Paul McCartney: Peter Jackson’s “The Beatles: Get Back” Film Saved My Life | Fly on the Wall

[@LaC64]

Wouldn't it be nice if we all had recordings of our lives we can go back and watch to see how it really was and not how our minds have distorted it over time.

[@AnthonyMinsky]

Great point. Only the Beatles get that, of course.

[@BobMinelli]

Which is why my philosophy is whatever I create is not for me, but for those of my grandchildren are great grandchildren I may never meet and they can, sort of "get to know me", through all my videos and whatnot. 🌱

[@spaceghost8995]

HELL NO. My life was an embarassing mess of utter drunkenness and despair. I don't want to revisit any of it.

[@Gerardoooooooo]

Wouldn’t it be nice if we all had the money to pay Peter Jackson to turn a dark moment of our lives into a bright and shiny party?

[@danyluk1]

Not really

[@Fed-np9ez]

"I forgave myself when I saw that". What an amazing thing it is to hear Paul say this, this movie really is time's greatest gift, not only for us but also for Paul and Ringo, to make peace with their past and in their old days remember their friends in fond memories

[@michaelterry1000]

Excellent. Now please release the remaining 50 hours of film. Yes, the fans want to see it all regardless of how trivial the footage is.

[@haywoodjblome4768]

There were multiple cameras rolling. Most of that footage is just different camera angles and periods where nothing happened

[@michaelterry1000]

@@haywoodjblome4768 There is a scene in the Peter Jackson film where Ringo farts. If there are other camera angles of that incident I can promise you that Beatles fans want to see it.

[@bernlin2000]

@@haywoodjblome4768 Sure, but different angles would have recorded different people's responses...people like to watch others react, not sure if you've heard of that phenomenon yet 😛

[@ianbentley7276]

@@michaelterry1000 lol

[@steveconn]

Lots of fighting and sadness that didn't fit Paul or Pete's narrative. Doubtful you'll ever see it.

[@apexjoe4769]

Paul actually kept the Beatles together with his playful but strong work ethic.

[@dennisbenn2065]

Exactly!

[@walrustargaryen7794]

As Ringo said, Paul is the reason they put out so much music.

[@dannyvine3605]

Not really. The Jackson Let It Be film shows all of them contributing. It was a band decision to make the film. It was George's idea to take it back to Apple studios rather than Twickenham. Apart from Magical Mystery Tour, the Beatles all agreed and decided to record after Brian's death. Paul never had to encourage them. Abbey Road was an agreed upon album and it was George who suggested meeting at his to demo some of the songs.

[@purple8289]

@@dannyvine3605 Much of that may be true(I'm not entirely out of the know on these things either) but I think Paul had the most desire out of the Beatles from about 67 on to keep churning out albums and whatnot. He was the most driven out of them all in terms of wanting more fame and success imo.

[@dannyvine3605]

@@purple8289 I see your point, but all of the Beatles were driven and had a work ethic. Paul's drive was to keep the Beatles together when both John and George had decided they wanted to do their own work and churn out their own albums. Both wanted to have the success but on their own terms and without being a Beatle. That went against what Paul wanted and in the end it was an intolerable position.

[@gnoogie]

God this is so nice to hear. for years and years the narrative was always "Paul was bossy. Paul was overbearing. Paul's ego" , but this film doesn't show that AT ALL. it sucks that Paul's been gaslit by all the media coverage over the years to believe it was like that, and to hear him be relieved and overjoyed that that's really not how it went down is so nice

[@terragthegreat175]

Paul is the reason the beatles made as much music as they did, even at the end. He had a powerful work ethic and drive. John would be coming in late strung out on Heroin, George was on the verge of leaving for pretty much the entirety of the final sessions, and Ringo was kinda caught in the middle of it. Without Paul pushing the band forward, they probably would never have made Let It Be or Abbey Road. Hell, even SGT Pepper was his idea. The reality is every group needs someone pushing the others along, keeping them moving forward. It's a shame the other Beatles gave him so much flack for it.

[@acerjuglans383]

Doesn't matter who you are or how famous you are or what age you are. If something has been bothering you for your whole life, a trauma of some sort, where you think you were "bossy", and you carry this perception that your brothers were against you for being the difficult one....its nice to finally be able to let it go, for all the right reasons.

[@624radicalham]

Watch the movie The Final Cut with Robin Williams. Implanted chip at birth that records everything your eyes see. He goes back in the footage to find if he actually killed his friend when they were children. Deep stuff

[@bradyhamby8165]

"Let it be" as it were

[@markblaze10]

@@bradyhamby8165 AAAhhh beat me to it.

