Sean Lennon interviews Paul McCartney | October 4, 2020.
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- Comparto una conversación entre Sean Lenon y Paul McCartney durante una celebración especial conmemorando el 80º aniversario del nacimiento de John Lennon, Emitido por BBC2.
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We have to appreciate paul while he's still here
Ayman Badawy It’s going to be a sad day for me when Macca passes........
@@simonhodgetts6530 Yes, will be one of the biggest losses of our lives.
It goes without saying
Makin' me cry, man.
I don’t want to think about that day...same with Ringo.
There's something so endearing about Paul referring to John as "your dad" when talking to Sean. 😊
Agreed entirely! Very sweet.
Yea, humanizes the 'legend'.
Showing that icons on earth are actually human and amazing.
Paul McCartney is an adorable guy. I love how Sean Lennon is interviewing him. Sean Lennon is a good guy.
because he was talking to his nephew, that how uncles talk about his brother to his brother's children.
At 4:30, you can't setup a moment like that, no matter how you script it, Paul knew John's mom and here he is telling her grand child (whom he never had the change to meet) about her. Really emotional ❤
The beauty of this is, It's a young man asking about his father, from his fathers best friend. Very real, very touching.
I am deeply touched! Magical!
Yes it is but Sean's 45 years old here, he has lived about 6 years more of life than his father. His father's experience in his 40 years would be like 100 years of non stop insanity, and if Sean lives to be a 120 he still wouldn't have lived long enough to experience what his father has in his short brilliant 40 years of life.
This whole conversation is so achingly sweet. A child wanting to know about his father when he was young, asking one of his oldest friends and that friend caring so much for his friend's child, even though that child is a man. This is just beautiful!!
listening to this and I am a die hard beatle fan I am in tears.
Btw I am 73 and was fifteen when I became a fan
@Jamie Lynne In my experience, and I admit, it might just be in mine, men take more time to explain things to children than they do adults, especially men who are near my grandparents' age do to other adult men, as Paul McCartney is
@@erlindaalabanza2378 same!
It's class 101 on the art of "#Listening with Heart"
How sweet that Paul is telling John's son of his beloved dad.
He gets to know a side of his Father he never knew! It's great! 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂🚶
I'm amazed he didn't say that he created John
Paul used to drive over to see Cynthia & Julian after John had left her for Yoko. As he was driving over the words to what would become Hey Jude, initially it came to him as Hey Jules.
I just wish John and Paul spent more quality time with each other before John was tragically murdered.
Even sadder is that they didn’t create new music together post Beatles.
@@bradstoltz8760
relax
and float downstream
I get the feeling that Paul never stopped loving the Beatles.
Paul hearing Strawberry Fields on the way to the interview. John's still communicating with him from another realm.
Chills, love that.
Exactly what I thought!
Well, he was tuned into who his beautiful boy was going to see!
@@karinsimpsonakapeel7099 8
I really think John is still with him
Harrison was age 14, McCartney age 15, Lennon age 17 when they first met in 1957. In 6-7 yrs they were the biggest thing in the world. They're still the biggest thing in the world almost 60 yrs later.
And how old was Richard Starsky ?
@@josefizquierdo6139 born 1940 same as John
loved em in 63, still love em.
@@josefizquierdo6139 Paul Michael Glaser, "Starsky" 24/03/1943.
@@iconicshrubbery Hutch Starkey!
"My grandmother Julia..." hit me like a ton of bricks. Just a guy wanting to know more about a family member he never got the chance to meet. Anyone else touched by that?
My own mum is getting a bit of dementia, and she now sometimes asks me if I remember my grandmother - her mother - who died in a grenade munitions factory during WW2. Ton of bricks indeed. Mum was 16 at the time, and wouldn't meet dad for another 12 years.
Won't meet John's half sister Julia that tells you all you need to know about Sean! Very much like his mother!!
Yeah man, very touching... the whole interview is making me very emotive!
It’s easy to forget that this person who died nearly 70 years ago is only two generations away
Elizabeth Anne Wow !!! Where did u hear this??!!! Can u elaborate more?? Would really like to know more!!! Always thought Sean was a very sensible and broad minded guy!!! It’s hard to believe this!!!!
I am touched by how Paul talks to Sean so lovingly about his father and grandmother!
Everytime Sean says "dad" it makes me sad and happy at the same time
So right in the between? Which means being stuck between which therefore means you felt neutral??
No, not neutral. Humans refer to that feeling as bittersweet.
This interview is priceless to Beatles fans all over the planet.
Yes it is.
Agreed. We need to hear these things!
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BEYOND PRICELESS interview! Whole thing making me tear up(ok, cry)!..Sean, a lovely guy, always. And❤ Paulie, ❤no words, telling Sean about his father and grandmother! 😢😢😢
Paul McCartney on his relationship with John Lennon ‘I think we saved each other’
You saved each other and changed the world. ❤️
That's bullshit. McCartney would have been better off without the Beatles. Like Stephen Stills would have been better off without his backup singers, Crosby and Nash. And no person changes the world with their music. You think that because you smoke pot. However, it is true Stephen Foster changed the United Stated with his music. Trump 2020. Have a nice day.
@@sharpenflat6002 #DumpTrump, the biggest narcissist in the World working against John Lennon's 'Give Peace a Chance' attitude, which he'll always be remembered for, as opposed to you, who could die tomorrow and NEVER be missed! Just like trump, who once he loses in November will never be missed either! 2 Losers, no wonder you are both pathological liars! Goodbye Felicia!!
