McCartney Times

During an appearance on NPR, Paul McCartney looked back on The Beatles’ creative process, working with John Lennon, the band’s rise to superstardom, and more.

When asked, “What was the process of writing songs with John compared to writing them by yourself?”, McCartney replied (transcribed by UG):

“Writing with John was a lot easier because you’ve actually got a sounding board – you’re sitting across from someone.

“We normally wrote on two acoustic guitars, so he’d be sitting there, I’d be sitting here, and one of us would suggest an opening line, and then the other one would go, ‘OK,’ and would make a suggestion for the second line.

“So you would kind of ping-pong, and if a line was terrible, the other person would say, ‘That’s terrible,’ and we’d scratch it.

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