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The always enthralling Paul McCartney admitted in an interview with Q magazine that the Fab Four all discussed possible reunions, but nothing materialized and this was for the best.
“What used to happen was three of us would fancy it and then maybe George or John or I wouldn’t,” McCartney said. “In a way it was a blessing. We’d done it, why spoil it? Whether it’s god given or not those four people was a pretty good mix.”
I can see where McCartney is coming from. There is no need to continue tapping from the perennial well of success. Yes, the Beatles’ well is lined with gold and would have made them an outstanding amount of money, but there was no need to spoil a career which shot the Beatles’ to the status of best band ever. There is not much higher that you can go.
McCartney also stated in the interview that he is a better emotional lyricist compared to the late John Lennon, who wrote more shocking political commentaries, especially after the Beatles’ split. “Love songs like ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’. That’s my forte. I’d love to write more protest songs, but I don’t think I have the knack for it that other people do. I’ve complained about situations but they’re not necessarily my better songs.”
I agree. McCartney could never have written a song like “God” or “Give Peace a Chance.” And, similarly, if Lennon tried “Maybe I’m Amazed” it would come out, well, pretty awful. That is why they made for such a dynamic lyric duo. Their weaknesses fell into the other’s lyrical strength. They went together like peanut butter and jelly, or, better yet, a guitar and a bass guitar.
McCartney at his best:
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