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

Additionally, most of us haven't had the blame for breaking up The Beatles as part of a self-imposed weight to carry. Then add on to that, I've gotten the impression from many comments over the years that John and George got a pass... because they had died.

[@One.Zero.One101]

Yeah we hardcore Beatles fans have known for decades that Paul didn't break up the Beatles, but the casuals still think Paul releasing his solo album broke up the Beatles, and that myth still persists today unfortunately.

[@jeffking887]

The other thing that comes out is how young they were. They had essentially reinvented pop music, became cultural icons and no one was 30 yet.

[@tonybates7870]

I know - it's astonishing, stranger than fiction.

[@loosilu]

Paul was 26. Amazing.

[@emilioaramalvarado3402]

​@@loosiluGeorge was 25. Amazing

[@enjoeymusic]

Wow this is so fulfilling really. Paul deserved to get some peace and I'm glad he had the chance to experience this beautiful documentary

[@dennisbenn2065]

Yeah, he's had to carry the weight and a lot of the blame for the breakup for 50 years, so it's so nice in his last years he gets to have a sense that the verdict of history will be in the end actually much more balanced about the factors that led to them splitting.

[@dannyvine3605]

@@dennisbenn2065 Paul did contribute to the break-up but then so did John and George. There were multiple factors in the break-up. Two of the most salient of them were the Beatles getting older and wanting to be know for other things, and getting involved in the business side.

[@robertflagg2461]

Ringo said nothing would have gotten done without Paul he made them work and do studio time that the others didn't want to do.Ringo said he would just as soon work in his garden instead of studio work on The Great SGTPepper mess that really wasn't Beatles working together.that was Paul and Beatles as side men. That's from their mouths not an opinion of mine.

[@jpetersgoyanks]

John Lennon watched the original Let It Be film with Jann Wenner and Yoko and after the film they all started crying. I would have loved to see how John would respond to Peter Jackson’s Get Back.

[@profile2047]

Man. Wenner is just the worst.

[@jpetersgoyanks]

@@profile2047 hahahaha!!! Sounds like tin-hat talk.

[@TheJoyrunners]

@@jpetersgoyanks nah I’m with him, Jann Wenner was the worst. He sowed so much division between John and Paul. He’s not as responsible as people like Yoko or Klein, but he contributed so much to their deteriorating relationship. Wenner wanted to sell magazines, and he knew that an article where John shit talked Paul would sell like hot cakes, and he egged John on to make some really mean spirited comments. Read the Lennon Remembers article and you can see how much Wenner is pushing Lennon to shit talk Paul

[@jpetersgoyanks]

@@TheJoyrunners hahahaha! Another one. I guess the internet is full of this kind of thought. For the record, no one is responsible for John and Paul except for John and Paul. You people sound like tin-foil hatters when you talk like this. It was all good in the end, they loved each other and they fought. So what? They are like family. Yoko is completely innocent, Jann Wenner is completely innocent and Klein is innocent of what you accused him of… even though he did lie about business stuff. Take off the hat and come back to reality where we are all responsible for our own actions.

[@markhill9275]

@@jpetersgoyanks Sport, get your hand off it! So no man ever distanced himself from great mates because his wife pushed him to? Something he would never have done normally? Grow up, we are all influenced by others, good and bad, knowingly and unknowingly. Nope, Yoko was pure evil, jealous of the relationship Paul and John had. Of course now you are going to come back at me, that is the way of the loser, you just can't stand to be proven wrong, so lets see if you prove me right again!

[@rebeccajones4stories]

That movie gave me such a renewed love of Paul. I truly felt for him as he tried to get the others to do *something.* I loved seeing how his mind worked while writing.

[@mohamedsheik4589]

Paul did whatever it took to keep the Beatles together. He’s a musical genius with notes in his veins.

[@joanka34]

Really? "Oh, how do you sleep?"

[@areareare9953]

@@joanka34 "Quite well, thank you"

[@mohamedsheik4589]

@@joanka34 zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[@robertallan6373]

@@joanka34 Ah, I see what you did there.

[@joanka34]

@@robertallan6373 Yes?

[@davefordavefor]

This makes all of the great music he has made since the Beatles even better. I don’t know how he made any music feeling that he had been the guy who broke up the Beatles. The man is a hero. Thank you for this great interview and thank you, Paul, for being who you are. Just a humble human being. And, thanks for all of the great music.

[@loosilu]

HE was publicly blamed for it by John, and with the help of people like Jan Wenner, it stuck. I'm so happy that he got to see that turned around in his lifetime. It only took 50 years. If this film had been released after his death it would be tragic.