@@sharpenflat6002 Typical bitter angry Trumpanzee. bringing politics to a post about music, and can't resist the urge to regurgitate his political mantra. not that it really bothers me, it's actually kind of amusing and maybe a little pathetic. It's going to be a very interesting November when the good people of America choose who's going to lead the country for the next four years.I hope everybody votes. even if you're in a red state and have to spend hours on line , it's worth one day of your life to set the tone for the next four years
@@michaellindell8950 Thanks for the compliment.
@@sharpenflat6002 think you need to do some research. We're you around in the 60s? The Beatles most definitely had a huge influence on music but also popular culture. I know, I was there.
I love how Paul spoke so respectfully of John and John's Mom. Just the way you'd want someone to tell you about your late dad and grandmother.
I'm not just saying this because it's Sean Lennon but this might be the best McCartney interview I've heard. He really opened up into things I've never heard before.
That is such a sweet and touching interview. I know John would be proud of sean and that sean and Paul got along so great in this interview. Great job!
I agree, it's a beautiful time spent together with two wonderful people.
Paul is the only link that sean had to reach out to, to learn about his grandmother. It's very sweet and makes me happy.
Yoko didn't know johns mother, so paul was the only other person for sean to learn about his roots. We all could learn from this, our family should be very important to all of us
Sean is the perfect guy to interview Paul, who has been interviewed a million times. It's like they met at a cafe somewhere and we are listening in. What a great listening experience
Yes, such a beautiful interview.
Wonderful to hear them talk together!
Yes, he asked questions that we really wanted to hear the answers to! It was so refreshing. He asked things that no-one else would.
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I’m sure Julian would have many insightful questions for Paul.
Sean, although in his forties, sounds like a kid again talking to Uncle Paul...my heart breaks whenever he asks Paul about his dad and his grandmother. God bless you Sean, your dad adored you and your mom. It's very clear in his songs.
As John said in song: " *Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful .....Darlin' Sean* .... 🎵🖤
Well that's good. Because you would never know it from his behavior.
He was a crap dad. Just wow...he abandoned a son...
. its one thing to be separated from a child due to divorce or other circumstances. But John Lennon just didnt fucking care about Julian. And having to deal with Yoko was salt in the wound. Yoko made him pay for letters between the two. Thats just sick!
@@marqgoldberg7454 didn't care about Julian? wouldn't be that harsh...Julian was absolutely neglected and John's behavior in that regard was unacceptable, but you had to take into account the mitigating circumstances. Not as an excuse, but an explanation. Even Julian has said that he can understand John, even though he was wronged. The man wasn't malevolent or intentionally cruel, he was just a human being who fucked up really bad, as humans sometimes do. John was the product of a chaotic and traumatic childhood, and it took him a really long time to sort his own heaping pile of shit out. He was really young when Julian was born and probably wasn't ready for the responsibility. He didn't exactly have a good role model of how to be a good father- Beatlemania prevented him from settling down at home, bonding with his baby, and learning how. Then John gets into a horrible place with drugs and such, Yoko Ono comes along to destroy the marriage to Cynthia and demand John's sole full attention and whisk him away to New York, not to mention making the drug problem worse. FINALLY Sean is born and John begins to turn his life around, including reconnecting with his older son, though Julian was already a full ass teenager by then and a lot of irreparable damage had been done. Still, things were really looking up, and the man who was murdered in 1980 was a far better person than the 22 year old kid who became a father. Had he lived, he would've continue to grow and mature, his relationship with Julian would flourish, and he was on track to be a fantastic father to Sean.
There’s such a tender, humble + vulnerable sensitivity in Sean’s voice and a loving compassionate depth from Paul towards Sean. So sacred.
Paul, my most loved & adored Beatle. As a teenager he was my everything!!! Hearing him now, it is so clear, he's a very good person with a kind heart...love you Paul..❤️
I was the nurse on duty the night you were born, of course the same birthday as your dad. The moment was not lost on your father, as he turned to me and said “ It’s bloody cosmic!” What a privilege to be a young nurse at that time and place.
Wow
Holy Smokes! What a GREAT memory for you! 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I am so awed by this interview!
Lucky you , thanks for sharing.
Thank you for that story Rose. I was just thinking that Sean Lennon is such an awesome interviewer and someone I wish I knew...your story completed that thought for me.
In his older age, Paul sounds so wise and humble. He’s made peace with his past and the fact he’ll never escape John. A wonderful picture of ageing gracefully.
Paul has always been sharp and witty, and quick to respond with humor. Very intelligent, and talented, and lots of charisma!💖
I don't think Paul would want to be separated from john.
PAUL IS AN OLD FASHIONED GENTLEMAN AT HEART. MANNERS AND KIND.
chalky white Ha! Shows how much you know. He wants to,but he can’t.
I think he is most likely smart enough that he had probably already figured that out in the 1960's
Paul owns a precious part of John's life that no one else does. Makes sense that John's children would want a piece of that
This is insanely beautiful. Paul constantly referring to John as “your dad” ❤️
So who else thinks this is the coolest thing ever?
It is a lesson for all interviewers this sets a new hieght in this medium. Sean can interview any one and it would be brilliant.
I do!
Agreed
without a doubt, this is cool. I like the questions Sean asks Paul! 🚶♂️🚶♂️🚶♂🚶
It's fake
Sean's a great interviewer. Like his dad, he brought the best out of McCartney.
good point!
True
Sean is looking for any family history. He was born later after the main run of the Beatles. This is so amazing to hear what Sean needs to fill in what he has never known
Absolutly...
