{"id":216738,"date":"2025-06-26T20:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/216738\/"},"modified":"2025-06-26T20:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T20:09:12","slug":"paul-mccartney-says-they-all-remind-me-as-he-makes-heartfelt-beatles-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/216738\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney says ‘they all remind me’ as he makes heartfelt Beatles admission"},"content":{"rendered":"

The former Beatles reflected on songs which bring back memories for himDan Haygarth<\/strong><\/a> Liverpool Daily Post Editor and Regeneration Reporter<\/p>\n

17:00, 26 Jun 2025<\/p>\n

\"PaulPaul McCartney leaving LIPA earlier this month(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n

Paul McCartney has revealed his three favourite albums from other artists, as he explained how music brings back memories of John Lennon and George Harrison. The Beatles<\/a> legend, who this month celebrated his 83rd birthday<\/a>, frequently speaks to fans through question and answer sessions on his website.<\/p>\n

In recent editions of the series, called ‘You Gave Me The Answer’, Paul has been asked about the 50th anniversary re-release of the 1975 Wings album ‘Venus and Mars’<\/a>. He subsequently recalled happy days as a child buying records at lost Liverpool institution Lewis’s<\/a>. In this month’s offering, published today, Paul was asked about his favourite music and how certain songs can bring back memories.<\/p>\n

Paul<\/a> was asked by fan Alex: “My partner and I have recently been discussing the albums and songs that have soundtracked our lives.<\/p>\n

“Are there any albums that take you back to certain periods in your life? And does performing your own music evoke similar memories?”<\/p>\n

He responded: “Yeah, definitely. My favourite albums by other people tend to be: ‘Music from Big Pink’ by The Band, ‘Pet Sounds’ by the Beach Boys, and ‘Harvest’ by Neil Young.<\/p>\n

“They are the three classics that I love to listen to, and they all remind me of certain times in my life. When I perform my own songs, the great thing is that they often bring back memories of recording them.<\/p>\n

“That can often entail memories of John<\/a> and George in the studio – sweet memories!”<\/p>\n

Paul has frequently spoken about his love for the Beach Boys, whose co-founder and chief songwriter Brian Wilson died earlier this month<\/a>. He is particularly fond of the track ‘God Only Knows’<\/a>, which featured on the aforementioned 1996 classic ‘Pet Sounds’.<\/p>\n

About the song, Paul<\/a> told BBC<\/a> Radio 1 in 2007: “‘God Only Knows\u2019 is one of the few songs that reduces me to tears every time I hear it. It\u2019s really just a love song, but it\u2019s brilliantly done. It shows the genius of Brian.<\/p>\n

“I\u2019ve actually performed it with him and I\u2019m afraid to say that during the sound check I broke down.” Elaborating further about the track, Paul<\/a> told The Ronnie Wood Show: “I got to sing it with Brian once when we did a benefit together.<\/p>\n

\"SirSir Paul McCartney performing on stage at Co-op Live in Manchester during his Got Back tour last December(Image: Danny Lawson\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

“I was okay at the actual performance, I held it together. But at the rehearsal, at the soundcheck, I lost it, because it\u2019s very emotional, this song, I find it\u2026 \u2018Oh my god, I\u2019m singing with Brian,\u2019 it just got me, I couldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

“So all it is, it\u2019s little vibrations reaching your music, it\u2019s only little vibrations, little words, and little things. There is this powerful effect, you know.”<\/p>\n

Brian died at the age of 82 in California on June 11<\/a>. Paying tribute to him, Paul<\/a> wrote: “Brian had that mysterious sense of musical genius that made his songs so achingly special.<\/p>\n

“The notes he heard in his head and passed to us were simple and brilliant at the same time. I loved him, and was privileged to be around his bright shining light for a little while.<\/p>\n

“How we will continue without Brian Wilson, \u2018God Only Knows\u2019. Thank you, Brian.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The former Beatles reflected on songs which bring back memories for himDan Haygarth Liverpool Daily Post Editor and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":216739,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3936],"tags":[77,269,11693,4162,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-216738","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-music","10":"tag-paul-mccartney","11":"tag-the-beatles","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114751482773621900","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216738","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=216738"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/216738\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=216738"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=216738"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=216738"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}