[@hawsrulebegin7768]

I’ve always been amazed how the universe aligned and brought these 4 guys together. I mean imagine if say Paul had formed a band with say Gerry marsden and not Lennon. Maybe a few hits and that would be it. The chances that these 4 Beatles would end up doing something so meaningful in such a short timeframe is incredible.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

That front line had been together since George was 13.

[@monty4336]

A while back, my current girlfriend said to me " you're the only person I know that has a box of old cassette tapes you won't get rid of." And I told her, those are all recordings of my childhood band practices. They're like a audio snapshot of that part of my life. They mean more to me than a few photos because you can hear how those times were like. My friends and I playing and joking around as kids. You can never get that back once it's gone.

[@brendencarlson5220]

Not the only one. One of my regrets is losing a few of those recordings from the 1980s of me and my brother and some friends doing Beatles tunes, but some survived.

[@nostromo7928]

Can you get those put onto CD's so you won't lose them when the tapes are too degraded? They sound like wonderful memories for you.

[@julio_scissors]

Peter Jackson is a treasure; the LOTR trilogy, Get Back, and They Shall Not Grow Old. Beautiful films. Evergreen.

[@missdee4927]

Don't forget Heavenly Creatures. Early masterpiece.

[@emilioaramalvarado3402]

He also made other great films, he's a genuis

[@tommyzai7038]

"We're just two guys goofing our way through the world." - Sir Paul. Awesome.

[@astropioneer3296]

"Just two guys goofing our way through the world." That brought a tear to my eye... You could really feel that watching Jackson's "Get Back."

[@nzrockboi]

I couldn't believe how good Paul McCartney looked in the films. The image quality was so damn good it was like it was shot very recently, but damn Paul looked very very umm well, sexy I guess. The Sexiest he has ever been, that beard the hairstyle and the confidence he had made me grasp my pearls.

[@ManubibiWalsh]

I really think Peter Jackson should be recognized more for his amazing role in restoring and editing these memories so well, and making a full narration out of them. Because out of anything, the story of the Beatles really is structured like a traditionally narrated story. It’s so incredible.

[@gloriahudson9408]

Paul, you can't imagine how happy I am that you have recovered part of your past in such positive manner. I wish John and George were here to be part of it too. God bless you.

[@DudeSilad]

I found the film very emotional. These are fellas who I've listened to my whole life. I'm from Liverpool so I know the places they played and know many people, like my own parents, who saw them countless times in the pubs and clubs. I met McCartney briefly; he gave me his famous thumbs up when he drove past and looked me right in the eye. Seeing them so happy yet at the end of their time together was just incredible. Ringo just sat quietly, just watching and waiting. John was just so amusing. George came across as very brooding and Paul was obviously in charge. But like an older sibling, not a boss.

[@martinone9]

What I found interesting about the GET BACK dvd was how much input George had in the material they produced,especially in the songs he didn’t write.

[@stuartharrison165]

Everyone seems to have forgotten Hard Day's Night . I know it's a totally different type of film but it captures the early Beatles essence perfectly , I love it .

[@TheJayson8899]

I hear about it often.

[@AdrianRojasF]

Yeah it struck me how much them in the documentary behaved similarly to how they acted in AHDN. That's some great screenwriting I guess.

[@georgelloydgonzalez]

He sounds incredibly happy in this clip. I could listen to Paul McCartney talk all day.

[@bluetreacle]

It amazes me how he's forgotten a lot of it from the past, but you would wouldn't you? He's 80 now and was in his late 20's then. I can't imagine how long ago that feels. I can barely remember the ages from 10-15 and I'm 30. So god knows how faded those memories are for him.

[@loosilu]

And he's been avoiding it all this time. For 50 years he's been told he was the asshole.

[@kathowed]

Well that's made my week! Such a relief to hear Paul's found his peace with that time. Peter Jackson has done a massive service to us all. Thanks for sharing this.

[@caryheuchert]

I always come back to The Beatles.

[@1989DiscGolfer]

I've been a lifelong Beatles fan (even though I was born just a few years after they broke up...My Mom's records were further worn out by me as a kid - I unfortunately drew a Pac-Man scene on the label of her Roll Over Beethoven EP...). All along I always thought of the Let it Be era as a sad one and had heard about how acrimonious they were by this point. The Get Back special changed all of that for me, a total 180. I saw a lot of merriment and pleasure both in the studio and in the songs themselves, and the way it worked up to the rooftop concert made me fall in love with the rooftop concert more than ever. And Billy Preston! Love LOVE him! I believe the songs from this final period of their history are still very very good. It's a shame they couldn't have gone on a few more years just to see, but I totally get it. The grueling schedule they had for several straight years would do that to anybody. Plus, who would've wanted to see the Beatles get stale in 1978? That would've sucked. It was a delight to watch Get Back the first time. I soaked it in without blinking. I wanted to wait about a year and watch it again and I'm 2/3 of the way through it again now. It's worth a second watch because there are SO many details and spoken moments I didn't catch and retain the first time. It sure makes me want to get my guitar out and fool around!!