Sean's an all around brilliant guy. I've heard him talk on so many subjects with the same humility and wonder. Seems like a real grounded individual.
It really hits home that he didn't really have a chance to get to know his Dad beyond his earliest years. Very nice, personal interview about wanting to know more about his family with a guy who grew up with his dad.
Wow. This conversation brought tears to my eyes. Sean's eagerness to hear about his dad and his grandma Julia is really touching, as is his respectful demeanor towards Paul. And I could tell Paul truly wanted to share with Sean everything he possibly could about Julia, and probably wished it could be more. Both guys seem really sincere and even vulnerable here. Very sweet.
Makes me love Paul even more❤ So grateful I got to see him play live before covid hit, will treasure that memory forever!
Sean is a fan. News.
Brought tears to my ears
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And having the blessing of accessing to this intimate conversation through the internet... what a luck to be alive in these times!!
Lennon/McCartney will forever be the best songwriting duo that ever existed. Is very cool to hear Paul speak of not knowing anything about John when he first started seeing him around town. Imagine if that meeting at the festival had never happened... It was meant to be. Some things are fate.
VERY impressed with Sean's interviewing skills. He asks great questions and stays out of the way of Paul's answers.
I follow him on Twitter.
Good guy.
presumably just a genuine interest in hearing about his dads life
Dude you’re everywhere I always see your comments on Sam and Monica’s channel and now you’re here too? We must be interested in similar things 😂
CIA killed John. 2 gunmen. Jose Perdomo - security guard = CIA.
unlike Howard Stern lol
I love that Sean is both a son and a fan.
Paul is a very intelligent and nice man. He is a loving man. He loved Linda's daughter from a previous marriage as though she were his own. As soon as he learned of her existence in the US, he insisted on bringing her to her mother in England ASAP.. He was kind to Julian and Cynthia after the Beatles broke up. He did not have to agree to do this interview in a public, recorded way in order to help Sean out, but he did. Paul is one of the good guys. I loved the little insights and stories he shared here and I'm sure Sean did too.
Yes, and he sent someone to kill Mal Evans
??? Mal's death was completely unrelated to Paul. His girlfriend called the cops.
Paul also has a heckuva sense of humor. It doesn’t surface here, but when he was interviewed by Conan O’Brian he went toe to toe and proved to be quite clever with his joking. Interesting how people adjust their presentation to their conception of the listener.
@@secretmessagesaroundthewor504 stop talking shite
@@secretmessagesaroundthewor504 Was that before or after you invented the tinfoil hat?
Sean is such a sweetheart. How heartbreaking that his father was taken from him. Paul is a natural story teller. I had the biggest crush on him.
Wow! I got to be honest, I’m so sick and tired of the typical Beatle interviews. I’ve heard them for the past 50 years.The same old questions and answers. But after listening to this entire interview , I’m obliged to say, thank god for this one! Sean, you hit a home run . I think being the son of Paul’s best friend was Intercal to bringing a new fresh angle to a very old and tied story. My feelings after listening to his interview was that this was a “new” for Paul and it was time to drop his guard and be open, truthful and honest because he was talking to his best friends son that was truly searching for some answers about his father. There are moments during the interview that Paul appears to know exactly what this interview means on a deeply emotional level to a son of a fallen soldier searching for answers. Congratulations Sean ,Well done!
Navigatorbythestars well stated
Great statement!!
Scot@ never...they may done odd festival but they went out as legends and must remain as such
Navigatorbythestars Sean asked nothing I never heard before
This is so emotional on so many levels. Sean asking Paul about his grandmother because he never talked to anyone who actually met her. This feels like a family thing , which is probably one of the things that makes the Beatles so special.
Paul Badoo we really don’t know that. I am sure that John brought up his parents during the five years he spent with John. I know that o told both of my young children about my parents who were not alive when they were born. They are gonna want to know who their grandparents are at some point since most of their friends have them.
@@trusso11783 John died when Sean had just turned 5 years old. Do you really think he would remember anything or much that John might have said about his mother ?? He's 45 now, seriously doubt it. This is priceless info from Paul about John and John's mom.
Paul Badoo of course he remembers things his dad told him. I have vivid memories as far back as 3. Sean is an intelligent kid. He even mentioned how John would show him Yellow Submarine and Sean later realized that John was in that band. So yeah, he remembers his early childhood. I’m sure he didn’t hear this detailed info but he must have heard about grandma from his father.
@wildcatter63 Sorry, but don't you mean December 8th, 1980 ? What does Sept 11th have to do with John's death??
@@trusso11783 I think Sean probably meant that he hadn't conversed with anybody as an ADULT about his Grandmother...my parents no doubt told me stories when I was a toddler all about their childhoods, but they would have meant nothing to me at that age, when I reached my 20s I loved hearing all about their younger lives. Since reaching adulthood Sean has had nobody with whom he could talk about Julia.
On McCartney's influence over Lennon's solo music career, it starts on 18:28. It is touching to hear Sean say, "It sounds to me that he was paying attention to you, you know, throughout his career. But I don't know, I mean, I can't ask him but it seems that way."
Paul sounds like a loving uncle talking to his li'l nephew. It's so touching hearing Sean's voice when he asks Paul about Julia, the Grandma he never had the chance of knowing or even heard about from his Dad. Paul McCartney is awesome.
Paul is such a smart and empathetic guy. He's always seemed so aware and sensitive, some of the many reasons he's my favourite!
I could listen to his stories for hours. I will never get enough of the Beatles. How lucky are we to still have Paul and Ringo.
