Latest about Paul McCartney
Why did the Beatles play Epiphone Casinos? It all comes back to one man
John Mayall brought some famous guitarists to the fore. He also turned the Beatles on to one of their defining guitar models
“People always say I’m the Beatle who changed the most.” How playing sitar helped George Harrison become a guitar legend
While all the elements of Harrison’s guitar style were falling into place, the Beatles were falling apart. Here’s what happened
Ernie Isley recalls how a surprise meeting with Paul McCartney led to the pair jamming "Twist and Shout"
Nearly 60 years after both groups found success with their hit cover versions, the pair united for a special impromptu performance of the track
“I’ll just do a little bit of it and show you what got me in the Beatles.” Paul McCartney reveals the song he played for John Lennon that earned him a spot in the band
McCartney says Lennon was impressed by his guitar playing and the fact that Paul knew all the words
“Why don’t you just play it the same way each time?” Paul McCartney asked Brian Ray why he performed a Beatles song like this. Here's what he said
The Paul McCartney guitarist shares his hard-won advice on how to perform any Beatles song perfectly
Brian Ray on navigating nerves while learning the ropes in Paul McCartney’s band
He’s played sideman to Etta James, Keith Richards, and John Lee Hooker, but that didn’t make Brian Ray immune to nerves when he joined Paul McCartney’s band – he recalls the wisdom he received from Etta James that got him through
“He could only remember one time where they got stuck”: Paul McCartney guitarist Brian Ray on the Beatles' creative process
“You have to remember,” Macca's longtime six-string sideman emphasized to GP in 2005, “the Beatles did a record every six months”
“‘Those old Beatle bashers?’”: Paul McCartney talks Vox amps, and his love of dirty tones
In a 1990 GP interview, McCartney – typically pigeonholed as the Beatle most inclined to buttoned-up, old-school pop – expressed his personal preference for getting gnarlier rock tones out of his Vox amps, despite his reputation
"Every kid who picks up a guitar wants to be Keith Richards, right?" How Andrew Watt kicked Keef and Mick Jagger "up the ass in the studio," connected the Stones back to Muddy Waters, and recruited Paul McCartney for a punky cameo on the band's new album
Andrew Watt has made records with Ozzy Osbourne, Iggy Pop, Pearl Jam, and more, but manning the boards for the Rolling Stones' Hackney Diamonds was, he says, "the honor of my lifetime”
"I Kept Trying to Use Other Guitars, but Nigel Godrich Would Say, ‘You Know What We Should Try, Don’t You?’ ‘Casino?’ ‘Yep!’": Paul McCartney Reveals How He Fell Back in Love with His Epiphone Casino, and Transformed His Sound, in 2005 GP Interview
For the critically acclaimed 'Chaos and Creation in the Backyard,' McCartney was encouraged to abandon his Les Paul, but also found time to beef up his acoustic fingerpicking, and plug into his old Vox AC30.