[@markb20]

John is on record as saying, "As much as we complained about Paul, if not for him the Beatles would have broken up sooner than they did". Ironic that Paul was blamed for the breakup, while he's the one who kept them together as long as they did.

[@suzanneobrien781]

Paul talked John into not telling the press he (John) was leaving The Beatles. Then Paul told the press HE was leaving The Beatles, making it appear he was the one who wanted to leave. The only difference between Paul and John in their disputes is that John was open and straightforward as to how he felt. Paul was always thinking of his own image and how he would look and sound. I love Paul, but this idea that Paul was the driver and the energy etc. etc. is just FALSE.

[@ewest14]

@@suzanneobrien781 you have all your facts wrong. Allen Klein convinced John not to say anything because of a contract they were going to sign and Paul and the rest of the Beatles agreed to this because they thought John would change his mind. John didn’t change his mind and Paul decided to release his solo album with a press statement. In that statement, Paul never says the Beatles are done and only says their future is uncertain at the moment. John even said the same thing in an interview before Paul’s statement but the media didn’t pick up on it the same way. Please do some research

[@buddyneher9359]

And aren't we lucky they were just two guys goofing their way through the world?!!! 💕🎶🎸

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

What Peter Jackson has left civilization is no small present. I often laugh to myself, remembering my parents telling me how they (The Beatles) would come and go... and be forgotten in a year or two. That era molded them and vice-versa. Cannot thank you enough, Peter Jackson, for your gift to us.

[@davidperez909]

Paul is a beautiful person.

[@jayanthilameer756]

Watching these interviews with Paul makes me love him even more. A lovely human being. He was a perfectionist and that’s why he had that work ethic when the others were getting a bit lazy or whatever.

[@ottocarson]

Paul misses John so much…

[@johncenter4858]

That movie saved many lifes. Every artists who struggle now can see how much even the genius fail, work hard and often don't even know what they are doing. Really inspiring.

[@rossdelain1645]

Rubbish. That footage had been in existance for decades. Is Someone actually telling me for one second that not one person viewed that film and therefore informed Paul , the most privelidged man on the planet that is wasn't 'All bad after all' which goes against the Let It Be edit.

[@TaiyouHKabra]

Something that you miss in the original movie is being aware of the deadline they imposed themselves, and that changes everything. Paul seems bossy and pushy in the original film, but seeing "Get Back" the reality is that they set themselves out to achieve an impossible task and Paul (and Michael) was trying desperately to complete that goal.

[@jeffphakenewz8556]

And they couldn't even agree where to perform. Quite the stumbling block for starters.

[@TheBoomtown4]

They were so much better than I thought they were and even much nicer and cooler than the reputation that preceded them. And such great musicians, like studio musicians. (Aside from being the greatest, magical band that will have ever existed of course)

[@mustafa1name]

The way Paul reacts to Get Back is the same as everyone else - a reminder of when the Beatles once expressed everyone's feelings, even feelings they weren't yet aware of, perfectly, presciently, in song after song, album after album

[@RudyGOfficial]

Over the years, Paul McCartney has become a favorite of mine and the Get Back documentary solidified him as the powerhouse of so much the Beatles achieved. Appreciate you for all your work. Thank you! 😁

[@WeaponsEducation]

When George left, Paul said "and it is down to Three" He had tears in his eyes.

[@stuartharrison165]

But when they asked what do we do if George doesn't come back ? and John ( I think ) just comes out with Get Eric Clapton after George had been banging on about him I nearly spurted my coffee . Hilarious .

[@loosilu]

@@stuartharrison165 We'll sell his guitars and get Clapton, something like that.

[@loosilu]

"And then there were two." It was after George left, and John didn't show up that morning. He thought John had quit. He's devastated. It's hard to watch. Turned out John had slept in because he was up late doing smack with his new smack buddy.

[@billyshears67]

I am grateful to have been born in a generation that could witness the existence of this band that goes to the limit of what human beings are capable of creating songs

[@judyakajude3370]

I was around, too. Lived the Legend ♥ 17 years old.

[@MsAppassionata]

I was 11 years old when they first came to the U.S. I wouldn’t trade when I grew up with any other era. I feel privileged.

