Paul McCartney reflects on "Yesterday"

Sir Paul McCartney confirmed Thursday that he was hacked by the British press, but doesn't have details. He said police will brief him when he returns to London.

McCartney held a wide-ranging press conference via satellite from Cincinnati in conjunction with his upcoming Showtime doc, "The Love You Make," about the benefit concert he put on after 9/11. But McCartney didn't bat off questions about his storied career, talking about how "Yesterday" and "Let it Be" came to him in dreams, the fact that he's about to marry his second NYC woman, why he was wearing a collarless jacket and how he loves ESPN and shopping networks. "Where do you think I got this jacket?" he said.

He also said that he's doing more Beatles songs than ever. "I try to give the audiences what they want," he said. Too bad he couldn't give Minnesotans what we want: A McCartney concert at Target Field. A proposed concert there fell through earlier this summer.

You can get more of his quips and reflections at my twitter site: @nealjustin

The Showtime special airs Sept. 10.

Source: nealjustin/startribune.com