Paul McCartney: Lennon only paid me a compliment once

Just a few weeks shy of the 50th anniversary of the Beatles' "White Album," McCartney speaks candidly with Sharyn Alfonsi while preparing to tour for his new album, "Egypt Station." Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT on CBS

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[Airestotle]

John once said in an interview “Hey Jude is another one of Paul’s masterpieces..”
So its not like he didnt like Paul’s stuff, he actually admired them but didnt wanna give too much credit due to pride or whatever. Thats how they were, tough Liverpudlians who rarely gave any compliments.

[fullmetta]

John: "I wish I'd written All My Lovin'" Interviewer: "Why is that?" John: "Because it's a damn good song!"

[thedayafter]

It is amazing to consider Paul McCartney was 23 when he wrote “Here, There and Everywhere”.

[niltomega]

Its a bit ironic that today "Here Comes the sun" by George Harrison is one of the most streamed Beatles songs. The talent in that band abounds.

[laika]

John and Paul unconsciously pushed each other to reach their peak in song writing. If they had never met I doubt they would have reached that level of song writing.
A bit of that chemistry rubbed off on Harrison. Loved all 4 of them.
🎼🎵🎶🎸

[JStarStar]

John was very much like the older brother to Paul: never praised him openly face to face, but nobody else better ever criticize him.

[tracephoto]

One of the greatest sentences ever spoken in the world: “He wrote Strawberry Fields so I wrote Penny Lane” 😐

[robinmendelson]

John, “ Paul was one of the most innovative bass players ever. Paul] is a great musician who plays the bass like few other people can play it.”

[thenowereman]

It’s funny how he mentions “here there and everywhere” since he always plays that song and he’s been open about that song being his favorite. I wonder if John had something to do with that.

[Primenumber]

There is an interview with Lennon where he was asked if he was worried Paul would be successful. He was like of course not, he’s Paul. I am thrilled ringo is doing so well.

[nezbit]

I’m sure that John secretly held Paul’s skills in very high esteem but constant praise becomes cheap and I suppose it would damage the constructive rivalry between these two geniuses

[johnsain]

Lennon once said he liked the bass line on 'Silly Love Songs'....and Paul's 'Coming Up' inspired John to make his last album.

[callaway]

Wow..I am AMAZED that Paul continues to answer the SAME exact questions in nearly every interview, with grace, about his relationship with John. The questions never change, never...

[arletteabacherli]

John had a hard time expressing himself. The only way for him was through his songs. He really wore his heart on his sleeve. He loved Paul and knew his talent. He was a complex guy with issues. I love the multi talented Paul but really miss John. I listened to his stuff everyday. Never gets old, in my opinion!

[TheOrionStar]

I always wonder if he's sick of talk about a period of his life that happened 50 years ago. Every interview people only ask about the beatles

[ObamAmerican]

I wish John was still alive. The two really never had an opportunity to sort things out. Yoko didn't help. Ringo won't talk about it, I guess. And George is gone too. He probably didn't want to get in the middle of it. The bottom line is that The Beatles completely and utterly positively impacted an entire generation in a way that's difficult to define, but even our kids and grandkids and great grandkids get "it". They changed the world more than any other artist of our time. They were/are geniuses. They were able to take the simplest melody and make it resonate in our minds indelibly. Their journey from simple drums/base/rhythm/lead guitar to complex orchestrations incorporating every instrument known to humans is what brought every group into the 21st century. Their names will be remembered alongside Bach, Beethoven, Mozart...forever.

[graemeknowles]

Would of loved being a fly on the wall watching John and Paul at these sessions.

[johnt]

I'm just grateful these two amazing people got together for 10 years, to give us such wonderful songs.

[tomf]

They balanced each other out. Collectively the definition of synergy. The whole is greater than the parts, which were great to begin with.

[dorinafilippini]

John gave Paul the greatest compliment. I heard him say in an interview he, John was great at recognizing good character. He felt Paul was talented, kind, trustworthy... An overall great person and he felt drawn to him. That's a pretty good compliment. You both made incredible... Loved wing as well.. Thank you for brightening my life with you live of music and incredible effort to it! Also lived seeing 18 semis cross the USA for your tours in recent years.. You are just amazing.