two occasions, I think, and George, and he said that Paul was obviously very used to "disarming" people in a very professional (not bad) kind of way, whereas George was more frank and open.

[@blujay9191]

Great story. What an engaging guy. This left me wanting more.

[@winterlandboy]

How bloody nice was that !!

[@LightSnowOvernight]

very sweet - both gentlemen !

[@StoneBTH]

Amazing insight. Love that story.

[@dingoswamphead]

Thanks John. I hope we can all develop that skill.

[@votephillips2564]

great words and a smooth musician

[@no_one_of_that_name_here]

Great interview.

[@robertdevoy3119]

I thought he was gonna talk about Paul being the most musical bass player ever. McCartney's bass playing is like a song in itself. Paul was not told what to play on Something or I Want You. That was his contribution to making those songs better.

[@billjenkins9634]

I’ve always loved Paul’s bass playing but I’ve read or seen interviews with George about “Something” where he said he thought Paul’s bass line was a bit “busy” which I thought was strange because I think it really adds a lot to the song. I wonder what George would have done instead. I guess George played bass on “ She Said She Said.”.

[@richardmeade2259]

@@billjenkins9634 same, I always gave Paul kudos for the incredible bass he gifted to George on Something. Was a little surprised that George didn’t see it that way, and felt it overdone. Such an intrinsic part of the song.

[@bassinblue]

if you do some digging, you'll see Paul loved the likes of James Jamerson, who had extremely melodic basslines, which become iconic in of itself.

[@raindrops21_9]

From what I've read, the bassline that we know and love on Something is actually a toned down version of what Paul originally intended. The first bassline he offered was far 'busier' and that was the one George wasn't keen on. George liked and approved of what Paul eventually laid down.

[@thesilvershining]

Paul crafted all of The Beatles’ basslines himself except for the small handful of songs he didn’t play bass on. Oh and he “borrowed” a Chuck Berry bassline for “I Saw Her Standing There” and he’d tell people they’re the same and they wouldn’t believe him 😂

[@alabhaois]

Great interview!!!

[@JaiUneGuruDeja]

Paul is living proof that love conquers all.

[@BurtonBoyz715]

DITTO.....ALL YOU NEED IS......

[@flacidhouse350]

Didn't his first wife die of cancer and the next one was a gold digging whore?

[@janoverheem7466]

holy shit dude sweet #Surfingstingrays

[@vomitingconfetti7187]

What makes Paul's bass playing difficult is he sings at the same time he's playing complicated bass lines. It's as if his fingers have its own separate brain. It's hard to focus on doing two totally different things at the same time. That's what makes him great.

[@jsamc]

Peter Cetera was pretty good at that also.

[@robhaskell4043]

Very nice testimony. Well spoken dude!

[@bengunns]

You will find that friendliness with a lot of people from Liverpool, people there are easy going and friendly and talkative, i am not biased because i come from there, but visit the city and see how easy it is to talk to people. Go and Visit and take a trip on the magical mystery tour at the Albert Dock.

[@at90percent]

This is why I have great respect for Paul McCartney. He knows that people hold him in extremely high regard and that it is really easy for him to hurt people's feelings by anything he does. Yet, he cares and tries to really make people feel at ease around him. What a burden, I'm glad I'm not him that I would have to walk on egg shells around everyone.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Phil Collins felt that Paul was patronizing and offensive towards him when they met on one particular occasion .I'm still a massive McCartney fan though .

[@LeChaunce]

But, to be fair, who WOULDN'T be patronizing and offensive towards Phil Collins? :D

[@robst247]

I wouldn't, and I'll tell you exactly why. Because I've seen some legendary drummers play live - including Peter Erskine, Billy Cobham, Terry Bozzio and Bill Bruford - but seeing Phil Collins play with Brand X at the Marquee Club in Soho back in 1976 was incredible and unforgettable. Why would anyone in his right mind be patronizing and offensive towards a master musician?

[@anonymusum]

Think about the golden rule of journalism: first listen to both sides - then form an opinion.

[@halcyon289]

Thank you Rob. For me, Phil Collins is the guv'nor.

[@us-Bahn]

Can imagine it took a lot of skill for him to get the best out of the other 3 for the 8 emi/apple years

[@cerimccoy]

Paul McArtney is just a brilliant songwriter.

