{"id":474474,"date":"2026-05-30T09:10:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/474474\/"},"modified":"2026-05-30T09:10:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T09:10:22","slug":"paul-mccartney-finally-admits-the-beatles-were-the-greatest-band-ever-im-a-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/474474\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney finally admits The Beatles were \u201cthe greatest band ever\u201d: “I’m a fan\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul McCartney<\/a> has finally admitted that The Beatles<\/a> are probably \u201cthe greatest band ever\u201d, after years of dismissing the title.<\/p>\n

For years now, McCartney has somewhat played down the massive impact that the Fab Four have had on the world around them, including inspiring future generations of musicians and helping shape the landscape of rock and roll.<\/p>\n

He has also recurrently said that the title should probably go to The Everly Brothers<\/a> \u2013 citing the huge impact they had on him over the years, and writing in his 2021 memoir that they were the biggest source of inspiration for him and John Lennon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, while promoting his new album \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane<\/a>\u2019, the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist seemed to embrace the unmistakable impact that The Beatles had. Speaking on a livestream Q&A with fans on TikTok, McCartney said: \u201cI think The Beatles were the greatest band ever\u2026 I\u2019m a fan\u201d.<\/p>\n

He also explained that neither he nor his bandmates ever expected their legacy to stick around as long as it has \u2013 revealing that he thought their fame would only last a couple of years.<\/p>\n

the full live if anybody wants to watch it!! pic.twitter.com\/SBgR9FT33v<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 darcy \ud83c\udf4e\ud83d\udc1e (@leftbankcafe_) May 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we started out, we were just kids and rock \u2018n\u2019 roll was just really coming in,\u201d he said. \u201cWe thought, \u2018If we\u2019re lucky, we\u2019ve got a couple of years. That\u2019s how long people normally lasted.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe expected maybe five years max, and then that became 10, and we were kind of still going, and the scene\u2019s still there,\u201d he continued. \u201cThen it became 20, then 30, and now it\u2019s right up there. It\u2019s great; it is a lovely feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople will come to me and say, \u2018My kids love your music\u2019 and that\u2019s something, because you can\u2019t indoctrinate kids. They just either like it or they don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n

Macca\u2019s new album, \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019 arrived today (Friday May 29) and includes a duet with former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr<\/a> on \u2018Home To Us\u2019<\/a> \u2013\u00a0 a nostalgic reflection on their Liverpool roots, that marks their first ever vocal collaboration. It also features Texas\u2019 Sharleen Spiteri<\/a> and The Pretenders<\/a>\u2019 Chrissie Hynde<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"PaulPaul McCartney announces new album \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019. Credit: Press<\/p>\n

The record is the first from McCartney since 2020\u2019s \u2018McCartney III<\/a>\u2019 and explores his childhood in Liverpool, the resilience of his parents, and early adventures shared with George Harrison<\/a> and John Lennon before they found fame with The Beatles.<\/p>\n

\u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019 was given a four-star review from NME<\/a>, with Jordan Bassett describing it as a release that sees Macca \u201cpushing forward musically\u201d while providing \u201ca guided tour of the long and winding road\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cElsewhere, against all odds, given that this album arrives some 63 years after the Beatles\u2019 debut \u2018Please Please Me\u2019, Macca actually makes history on \u2018The Boys Of Dungeon Lane\u2019,\u201d the review read. \u201cRemarkably, the jaunty \u2018Home To Us\u2019 is his first-ever duet with Ringo Starr, who assists him in celebrating their rough-and-tumble hometown. \u2018Days We Left Behind\u2019, though, is the album\u2019s real tear-jerker, as Paul nods to the \u201csecret code\u201d he shared with John Lennon but will never reveal.<\/p>\n

\u201cStill, despite the absence of any real bombshells, it\u2019s a pleasure to accompany McCartney as he gets back to where he once belonged.\u201d<\/p>\n