And you're a Radiohead fan too 👍
I don't know if you've noticed this, but the reason that The Beatles were so successful is because: 1) They were all equal, and 2) They were all Brothers.
And George Martin was their in studio surrogate musical father. They were in essence, a very close musical family all driven by the same exact passion to be listened to, acknowledged, and enjoyed...
;-) 👍👍
lol
*I can't really choose.. They're like yin and yang in a way and complement each other so well. But I can say that I really love John, & Paul follows closely...*
Best McCartney interview in years.
The fact that Paul McCartney is as open, generous and comprehensive with his reminiscences of his time in the Beatles is such a valuable contribution to social history as much as anything else. Nothing worse than leaving it to the guesswork and conjecture so often resorted to by commentators with no genuine insight. The Get Back film shows that up more than ever before and dispels so many myths. Thank you for posting this lovely interview.
Johnny, I do think that Paul was incredibly generous and has always been classy enough not to slag any of his bandmates, even other musicians off. In my view, Paul was indeed the band leader, although some people would possibly completely disagree with me!
@@BrendanJohnDoherty I think John was the leader right up until Brian passed, it was exactly like Paul had said in the get back doc "daddies gone away and were on holiday" It was the need for some sort of authority figure that forced Paul into the drivers seat.
This is only my opinion from what I gathered watching as many interviews and documentaries as I can. Wild you can still experience Beatlemania in 2023.
@@BrendanJohnDohertyyes Paul took over from 68 onward. White Allbum. Let It Be. Abbey Road. John happily let him take over as John was disengaged at that point. Even kind of on 1967's St Peppers as that was Paul's baby but on that one John was still in charge too though.
My favorite part of this awesome interview starts at about the 20:00 mark, where Paul says how happy he was that he and John managed to patch things up and got close again, and Sean counters how happy his father was about it as well. Paul clearly misses him so much...
This is the most revealing interview with McCartney I've ever heard .
Are you some kind of expert at stupid Beatle interviews?
I agree with that
*All of his interviews are fenomenal!*
Baron Saturday It’s phenomenal. Just saying...
@@baronsaturday9560 faulnomenal
John Lennon and Paul McCartney meeting as kids must be the greatest thing that happened in the 2oth century.
@playlists George was very lucky Paul was his school friend or he would have never got in the band.
@@breathspray don't forget ringo george was the one who brought him in the band right?
I've been to the place where they met. And they had a small "concert" by the remaining Quarrymen. It felt more like a family gathering as what Paul described in this interview. The Quarrymen chatted with us, their grandchildren and great grandchildren were dancing, some singing along, and others in the family put out some butties and tea for everyone.
Brought together by rock n' roll.
And stumbling upon a younger George Harrison? Come on. That's like lightning striking the same exact spot 3 times.
At almost 80....it's great to hear McCartney still sound like a much younger man and his memory for recalling the pre Beatles days is perfect.
I really like Sean. He seems to have grown into a kind man.
Agreed! And a great musician
Sean sounds like he's as much of a fan of McCartney's as his he is of his dad. I think most of us feel that way. This interview is special. Thank you so much.
This is so perfect! Love Love Love..💖💗💓💞💕🤎🖤💜💙💚💛🧡☮️✝️
U feel the love and admiration and respect thru this whole interview. Thank you Sean and thank you Uncle Paul!
Kenneth Haskett yes 😀
Well sadly he probably has seen more of Paul than John
@@InstantKaarma this...
Awesome for Paul to give Sean some stories about his grandmother Julia.
wildcatter63: I would guess at some point sometime John would have discussed Julia with Julian, since he was pretty much named for her.
Plus I would guess Julian might have had more chances to talk to some of his English relatives about his grandmother.
One time Paul told a story about how he stayed the night ith John at Julias and Julia walked by and was wearing just revealing nightware and he literally said "she gave me a hardy" lol I can't make this up if I tried. But yeah glad he didnt bring up that story here
The song, "Julia" on the White Album is a classic!
Courson on Zion: Hopefully Paul has not shared that story with either Sean or Julian.
This is my favorite Paul McCartney interview ever. It's definitely magic listening to Sean interview him.
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Wow! This so amazing, isn't it? Sean got to know a bit more about his Dad & Grandma from John's best friend growing up, & soon to be song-writing partner, I really enjoyed this as I grew up to soon be a Beatles fan forever!
I agree. Best interview ever. It’s like an honesty coming out of Paul’s journaling, looking back on life. The longer you live, the more you have to write about. Loved this Interview so much.
John and Paul were friend John Lennon son wanted to take over for Lennon part but Paul step in that you can't bypass John Lennon in 86
I agree! Left, right, who cares, pure magic. Great for Sean!
You have to admit, the Lennon / McCartney combo was a phenomenon.
This is brilliant to hear. There's a sincerity in Paul not afforded all interviewers here. A beautiful conversation
Agreed. Sir Paul has a tendency to slip into anecdote mode which is completely understandable when you always have to answer the same questions. But this is genuine.
Well, he wrote Hey Jude for this. kid ...
@@Nautilus1972 no he didn’t he wrote it for Julian, John’s eldest son with Cynthia not Sean who was his kid with Yoko
Thank Christ he don’t sound like a Yank considering all the years he’s spent in the nuthouse country.
So great to hear Paul answering questions that aren’t the same that he’s been addressing since the 70’s. This was a phenomenal tribute to your father, Sean.
From one TR to another this was awesome.
My son Adam who is in a well-known band called Lettuce, met Paul briefly at Madison Square Garden in NYC. Paul asked him what the name of his band. He replied “Lettuce”. Paul replied, “my band eats you guys!” My son told me Paul was such a sweet, nice man, just like you Dad.