[@GameJonez]

...and that's what it's all about. very cool.

[@hmol1955]

Beautiful.

[@donegee]

In my estimation ... the mystery was perhaps a little crazy. Paul's just a regular guy who "handles" people. I believe that's an insightful key to life's more complicated issues.

[@105robmajor]

Paul's bass on many of the Beatles recordings are quite complex. For example, the descending walking bass line on the verses of "All My Loving" and that was back to the days Beatle songs were fairly easy to learn. Paul does not sing and play bass simultanerously while recording. He spends hours perfecting his separate bass tracks in the studio. I was watching him playing live on the video of his recent show in Oakland, CA. On some of the close-up shots you can see that he keeps his bass lines to a bare minimum. If he could sing while playing more complex bass lines, what would be the point as the complexity will not be heard in the large arenas. On most numbers live in concert it is hard to distinguish between the bass drum beats and the bass guitar. And this holds true with many bands who have very talented bassists. Sting keeps his bass work to a rudimentary level on stage.

[@kentishtowncowboy]

Reminds me of a young band looking to play in the studio with Paul and there tentative and overawed. Geoff Emerick, who often acted as Engineer for The Beatles said, "Don't worry, Paul has a way of putting you at ease". And so it would seem.

[@milestoneman500]

David Weingast- Many of us have personal hero`s . Perhaps you don't. I didn't feel a God worship with his comments. He admired the man who is a living legend and was happy to share and add Paul to his life's experience. Maybe you would feel differently it you worked with Paul in a professional environment in whatever you do OR not feel that need to share the experience with anyone. You know something just casual, ` Today I worked with a Beatle, pish posh. This guy does has that right. I found it interesting. I wonder what brought you to this clip initially and why the need to voice a critical comment.

[@brunositbon939]

Paul George John Ringo forever

[@MrRentgould]

Very cool ,thanks

[@allbuzzedup1]

Paul is a bass “ guitarist”... this guy is a bass player...and one of the tastiest of all times...just listen to where he places the notes...it puts oxygen into the songs....difficult to learn,I dare say,...wow..so natural

[@mickavellian]

Coincidentally I saw a documentary named "JACO Pastorius" last night . I had heard a lot about this guy , but what he could do with a bass was beyond possible . he DID use a ton of effects but that bass sounded like whatever you wanted it to sound. he did a riff on Jimmi Hendrix playing the national anthem and combined it with burning the guitar . So on the last note of the anthem ... while still buzzing from the amp he puts it gently on the floor the lights go off and he walks away .. til the lights come ON he's in mid-air and chokes the buzzing note jumping on the bass (that looked to be 60 years old. Reminded me of prince throwing the guitar ip in the air. According to Sting Jaco could do any instrument on a fretless bass . AMAZING talent and a little off center died at 35.

[@thomascordery7951]

What a wonderful story on so many levels! Also, I think if I had a story about how Diana Krall had called me to a session that ended up with working with Paul McCartney, I could probably leverage that into never having to buy another round in my life!

[@stix9641]

Paul would have known Geoff is one of the best brush players in the world John. Paul knows how to put his songs together and plays drums" brushes or sticks " can be mixed. When I met you John and Geoff it was a great honour I will always remember, When i met Paul i was just seventeen.... you know what I mean !!!

[@burnindownthehouse]

Paul is a funny guy. He has a good sense of humor. Like the musician in the clip said, he's a people person. He seems like a genuinely nice guy. John was blown away with his knowledge of music when he met him. However, I think Paul is a bit high strung and that might've drove the rest of the Beatles kinda nuts. At the end, Paul was kind of controlling things and keeping the band together and I think the rest of the Beatles just slowly stepped away. I remember George was the first one to quit and John had to visit him and get him to come back to the Beatles. Correct me if I am wrong, but I think Paul was playing the instrument parts of the other Beatles in the studio near the end. I think George was mad because he wanted to play more of a role in the songwriting. I think Paul was playing the parts of the other Beatles in the studio. Paul can do that because he's a great musician but I don't think that goes over well with bandmates.