[@mianatas189]

I was just thinking that the other day. All of history and everyone who ever existed, very few actually got to witness and hear their music. We existing from 1962 to now really are the privileged few.

[@loosilu]

I have been to two McCartney concerts, which is nothing, but I'm still amazed I was in the same space as one of the people who changed the world. It's like saying I went to hear Mozart play.

[@robertgerald5819]

This might be the best Paul McCarney interview I've ever heard. I've loved the Beatles my whole life -- since the end of the 1960s when they were still together -- but I've never been more of a fan of them than I am today.

[@markconrad9619]

This movie taught me that "Goofing around" is basically letting go...creativity is letting go of one idea and accepting new ones no matter how ridiculous or nonsensical

[@wizardmix]

This helped everyone and it's nice to know it helped Paul. You know for every outlier like The Beatles there are thousands and thousands of groups who never see the light of day. As someone who has been in a few of those it's a revelation to see that the goofing off we did to get somewhere creatively was the same goofing off that The Beatles did. You have this idea of what it must have been like when some of these tracks were cut -- oh they must have been so serious, so focused, bla bla and here they are doing the same nonsense we were doing. There's me pointing to the TV saying "It's exactly like that!!"

[@rixvspinner]

This is awesome you guys got to interview Paul McCartney. It's great to hear how impressed he was with Peter Jackson's remastering of Let It Be. Imagine how glad Peter must have been to hear this. Good job Dana and David on the interview; Paul seemed so relaxed and open as he typically is in interviews.

[@davidsemrow2485]

The wholesomeness and positive vibes are off the charts here...

[@martinrenzhofer8241]

I loved listening to them play all those oldies. The Beatles were not only a musical treasure but knew the value in the songs that inspired them.

[@Dreamaster2012]

This reminds of a precious memory as a kid hearing the Beatles Albums. It was the playing around between tales and the cartoon. They were zany before I knew the word. I didn't even know if ot was the same guys doing those funny versions of them selves. It was just this British humor with psychedelic ideas and craziness. It was unlike any other band, except maybe the Monkeys. But it had a more exotic adult feel. So good!

[@CarsonHoy]

I had the exact same early childhood feeling of them, wild

[@judyakajude3370]

I was honored and happy to be "just" 17 when they hit America!!! I lived and breathed The Beatles. I'm 76 and I get very melancholy listening to them 💕 I saw them live in Las Vegas 1964 and I still have the ticket stub!!! 😘

[@AqueleRod]

The greatest artist humankind has ever seen and still felt guilty... So nice he could forgive himself.

[@fredpearson5204]

I like Paul a lot, but "the greatest artist humankind has ever seen?" It's a bit much.

[@mistermerlin8917]

@@fredpearson5204 thanks for coming here today Fred.

[@unclealbert4634]

@@fredpearson5204 I think thats a fair opinion, who else would it be. Either way hes in the conversation

[@nicolagianaroli2024]

yes, johann sebastian bach can be rotten in hell and eat his liver in envy of Paul. Guy, when you trespass the fine line of absurde your comment become so funny

[@fredpearson5204]

@@unclealbert4634, it's not a fair opinion, but it is an opinion. It's pointless to rank people of almost any endeavor throughout history, mainly because there is almost no objective way to do that everyone can agree on. For artists, it's especially problematic because art is a matter of personal taste, hardly quantifiable. Having said that, Paul McCartney is awesome--I like him a lot, but is he is REALLY the greatest humankind has ever seen? This is the ranting of a fan-boy, not a serious analysis. Why can't we just leave it at great and be happy with that? If they were alive today, countless artists including Mozart, Beethoven, Bach, Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Picasso, et al, would be laughing at the stupidity of this hyperbole.

[@joeblow9210]

I've only seen part of it, been postponing it, but this interview makes me want to see it more now, knowing it's not a sad affair. The Beatles music played a major part in my early life.

[@phillipbradford6976]

George complains about something through the who thing. If not for John's comedy...it's really not worth sitting through.

[@lawsonj39]

@@phillipbradford6976 John's comedy is great, but I enjoyed the whole thing immensely--got out my guitar and played along with the Beatles as they jammed. And both Paul and George were on a roll creatively, Paul especially: just gushing original music.

[@n.miller907]

@@lawsonj39 I agree. But I left my guitars on their stands to watch it. LoL The original documentary was nothing but a total bummer. I had it on VHS tape and watched it a few times. Peter Jackson's version is much more balanced in every way, even if he has reduced it down to two hours. This short interview segment shows how even creative geniuses like McCartney can be filled with self-doubt and guilt. George H. attitude throughout the doc was something he often exhibited, always feeling like he's playing second fiddle to the creative powerhouse team of Lennon and McCartney. Considering the pressure cooker live event they were working up to, I'm surprised the whole thing didn't implode within three days. Paul essentially rescued the entire project. Long live The Beatles!