Paul telling Sean what his grandmother Julia was like. Awesome.
I didn't know that Paul had met John's mum. Such wonderful descriptions of her! So glad to hear that John had many visits with her!
I wonder if John Lennon told Paul McCartney, now Sir Paul McCartney about his mum, Julia, and her musical background. I feel sad, for Sean Lennon, losing his legendary dad, John Lennon, when he was just 5 years old.
@@michaelasquith Paul got to know Julia personally, she was still alive when he met John and, according to one of John's half sisters, Julia liked Paul a lot and used to cook for him, she felt really sorry for him that he had lost his mother at such young age...the irony of it all is that she herself would die soon...
@@celinhabr1, thank you, for letting me know. Your reply is very kind, and greatly appreciated. Thank you.
@@michaelasquith No problem, you're welcome. :)
Best interview ever. Sean is respectful and full of wonder. He knows how important Paul was to his dad.
thank you Paul thank you Sean I'll remember this
Agreed, I'm thinking that is the most important feeling, and started his fingers dialing Paul. Love, love, love!!!
Sean bullied minors on Twitter after they told him to unfollow Trump, told someone they should’ve been aborted & used the F & R slurs then refused to apologise for any of it, but yeah✨
@ArchieJ k
Well said.
Paul is so generous and gracious in granting Sean this interview about his father John that he can treasure for the rest of his life. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us.
@@paulmccartney4008 legend
@@paulmccartney4008 Are you the one and only James?
Listening to this interview makes me feel so privileged to have lived my entire life through the Beatles era. Saw them live in concert in 1965 when I was only 12. Iconic symbols of my lifetime.
Damn I’m so jealous! I was 8 when I saw them on Ed Sullivan & in 9th grade when Abbey Road came out. I just loved them! ❤️ I’ve read as much as I could about them in addition to having their music collection and two trading cards (like baseball cards).
Your all so incredibly lucky. I’m literally 13 RIGHT NOW 😭 I wish I could travel back in time
Me too , actually saw them on A tv special in the 60’s . I was so in love with them when I was so young …❤️😁❤️😁😍
Mel, its funny that they were the equivalent of a boyband at first, then went on to become the most important band in history.
When I was 5 years old, I talked to Santa Clause on the phone on KJR Radio in Seattle, WA. KJR sent me a brand new copy of the Magical Mystery Tour album. I cherished that record growing up. It changed my life. The Beatles were a game changer for so many people, it is truly amazing what they gave to the world. I saw them on the Ed Sullivan show with my mother, but I was too young to remember it.
26:56 as a professional musician of almost 20 years, when he just picks up his guitar and instantly remembers a song from almost 60 years ago is the mark of a true master
This stands out to me as the greatest interview Paul has given. He is usually generous with most interviewers but this is special! He is very comfortable and has a desire to really open up for Sean.
But I really must tip my hat to Sean - what amazing and insightful questions! Perhaps because he is 'almost family' he felt he could go deeper with Paul than most interviewers. Obviously very bright, he listens to Paul’s answers and then asks intelligent follow-ups.
Seriously best MACCA interview I’ve heard!
I'd rank the 1967 "LSD interview" as Paul's greatest and most groundbreaking, but this certainly had a heartfelt emotion that makes it very special and utterly unique with Paul sharing those memories with Sean
Agree totally with you ....
Yes, this was a very welcomed treat. Sean and Paul have a nice flow going for them. I really needed to hear this. Very cool. I'd like to hear them sing together, one of these days.
you are exactly right my friend!
He comfortable because he is talking to a family member!
How sad that Sean at 45 is older than his dad was when he was killed.
Yea.. can’t believe that so much time has passed.. 😥
More sad that he, and James as well, never married & had children to carry on the Lennon-McCartney names.
@@revrotunda3206 he could still have children though.
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Doubt it if it hasn’t happened already. Julian has such a bad taste in his mouth because of what he went through with his Father that he has said in interviews he’s not interested but I don’t know why he seems afraid the same bad events would happen as he’s not that kind of guy. At least it doesn’t appear he is. He didn’t do the drug route like John did. And if he would have had a Child out of wedlock, we would have heard about it by now. You’re supposed to be young to start your Family but it wasn’t in the cards.
He really was so very young and it should not have been his time.
Cool it was Lennon's son to finally aks him the questions that every single ordinary fan would ask him in 40/50 years. So amazingly entertaning..
Then don’t listen to the podcast? It’s not hard
You have to remember Sean was only five years old when his dad was murdered. I liked the line of questioning, in that it appears Sean was wanting to learn more about the personal, talent-related, technical, and business aspects of his dad as much as the music side. What better source than from one of John's mates, rather than the tabloids. It comes off as a nice chat, rather than so much as an interview. Well done.
The Beatles were great!
The Symbolism seems lost upon you
At the time of John Lennon's death, Sean was 5 years old, and at that age you only see your father as an idol, he didn't got the chance to see him as a human being.
Paul McCartney is always great being interviewed with his marvellous story telling, humour and style but with Sean Lennon being interviewing him, Paul seemed to strike a particularly rich level of communication. It was touching to hear Paul talk about John’s mother being such a free spirit and talk to Sean about “your dad” and speaking so generously and fondly about John. The love was there all right.
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It is decided! After hearing this, I refuse to teach my kids B7 on the guitar. They must journey on a bus and find someone who will show them. That is the only way to musical maturity, and the world I want to live in.