[@mickavellian]

You are wrong ---- When George quit (unlike Ringo who just did NOT show up one day and took off for Sardinia) George stormed out cursing . John did NOT even pick up his head just kept doodling , Paul is like momma hen , George , wait , John , say , wait , hey .. shit hes gone. John says NOTHING. Paul kept calling George, playing united nations ambassador (and it IS true Paul CAN be a PAIN - as per Ringo, but Ringo says , "...but since he can not TEACH me anything he lays off) so 3rd day George is adamant I am done (lil did he know Paul had already done all the lead work "just in case) . and John in that cruel "dont fuck with me kid" way Asks McCartney ."So you think Eric (Clapton) would like to join us? So they put a call to Clapton who apparently called George and told him "hey I am finishing YOUR album, mate!" George was back in the studio the next day. George in fact was VERY mistreated within the group BUT he was a "Baby amongst giants" and he would complain to George Martin "they don't help me" . Like , "and who the fuck helps Ringo?" The lil tiff on the Let it Be movie was over NOTHING a "suggestion from Paul as to how to play a phrase in a Paul song! "Well I thought we could , but I'll play it as YOU want or I wont play at all" a 5 year old hissy fit But Paul happily accepted George's Bass riff in "And I love her" , which is in fact THE SONG . So when George was right he was Right , he just wasn't right all the time. (as per George Martin)

[@pgroove163]

mickavellian glad u were there mate...

[@nonrepublicrat]

+mickavellian you have talent as a fiction writer. very creative. harrison was no baby in any situation, as anyone who actually knows will tell you. fiction writing can have value, except when you are trying to sell it as fact.

[@goodandbadtimes]

Somebody once said rhetorically "Who could deal with that?" in reference to being anywhere in the vicinity of the testosterone and egos of John and Paul in their mid-20's? There is a great interview with George - "post" Beatles - where he says something to the effect of "John and Paul were too busy being John and Paul to think that anyone else might be around". John also said... The Beatles (the live years) at the gigs... live... in Hamburg and Liverpool... were the "best ef'n" little band in the world... "but nobody got to see that." When they got famous and ended up being confined to the "studio" and the "gigs" and the "touring" was over... The (Studio) Beatles evolved. Of them he said, "...we became one of the most technically efficient studio recording artists..".

[@janoverheem7466]

holy shit dude sweet #Surfingstingrays

[@ferabra8939]

Paul is a clever guy, and of course he has decades of experience. If he could work with John Lennon (out of his mind on LSD and/or Yoko Ono) and make some of the best records ever, he can work with just about anybody else, and it's a walk in the park for him.

[@namewithheld9716]

+Fer Abra Out of his mind on Yoko Ono. LOL.

[@GamePlayWithNolan]

+Fer Abra lmao

[@damonblevins3975]

Like (sighs, prepares for gunshot) Kanye West! (Gets shot)

[@TheCornishCockney]

McCartney can do what ever he wants,he's a BEATLE !! instant respect from every musician.

[@robertchallen]

If he can work with Lennon? Omg...fuck you!

[@johnrandolph6121]

Wow, great story!

[@anonymusum]

And now imagine John & Yoko in that situation ...

[@rona4851]

So, he played for Faul??

[@patbrennan6572]

a hug from paul, i'm not gay but i think it would be ok.. lol

[@johnclayton1136]

I'm guess who from Liverpool England?

[@jsamc]

Definitely an inside circle musician.

[@derwandschauer]

Marihuana, being 17 and discovering the Beatles. 10 out of 10. More ear and more Marihuana and just discovering the baselines. 😊😊😊🌹🌹 EDIT If there is an ideal voice, every woman finds attractive, I think this dudes voice nails it.

[@copaceticunleaded4390]

Does the he play for Conan O'Brien

[@joevining2603]

great story

[@markhunter8554]

Not to be confused with Adam Clayton.

[@mickavellian]

The performance of Paul with Rihanna and Kanye West brought Paul to a level of humanity FEW people of that stature can achieve . He laid back played like a session musician , did not let go of heavy vocals, just very simple harmonies , let Kanye make a total ass of himself and his autotuner showing TOTAL disrespect to a LEGEND for the next 1000 years and that was it. Off the stage . GOD DAMN IT This is Sir FuckingPaul Fucking McCartney" That gig probably cost Kanya his "career" boosted Rihanna's out of orbit and showed what a TOTAL pro Paul is. Had Paul not been married he could've just WINKED at the Kardashian ass and Kanya would have been wanking it that night.

