Paul McCartney Talks Songwriting Magic at Before Launch of Australian Tour
Paul McCartney kicked off a new tour of Australia in Adelaide, and to celebrate the trek’s launch, the former Beatles star took part in a special live Q&A event Tuesday (October 17) attended by a small group of lucky fans.9 News Australia reports that only about 20 contest winners got to attend the gathering, each one getting to ask McCartney one question. They also were treated to a six-song soundcheck performance that, according to Setlist.fm, included renditions of The Beatles’ tunes “Can’t Buy Me Love,” “Drive My Car,” and “Birthday,” the Wings hit “Let ‘Em In,” and his solo songs “Coming Up” and “Come On to Me.”
ABC.net.au reports that during the Q&A, McCartney mused about the sometimes-magical occurrences that led to the creation of some of his most famous Beatles songs.
“Someone said to me once, ‘Do you believe in magic?’ and I said, ‘Well, I’ve kind of got to,’ because a couple of my songs I didn’t write,” he explained. “I woke up one morning and then there was this tune in my head and it turned out to be ‘Yesterday.’ … It just arrived and I didn’t have to sit down and write it or anything.”
He said something similar happened that inspired “Let It Be.”
Source: Matt Friedlander/americansongwriter.com