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Lol
I think you mean...journey to the computer and look it up on google or youtube.
They'll google it in 2 seconds bud. Then they'll play Eruption note for note.
@@NolalanD Yeah you're probably right. What a disappointment that will be, busting out EVH like it's nothing. But I live in hope.
This is one of the greatest music interviews EVER. Paul is totally engaged and Sean is prepared and not just showing up as John's son and heir apparent. Fabulous.
Hard to IMAGINE that JOHN LENNON has been dead as long as he lived for now. And SEAN is now FIVE YEARS OLDER than his father ever lived to be. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY to both of them. Musical perfection never dies. RIP.
Truman Capote Yes, it’s almost surreal. I was 16 when he died, and now I’m 16 years OLDER than the aged HE was. I can’t bring myself to accept it. 40 years is a very young age to die, 40 years is a long time to be remembered, yet we all feel the tragedy was like yesterday. Thanks God we still have PAUL and Ringo. They have certainly made sure Beatles live through them.
7 February, 2021 will mark that length comparison to the day. Mm... That said, I haven't actually double-checked the skipped leap year. So maybe 8 February.
Yep. I just saw a clip of Sean doing Isolation. He was 5 yrs older than John ever was yet looked as young as John on the White Album. Strange! Lol
@@randomami8176 I was almost 16, It was so weird. This interview is amazing. I often wonder how things would have played out if John had been given a chance to live out his life. This is really good stuff!
@@TheCgelarden Same....John was murdered, eight days before my 16th birthday.
Excellent interview, Sean! So here's this 78-year-old rocker who STILL remembers some underwhelming tune he wrote called "Just Fun"... from 65 freakin' years ago??? How impressive & awesome is THAT?! Paul's stories -- and his memories of him & John -- are so fabulous to listen to. He's still as sharp as a laser, with that iconic, pitch-perfect voice. Love you to the moon and back, Paul! Thank you, from just one of millions you inspired to pick up the guitar!
Paul is awesome 💖
" that iconic, pitch-perfect voice" - surely you don't mean the singing voice which seems to have deserted him...?
MARC !!! are you joking when you write about Mc CARTNEY' s " iconic, pitch-perfect voice " .
His voice is so bad , weak , almost aphone , trebling , without timber and deepness . ...and it 's
his natural tribald voice before aging deterioration .
Ragging on Maccas voice? Try singing rock n roll untrained for over 60 years and let's here yours
This interview between Sean Lennon, and Sir Paul McCartney, to mark John Lennon's 80th birthday was amazing. Thank you, Sean Lennon, and Sir Paul McCartney.
This is the best interview I've ever heard. Sean's questions were so deep, thoughtful & quite profound. What a gift to the world this is.
Wow, what a special interview. Sean comes across so respectful and yet honest about his own memories, and can you imagine how Paul must have felt when Sean said that his dad seemed really happy to see Paul after the rocky times?
Paul is such a great storyteller. I could listen to him speak for hours.
Yes I agree he is an excellent storyteller!
I think part of it has to do with his accent, he has that thing where his voice goes slightly up at the end. Some people don't like that but I really do. It keeps you focused on what the person is saying.
It sounds that Mr Shaw is familiar with Sirrr McCartney's stories.
I love how Sean chuckles with affection when Paul says one of his favourite songs is "beautiful boy" (about Sean).
Hi Rob, have you watched the short video of Paul listening to Beautiful Boy many years ago. It's one of the most touching/emotional things I've seen & Paul was incredibly close to tears! What a life & what a legacy to leave the world!
@@robk3596 I haven't seen that - thanks for the tip. I will look it up.
@@topologyrob - Yes it's definitely worth a look! I think so many people misunderstand or place a skewed interpretation on John & Paul's relationship. Like everyone's it had intensely difficult times, but you can't buy what those guys had or equally what they worked together to achieve. It's almost as if life at times has a design & purpose in bringing people together & they are an amazing example!
@@robk3596 I had a look - thanks, it was lovely to see. I agree. It makes me glad that they did get along well before Lennon died. And yes, a miracle that they found each other and created magic.
@@topologyrob - For sure my friend & a lesson in life there I reckon such that don't let things sour & fester, as in the blink of eye it can be too late to make amends!
This is probably the best interview of Paul I have ever heard. Sean did an amazing job. His questions were so perceptive, which Paul obviously responded to. They were clearly very comfortable with each other and enjoyed the process. I'd love to hear them do this on a regular basis. Sean knows their work as well as anybody and has a true fan's curiosity.
yeah, this is a great interview. more inciteful than others
I'd love to hear a musical collaboration between the 2 of them.
I've heard a lot of McCartney interviews and heard just about everything that has been said but Paul is really giving more in this interview. He's not just going through the motions but he is really talking. Sean has really brought something special out here. He is insightfl and engaging. Both come across, as Paul always does, as really nice human beings. I can't help but think of the lyrics that brought the McCartney and Lennon collaboration to an end, "And in the end, the love you make, is equal to the love, you take." The love Paul gets is equal to what he gives. Great interview.
Beautiful
Sorry, but I have to correct you there. It's, "and in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make."
@@vickielawson3114 Thank you for the correction. I was working off memory at the time and was worried when I wrote it if I got the lyrics right. But as the Beatles sang in "My Life", summing up how I feel about their songs, "I know I'll often stop and think about them, In my life, I love them all."
@Alicia en el Pais de las Maravillas Also hauntingly sounds JUST LIKE his oldest friend! I sometimes feel Sean sounds vocally more like John than Julian!!
Hey Paul. John is listening in from above, smiling.