[@carkenny2]

How can any moron DARE to mention the genius of Sir Paul, with the no talent Kanye douchebag in the same sentence?

[@carkenny2]

How can any moron DARE to mention the genius of Sir Paul, with the no talent Kanye douchebag in the same sentence?

[@mickavellian]

Did you read what I WROTE ? or are you just blowing shit in the wind. I SAID Kenya is shit and It showed the class of artist Paul is . Where in fucks name was I comparing them ? REMEDIAL reading or cut down the drugs.

[@damonblevins3975]

He was (rudely) saying you shouldn't say their names together in the same sentence...

[@sturdeehouse]

And in doing so ......they mentioned both names in the same sentence......

[@Anthony-df4bs]

I watched this whole video thinking he was Mike Merritt from Conan O'Brien's band.

[@jamescalifornia2964]

〰 Egos to deal with ...

[@Jzeaser]

Paul is a guru

[@AaronEddieHYo]

They didn't want no cameras catching the prosthetics falling off his face

[@janoverheem7466]

sweet farm dude

[@beback_]

Sad that the fro’s gone.

[@marguskiis7711]

Everything is OK with Paul until you ask money.

[@mjazzguitar]

I heard that, too.

[@mickavellian]

KInd of a TYPICAL thing of Liverpudlians or anyone who is born under a goddamn World War !

[@animalgeo]

“You never give me your money”

[@ewest14]

Not true. He’s frugal but at the same time generous. He funded LIPA with his own money and there have been many stories of him being charitable. He’s charitable but he doesn’t speak about it because he doesn’t feel the need to boast about it.

[@petermautner1013]

Interesting ,but not surprising that John Clayton is for the most part not known in general by the Rock/Pop audience.It is all due to controlled mass advertising.The people that control the media could just as well push John Clayton.John would have to sell his soul and for the most part his music would be compromised.His big band in conjunction with Jeff Hamilton would in all likely hood not exist.

[@jm-tl6od]

Rest in peace Paul

[@jamesgriffithsmusic]

Paul must have got better over the years....during the Wings years he couldn't keep a band together for 2 albums in a row.

[@alexyamach3635]

Because he didn't pay well. Paul is known for being cheap. Wings first drummer said he paid them miserly weekly stipend when he was in the band.

[@braemtes23]

@@alexyamach3635 When Wings started up, Paul's money was tied up in escrow because of the law suit, so he didn't have a lot to pay anyone including himself. Even Paul's royalties from his solo work were tied up. Paul gave Linda writing credits on many of his songs because she was able to get the royalties for her share in them so they had some liquidity. In the early days they were traveling around playing colleges for a pittance while they built up the band as a unit. Paul is not a big spender, it's true, but at this time he didn't have it to spend if he wanted to.

[@alexyamach3635]

@@braemtes23 The lawsuit only tied up NEW incoming royalties. Paul still had all his Beatles years royalties paid out to him in the 60's in the bank. Millions!

[@GeoZeppelin1979]

guy looks like Denzel Washington :D

[@bojandolinar1535]

Actually I thought Obama. :) At least the eyes.

[@p0llenp0ny]

+Bojan Dolinar He looks nothing like Obama.

[@MsAppassionata]

He doesn’t look like either one of them.

[@erowal1]

No cameras allowed? Pfft

[@IamUncledeuce]

I understand that Paul controls the event... no cams being one feature. Also there are bids which show Paul abruptly ending press conferences because of questions being asked that weren't on the prearranged script distributed to reporters beforehand.

[@jimward6586]

Give a brake, look up what quincy Jones said about the beatles

[@breathspray]

Also look up what Quincy`s family did with Quincy after he made those statements about the Beatles..

[@PENTAPHON]

Who is Quincy Jones?

[@briancollins5117]

You have to look at the context and know the back history. Quincy was putting down Paul due to jealousy because Paul slept with Peggy Lipton before she married Quincy. Fact.