[@robmaeder330]

Watch it! Some parts may be boring to you, but seeing the genesis of some songs from Let it be and Abbey Road is magical.

[@foljs5858]

@@phillipbradford6976 What are you talking about? It's amazing for the music, the development of songs, the kinds of collaboration, the behind the scenes in the creation, and so on. I guess you're not a musician or into music then

[@jeffberbert7784]

The short clip of Paul and John dancing chokes me up every time.

[@TheTuubster]

When you watch the documentary you can see that Paul was all about the music, noodling on the piano, talking about it with others. He was the one constantly wanting to play music with the others, not seeing it as work, but the others also had other stuff on their mind, not only the music, so they also saw it as work. Ringo just loved hanging out with the others, so he was always there.

[@shable1436]

Actually it was John that got Paul to not take it as seriously, and Paul was so serious he stressed out, and John would sense it and bring in the comedy relief like a brother

[@arizjones]

I was amazed they attempted to write songs under a deadline to perform live, while filming the whole thing. They seemed to get along pretty well considering the pressure of that.

[@kylofoster5560]

Thanks to Paul we all have the greatest end of the year for 2021 as a Beatles family. The Get Back documentary was a worldwide phenomenon. Paul if you ever see this....Thank you!!!

[@michaelrafferty660]

Thank God for Paul, John, George, and Ringo.

[@davidotto3731]

Don't forget the 5th Beatle, Billy Shepherd.

[@nickbonavita1379]

Peter Jackson is the best at what he does. Anytime I see a picture of him it makes me smile. 🙂

[@IztokGolob-Naklo]

My main point exactly after watching the movie was Paul was nowhere near as bossy as I thought. He wasn't bossy at all. I am bossier at work and don't consider myself heavy. And it just strengthened the belief I had had for years. The Beatles didn't break up because they grew up and grew apart. They just had tremendous business problems and couldn't agree over management. I firmly believe with Eastmans and a few years break we would have seen more of them together.

[@jorgemor388]

With Lennon and Klein in 1969 all is caos its imposible everybody knows Lennon destroy The Beatles because he dont aceptar Paul and George are better in the end of the sixties really Lennon is Jealous guy

[@stephenscanlon9763]

It was JOHN'S band to break up when all is said and done.

[@ewest14]

@@stephenscanlon9763 The Beatles is not John’s band. The Quarrymen was John’s band but the two bands are very different

[@areareare9953]

I always knew John had broken it up, cuz he said so back when he was alive. I am old enough for that. But yeah, I watched this so called "bossy paul" and I'm like. Dude, that's me every Tuesday morning in our meetings when I'm practically begging people to send me the data I need for my report. I'm more shocked at how normal Paul McCartney actually is.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

Yeah, they should've just taken a break, each of them doing an album to get out the songs that wouldn't have fit inside the band, and come back to do a record together. It was Klein who played a huge part in their split.

[@RadCenter]

Paul McCartney had better live to be 150, because I am not prepared to live in a world without him in it.

[@magsterz123]

Totally feel the same way.

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

[@suemorgan3855]

Please stop with this nonsense. We know you have been down the rabbit hole and fake KZbin videos, but don't bother us with it. If you believe that, you should not even be here watching Beatles stuff. It is just an insult to the other 3 and all the Beatle families to suggest they would have been a part of that. So please go away and chat with other people willing to believe anything.@@justiceforjamespaulmccartney

[@Ruggedystim]

Lifelong Beatles fan here. Heard 8 days a week at age 5 and i remember counting the days in a week for years after that.. anyway, imagine paul hating that period based on other peoples opinions, it probably jaded his whole opinion of himself and that situation. This brought tears to my eyes, it took gis whole life to go back and watch... Going "holy crap, those guys were my best friends" its crazy to hear him get peace on the subject. You won't hear that anywhere else.

[@juliangiulio3147]

Well you were quite the whole human, Paul -funny, playful, healthy, extremely talented and also winsome on occasions - and John was similar to you -very present; and Ring was just the best! May your life get even Happier, Kind Sir! I'm surprised that you felt it it 'saved your life!' Must have meant so much to you!

[@hkpr-ro6ui]

Gods who walked this earth. Biggest band there will ever be.

[@JohnBarrylizard]

After watching part of Get Back I was surprised how polite they were to each other, even in their disagreements. I've been in crummy bands where people, with little talent, were screaming like we were important. Really, The Beatles seemed like any other band, except they created world class music.