Happy birthday, John.
He’s an atheist,
@@nickhueper2906 He said in an interview ' Death is like getting out of one car and getting into another ' . Don't sound an atheist to me
Nope. He didn’t have Jesus as Lord and saviour. In fact he stated, as we all know, that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus. Very sad when you consider his immense talent was a gift of the creator.
@@PaulB-gl1ix do you even know the context?
@@PaulB-gl1ix you know it's possible to be religious but not a christian right?
Paul just seems so down-to-earth compared to many mega-celebrities.
Well it's also cause it's his best friends son doing the interview and he's known Sean his whole life. Paul can act cocky in other interviews
I think he has been especially gifted in that way. He has always managed to separate the celebrity and all that goes with that from his personal identity. He has remained close to his family members and has remained vulnerable. I really respect his way of managing his very special renown and celebrity. Amazing person.... especially knowing that he is very likely the most spectacular musician of our era... and likely over a couple centuries as well.
He’s the most down to earth Superstar alive today. He is the hero to people like Dylan, Springsteen, James Taylor and Liam Gallagher and doesn’t act like he thinks he’s better than anyone else.
Different generation.
@@ArniePorter Add Mark Knopfler to that list of humble persons and I think David Gilmour maybe too:-)
In the Beatles, John was the MIND, Paul was the HEART, George was the SOUL, and Ringo was the BODY that kept them together. Greatest band in all of history. Still even TODAY after 50+ years... So nice to hear Sean interview Paul, and Paul REALLY opening up to him. We ALL know the story, but Paul gives us the insight into how it all happened. Very touching.
Interesting, but of course over-simplified. Four full human beings with complex personalities
Ringo was the drummer
@@carolinasleeper4484 Amen! :-)
Flip John and Paul
@@carolinasleeper4484 Ringo was THE drummer.
I was 16 in 1964 and I honestly thought the Beatles were something supernatural. Not of this world. I'm glad that Paul has lived as long as he has and brought me back to reality. That's so kind of him to let me know they were indeed human after all.
You can definitely hear John in Sean’s voice.
Yeah, but he didn’t have the British accent
I noticed it too
What a load of bs.
Really? All I hear is Yoko...
@@KaylaCohn2001 Bro come on stop you can clearly hear John in him just without the accent
The most open interview from Paul about John I have ever heard.
Thankyou Sean for allowing Paul to open up about your father.
Same. Maybe because it goes beyond surface level questions that he's answered a million times before
So cool that Paul has been making himself so available and public about The Beatles, his band mates and his life, the past several years.
Brilliant interview. Sean Lennon needs his own show. He's humble, smart, knowledgeable and has done his research. Most importantly, he listens and does not interrupt. He asks very thoughtful questions. Love ya, Sean. Well done. 🅰️➕ Love ya, too Paul. Always have.💟
Imagine the songs that could have been if john was still with us ....
It's tragic.
Imagine the word image in his handwriting as a tattoo on my wrist with musical notes.
Nothing good
Imagine all the people, living life in peace.
I may say you're a dreamer
Hands down the greatest band to ever exist. Nobody will ever come close.
100% facts!
Love the beatles but saying that no one can come close I think is overdoing it. There are so many musicians with equal talent if not more than Paul. Part of the beatles appeal along with their talent was that they were in the right place at the right time and ended up opening doors for other british bands for sure
@@lawrenceusher1902 12 albums in 8 years, 17 #1 hits, every album was 95% quality with usually one MAAAYYYYBEEEE two songs that weren't that great but were still pretty good....nobody will come close. Ever.
@@WhiskerWhippers I agree.bthey certainly great. I just feel that there are many super talented and successful musicians out there, like Pink Floyd, Us, Sting etc
@@WhiskerWhippers I meant U2
Never again will a group like this exist, never again will four young men meet by chance and effect the world the way they did. THE BEATLES #1!
The aliens love the Beatles. That's why we were still alive 🤣
You’re probably right! At least not in 1000 years. The stars definitely aligned for them!
Maybe, maybe not.
I mean maybe not with the same weight as the Beatles but kid forming bands that changed music and effected the world happens. The Ramones come to mind
The Beatles were one in a Million 👍👍👍👍😆❤️❤️❤️❤️😆😆😆😆👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️
This is my second listen today. I love it. Sean knows how to do this. I hope he continues doing more interviews. He's a natural. And can listen to Paul talk about old times all day
Listening to Sean talk to Paul is like Paul being an extension of John. Even though we cant see them here....you can tell Sean is so into him....like a father figure. You can also feel how Paul is connecting to Sean in a fatherly way....carefully speaking about John....carefully showing that yes they broke up as a band...but John and him really still loved each other like brohers........but got back together...and that was all that is important. You can tell Sean really looks up to Paul and respect him like a father or Uncle! Very sweet!!
Your use of the word 'carefully' is most perceptive to me. He also only gave good feedback about John's mum as the person he knew.
This is among the best Paul interviews I have ever heard, and I have been listening to his interviews for decades!
He loves Sean....makes a difference, doesn't it?
@@terryanngallagher3605 It seems to have.
@@terryanngallagher3605 he seems very loving towards children. I would like it more if he had been more living towards yoko. Life's too short for petty woman hatinv racism
Paul is a conduit into John’s life for Sean. The closest he will get to seeing him.
I love how much he sounds like his dad. Great interview.
Sean Lennon is a decent fellow. Same with Julian.
They do seem like very decent people. Their father must be very very proud.
But as a songwriter, has a lot more in common with his mother.