[@MM-vs2et]

Paul is a pioneer for sure, but far from John Clayton as a bassist

[@dweingast]

OMG Please, enought with the GOD worship of Paul McCartney, yes, he is the greatest, yes we all LOVE him more than life itself, but this fawning God worship of re telling these stories is just so embarrassing. He is ALSO human ! Not a GOD !

[@laco4275]

David Weingast your being histrionic, dear. The only one who has always been over-played as God, is Lennon. Paul has ONLY RECENTLY gotten highest praise. Like Dylan and Paul Simon have both said: McCartney is a whole Tier up as singer-songwriter from them and Lennon. Try chilling out. Let McCartney finally get the humangod- praise he always deserved.

[@laco4275]

Dogmatil Paul really is special and not just as the greatest singer songwriter ever. He lived quite a cool, sweet, badass, and loving life! His love for Linda and having great kids, his whole family, how he never disloyalty turned on anyone -- it's amazing. He's The Man, not perfect, but to deny his great talent and soul is just stupid.

[@jonsimon5779]

I think we have to understand that this is a special event or moment in THIS guy's life. Not our's. Or your's. So naturally it's not going to be as meaningful to everyone...and it's also going to probably annoy a very small percentage of people who are just easily annoyed, I guess.

[@JR-sd8wh]

Lighten up you son de la beesh

[@Ptpop]

Yes! Thank you. People giving Paul kisses on his bottom like he were Christ or something.

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

I know is hard to believe but the truth is Paul died on September 11 1966 and was replaced with William Shepherd. Paul McCartney (1942-1966) was a genius, he was at least at the same level with John Lennon. William is a weak musician. I never listened his music.

[@russellroesner6073]

Why is this audio so terrible? You are supposed to be a musician recording a musician about a musician yet I can barely hear the audio here. I’m sorry and apologize advance quality of this audio is terrible and it sucks because this story seems important historically yet you disrespect us all.

[@caponsacchi]

Who cares about Paul McCartney (or any other singing guitar player)? He was a human being? Gee Whiz! What a revelation!

[@aaronlowery6301]

its about being that Clayton- already a world class player himself-found McCartney to be down to earth and not a J off. pretty simple.

[@moltonrocka1784]

you're a fucking douche nozzle, shut the fuck up, you puke bag piece of dog shit.

[@p0llenp0ny]

+caponsacchi Yet here you are... Watching a video of him.

[@hyzercreek]

My arse has 3 legs

[@MrBradymoss]

Wouldn't it be great if all black Americans could speak and articulate in the same manner of a John Clayton.

[@JaiUneGuruDeja]

Why stop at blacks? You might as well include all of us. John sets the bar high in this interview. He speaks in complete sentences using excellent grammar. He doesn't clutter his message with filler words (um, er, ah, like, you know). But, more importantly, he tells captivating stories that inspire images as you listen.

[@jsamc8420]

Trolls are such lonely rejected people. They'll say anything just for attention just so they can spew out more venon. SMH

[@prschuster]

That should also go for the current president.

[@deanevangelista6359]

What about white people from Alabama? I cannot understand half of what they say.

[@bengunns]

it would be great if all races could speak and articulate, whites included, but the World isn;t like that.

[@patriciaheidgerken9210]

FAUL...FAUL....FAUL...FAUL....

[@javierdepaizpaetow9603]

🤮

[@robertsaul234]

Nutjob cultist

[@MsAppassionata]

FAIL...FAIL...FAIL...FAIL

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

William Shepherd

[@georgiethumbs2438]

Did they have to record one of McCartneys shit songs? Guy hasn't written one good song in 40 years and everybody kisses his butt.

[@lukessummerguitar]

+Georgie Thumbs I assume you're referring to "Let 'Em In" as Paul's last "good" song ( 1976 ) - but what about "Coming Up" from 1980? surely one of Paul's finest moments?

+Georgie Thumbs The whole ”Flaming Pie” from the mid 90s is pretty good.. In my view his best Album/songs since the Beatles

+Lee McDaid - Guitar Lennon liked ”Coming Up”.. That´s something Macca would appreciate

[@damonblevins3975]

Yes he has!!! You haven't listened to several of his last albums

[@damonblevins3975]

Not just those, either. Maybe not on par with the beatles but they are pretty hard to match