[@PlanetoftheDeaf]

Great interview, you really got Paul to open up there.

[@pennylane0083]

I loved the sincerity of Paul about how he felt about it

[@Bricameron]

Best interview of Paul ever.

[@antoniomarcioguedesdasilva1429]

Paul was unfairly "condemned" by the majority of the press and the public as the culprit for the end of the Beatles! But he was the only one who tried to keep the group together, as he didn't trust Allen Klein and preferred his father-in-law John Eastman as his new manager he (McCartney) and so was isolated by the other three. Dissolving the band that no longer wanted to be together was the only solution to save the Beatles heritage from falling into Klein's dirty clutches, but no one outside their circle knew Paul's true motives and so for many years he was regarded as the one who ended the Beatles, in fact he saved the Beatles and history has proved it...

[@mumbles215]

Macca drove everything starting with revolver.

[@ewest14]

@@mumbles215 he drove things earlier as well but it’s just that starting with Revolver, he drove it more than before. Engineers from the beginning and people who knew them early on say that Paul led sessions and live gigs from the beginning

[@therealinformalmusic]

All three others came to realise that Klein was a crook but they never thanked Paul for stopping Klein.

[@hw343434]

@@mumbles215 Macca drove Wings, not the Beatles. You can hear the difference Night and day. Beatles were Lennon’s baby even as he relinquished some duties to Paul. Macca didn’t drive The White Album at all… and he didn’t write the best songs on most albums either. He did a lot of great work though as did all the Beatles.

[@thesilvershining]

Yep. I don’t understand people who think the music industry is about being “nice” little artists who let everyone take advantage of them. By the time Klein came into the picture, Paul was a 26-year old legend who loved what he did (still does) but didn’t want to be bullied by an often VERY corrupt industry (ask the surviving members of Badfinger how “nice” the industry can be). Paul had every right to fight for his band’s money, legacy and future. The other three went against him and treated him like garbage-even though two of the four Beatles wanted out since ‘66 and were happy that the dream finally ended, they still let Paul take the public blame and encouraged it. It was extremely petty and immature. Although Ringo came around early on, John and George were only too happy to ride the “Paul sucks” train until they died. Meanwhile Paul-on his OWN-has brought positivity and joy to millions of people for the last 50+ years. If I can forgive John for being a terrible father and a jealous liar, and if I can forgive George for being a whiny negative petty serial cheater, I’m sure they can forgive Paul for **checks notes** being bossy after Brian died because John became an indifferent ineffective leader during the band’s most vulnerable period. Whatever George’s personal woes were with Paul, Paul paid for it all in abundance for decades while George got elevated to sainthood with Paul never saying even ONE shitty thing about George EVER!

[@stefanmarraccini8646]

What a get, what an interview! This man, Sir Paul, is just a treasure and probably as beloved as the Pope and coffee combined. The first song I finally got good enough to perform was a finger style version of Blackbird. I always hear Paul in my head when I play it. This stylized caption format is chic and it just adds extra emphasis to the emotional impacts of the narratives. Likey! The deft way these two handle the interviews is impressive. They handled music royalty like they've been in the talk game for years. Who can do that?! D&D, that's who!

[@TrippingTheTube]

LOVE THIS interview and what Paul says here.

[@thechrisgregory]

Tis great to hear Paul's point of view, and the truth, after being mislead by the press and PR for so long

[@Geritopia]

Even though I knew about this in their chemistry, its another thing to have a big chunk of the Beatles' working habits so succinctly articulated. Humor weighed in constantly.

[@BobbyGeneric145]

The Beatles could never continue like the Stones did. They gave us 10 absolutely brilliant years and then flew away.

[@TBINBD]

Great chance to hear Paul speak about the movie and his relationship, even friendship with John. I haven’t heard the whole interview yet. Did he talk about George and Ringo?

[@shamsam4]

Brought a tear to my eye.

[@topologyrob]

Great interview. I wish P McC had responded about "I don't know" on Egypt Station - what a brilliant song

[@mjjames2442]

These three young guitar players say “hey somebody’s got to play bass” it’s not the bossy one that volunteers.

[@Larrymarx]

*Ringo Starr* used to tell this story; while John and him where siting around the pool taken it easy, the phone rings up both say it's gotta be Paul trying to get us back in the studio. Ringo response today is Thank God he did, we made some great music because of Paul♪♫♪

[@randomdude189]

This podcast is quickly becoming one of the best

[@j.w.matney8390]

That was a great podcast ! The 2 parter with Rob Schneider was killer as well. I'm always glad to support a fellow runner, even if you did go to Carlmont, ha ha

[@paulisthelegend]

Paul McCartney, a living legend.

