{"id":14385,"date":"2025-07-22T02:43:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14385\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T02:43:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T02:43:08","slug":"paul-mccartney-83-says-a-fellow-beatle-saved-his-most-famous-lyric-from-being-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/14385\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney, 83, Says a Fellow Beatle Saved His Most Famous Lyric From Being Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul McCartney, 83, Says a Fellow Beatle Saved His Most Famous Lyric From Being Cut<\/a> originally appeared on Parade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Most people would think being one of the most iconic rock stars of all time<\/a> would silence all hints of self-doubt, but Paul McCartney<\/a> recently said that wasn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs a performer, you\u2019re often thinking, \u2018Is this any good? Is this rubbish? Is this a clich\u00e9?\u2019\u201d McCartney admitted in an interview with Guitar Player<\/a> published on July 21, 2025.<\/p>\n

Even with a laundry list of hits, McCartney said that he still second-guesses himself. He\u2019s previously been open about his insecurities and how fellow Beatle John Lennon<\/a> provided encouragement over the years.<\/p>\n

\u201cAny time you write a song, you\u2019re going, \u2018This is crap. This is terrible. Come on,\u2019\u201d the iconic songwriter revealed to GQ<\/a> in 2020. \u201cSo I kick myself and say, \u2018Get it better. If it\u2019s terrible, get it better.\u2019 And sometimes someone will come along, someone who you respect, and say, \u2018No, that\u2019s great. Don\u2019t worry about that,\u2019 and then show you a side to it that you didn\u2019t notice and, then you\u2019ll go, \u2018Oh, yeah.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Related: Legendary Rock Star, 83, Teases Return to the Stage With 2025 Tour Clue<\/a><\/p>\n

One moment in particular involved McCartney showing Lennon a song he was working on. While he considered one line a \u201ccrummy placeholder,\u201d Lennon immediately saw its potential. The song in question? The timeless classic \u201cHey Jude.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA classic example of that was when I was playing \u2018Hey Jude\u2019 to John,\u201d McCartney explained, \u201cand I said, \u2018The movement you need is on your shoulder.\u2019 I turned round to him and Yoko [Ono], who was standing behind me, and said, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, I\u2019ll fix that.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cAnd John said, \u2018No, you won\u2019t. That\u2019s the best line in it.\u2019 When someone\u2019s that firm about a line that you\u2019re going to junk, and he said, \u2018No, keep it in,\u2019 so, of course, you love that line twice as much because it\u2019s a little stray, it\u2019s a little mutt that you were about to put down and it was reprieved and so it\u2019s more beautiful than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n

\ud83c\udfac SIGN UP for Parade’s Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox<\/a> \ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n

Paul McCartney, 83, Says a Fellow Beatle Saved His Most Famous Lyric From Being Cut<\/a> first appeared on Parade on Jul 21, 2025<\/p>\n

This story was originally reported by Parade<\/a> on Jul 21, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n