Listen to the claypool lennon delirium and rethink that yoko comment.
That Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison all came from the same area and got together to form a band, is one of the greatest, miraculous wonders of all times. Wow.
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@Fat Jack And he is god in Thomas the tank engine
@Fat Jack he’s from Dingle...central Liverpool, not South Liverpool like John, Paul and George.
The universe works in miraculous ways. It gave us The Beatles.
I think the interview tells us that the relationship between all of them, helped them all grow together musically...
What a gift to our human race Sir Paul Is! I dont know how many realize the generosity and loving, supportive nature continually shines from Sir Paul’s soul/being. He’s a natural leader, gifted, giving, loving always making amyone around him feel the most important being in the center of the universe. Terrific “uncle” Paul for Sean to have some precious time with. TYVM for this insightful discussion. Many cultures (sadly not Brtiish) family members have little emphasis on whether or not blood relationships exist. If these men had only been from cultures which embraced such brotherhood and family as these men have. Thank you Paul McCartney (& John & family) for a lifetime; for generations of artistic gifts in perpetuity..
This is wonderfully honest. Imagine finding all this stuff out about your parent. Must be tremendously healing for sean.
11:05 "How lucky was I to meet this strange teddy boy off the bus..." No, Sir Paul, the question is: "How lucky were WE that that happened".. it was a music miracle -- the odds of two musicians of that caliber meeting randomly must be astronomical, and thank god it happened
Think of all the great music we never heard by this sort of chance meeting NOT happing!
CIA agent on Dakota building - Jose Perdomo, the security guard; the night Lennon was killed.
Thank God...
well, that's why there's only one beatles or lennon McCartney in the century, out of billions of people and millions of bands.
Yes!!! We are so lucky.
I was born in Liverpool. My mum and her sister were in Strawberry Fields, which was a Salvation Army Orphanage. We lived on Peet St. with my dad's parents and Royston St where my mum's mother lived before moving to 'Wavertree. My mum's maiden name was Lennon. I have documents that show i am related, distantly, of course. Something like my grandfather was the brother of his great uncle. Great interview.
*That's great! :)*
Wow!
How cool is that ? 👍👍
COOL! :)
Liverpool and Merseyside is truly a small world. There's no place like it on the planet. Stories my Mum told me are of ladies at Lever Brothers in Port Sunlight taking the ferry and going to the Cavern at lunch to watch the Beatles.
Paul picking up the guitar and remembering a throwaway song he wrote, "Just Fun", from 60 years ago shows what an amazing library of music this man has stored in his brain. Great interview.
Dude is 78 years old and remembers a throw-away song he wrote as a teenager, even after he's written 100s of songs since then. What a brain
That song makes an appearance in the new "Get Back" documentary too!
I have a feeling Paul's brains hard drive has more gigs than our basic brains lmao
Hearing him ask questions about his grandmother was awesome. Then I thought, who else in the world would even have met her? No matter how big a star you are, you still have the same questions about your ancestors.
"How lucky was I to meet this strange Teddy Boy off the bus. "
Kara Moss Damn right you were lucky.
How lucy'd up
I'm glad Sean turned out alright. He's a musician doing his own thing, mostly out of his father's shadow. Sean seems pretty smart too, and he's up on Beatles trivia. He seems to be a genuine Beatle fan.
Out of his father's shadow? If not for the inheritance, he'd be flipping burgers. Get real.
@@enkibumbu So disrespectful. You should listen to some of Sean's stuff before uttering such hurried sentences: He is really talented, I mean, for real. Great musicianship. So, being or not John Lennon's son, he would have had a pretty dignified musical carreer for sure
@@Uetti Yup, Uetti. The soundtrack work he's done, His phenom collab with Les Claypool, GOASTT, Cibo Matto, his work with M (Matthieu Chedid) in French, yeh. Amazing, Lovely Boy.
julian got the the artist music talent of his father. and rightly so!
@@guynese977 Love how fans fight competitively when the artistic sons and fathers have healed and are friends. Ridiculous. I'm sure Paul and Sean would have a laugh over that. As well as Jude.
Sean is so blessed to still at least have Paul around to hear these stories about his Dad from his old friend who just happened to be the co-leader in the biggest band in musical history. Even if John and Paul had never been famous anything, it’s still wonderful to hear stories about your Dad from his friends. To tragically lose your Dad at such an early age is just devastating, but this is so nice, because as time goes by their generation is almost all gone. What a great interview, I really enjoyed it.
Imagine if Dad was there with Paul to respond to his son's questions about the good ol' days. Would have made 2020 a little more bearable.
McCartney has aged well. The most fascinating thing I find with McCartney is his collaboration with different song writers. And when things went well he tried hard to contain his excitement, which I can completely understand.
He sure doesn't sound 80!
Paul's collaboration with Elvis Costello is my favourite, listen to 'Veronica' and 'So Like Candy' (Elvis) and 'My Brave Face' (Paul).
@@MrsSlateminer I couldn't agree more, even john Lennon recommended Costello. Correct me if I'm wrong but Lennon was more sociable then McCartney and thus networked more. Although I think fame had a bigger grip on McCartney than any other member of the Beatles. I'm wondering with McCartney whether he has a jealousy streak connected to fame ? Has anyone asked McCartney what fame has done to his life warts and all ?
i was born in 1950. grew up with the beatles.......mccartney has aged well, but unfortunately his voice hasn't. i went to the lennon museum in saitama in japan about 20 years ago. enjoyed it a lot. people today can't really comprehend how big they REALLY were.
Plus he’s like the richest musician alive so there’s that