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

[@jaycuthbert245]

I love in one of danas stories he tells regarding Paul and speaking to him at lornes place how he kept referring to dana as "DAAANE" lol it's awesome

[@FinnGamble]

Did you listen to the podcast in its entirety? Paul called him “Dan” and “Dah-nah” (with a very deep British ”ah”), and I think he started saying “Day…” once but stopped it short 😂

[@chrishayes4323]

I actually hadn't seen the Let It Be film until a year or so before this one was released. I hated it, but interviews with Peter Jackson and Ringo about Get Back were so enthusiastic, that I watched it as soon as it hit Disney +. Then I watched it again! Just four great musicians screwing around and coming up with more iconic songs. I really liked how they would help each other out, like when John helped George with Something and George helped Ringo with Octopus's Garden.

[@netro4680]

I would love to hear a full on Paul McCartney's commentary of this film

[@par32]

I hope today’s budding musicians will watch this doc and learn how to just have fun and let the creativity flow. I feel too much music now is so overly produced and managed to make the most money. I hope we can some day get back to that time when creativity ruled. I mean there’s plenty of bands out there that are like this, but it’s rare they get the same spotlight that the bands of old got.

[@steveconn]

I'm sure it totally galvanized Paul to see his youthful, commanding self again - gave a great tour afterwards.

[@hohaia01]

Nice for Paul to resolve all that angst after all those years.

[@monmothma3358]

Great stuff. Watching the movie, it felt like in that first location they used, the warehouse, the mood was negative. George got annoyed by Paul, and John was passive, not taking part. George ended up threatening to leave the group. The footage from Apple Studios is so different, though. It's like everything changed when they moved there. Chemistry, atmosphere, everything. They had had a break and talked things out, so that was probably why, but still, it's such a contrast. George in a much better mood, John & Paul communicating.

[@e-f-f-y6781]

I'm so glad I got to see this documentary and realize the breakup really wasn't anyone's fault. They were all just done and ready to do their own thing. Very far from the drama filled perception of that time many of us used to have

[@LIE11Bldg7]

If there were ever a perfect time in this world.Let It Be The Beatles

[@TiqueO6]

well this gives me some hope, I was partway through the first episode, I suppose, of the new version and having been in many bands over the years I wasn’t sure I wanted to watch what looks like was going to just be a ugly break up process, but having watched part of this clip, and not liking spoilers, I’m willing to go back in now and see what made it so redeeming for Paul.

[@AM-uo2kf]

Having finished get back the other day and of course being a huge the Beatles fan, it completely washed away the bad taste that the Let it be movie left in my mouth and completely reasseessed my love of the beatles and how amazing they were. Though part one in Twickenham can have hard moments in it.

[@carl_anderson9315]

Paul definitely drove the band to shores when they needed it the most. He was truly someone to count on. A natural leader, indeed. For a time I’ve debated with people who have tried to credit Paul almost entirely for John’s magnificent psychedelic arrangements, as if John had no input at all, something that is ridiculous. John was very active during the recording sessions with his crazy abstract ideas, and his obsession for weird stuff. However I won’t deny that Paul’s contribution and support was pivotal for a perfect product, thanks to his perfectionism and enthusiasm.

[@suzanneobrien781]

Like Paul, the Paul fans line to rewrite history.

[@bryanhernandez2045]

Great interview with Bill.

[@davidotto3731]

Billy, indeed.

[@justiceforjamespaulmccartney]

James Paul McCartney died in car crash on September 11 1966 and was replaced by William (Billy). This is the truth no matter what!

[@ragamuffin92]

I watched the *"Two of Us" as sung by ventriloquists* scene last night and couldn't stop laughing, especially at John's frozen face. And I also loved it when Paul (I think) said "Gottle o' geer," a few times, at about one hour and twenty minutes into episode 3 of "Get Back."

[@June_Magoo]

incredible advice from a true master of music!!!

[@joalltaeuber8065]

I'm nearly 50 and the best dream I ever had in my life involved partying with Paul McCartney. In my dream I randomly met him in a pub and we drank lagers together. He was very funny and kind. I bet someone out there in the world has lived my best dream in real life...

[@fshoaps]

I'm really, really happy Paul got closure from this film.

[@dino0228]

That and he was BURSTING with song ideas. It was like he had to get them out. Loved hearing this.

[@pendrageon1667]

It’s beautiful that Paul forgave himself after so many years. It must have been a lot to keep putting this on himself for so long. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone.

[@robincrowflies]

I needed this just now.