Paul McCartney Opens Up About Rivalry With John Lennon
They were one of the greatest music-writing duos in history, but Paul McCartney has revealed he and John Lennon were always in competition with each other.
"Not openly, we later admitted 'Well Paul's written a good one there, I better get going', and I would similarly go 'Well that's a bit good, here we go'," he told CBS 60 Minutes.
"He had written Strawberry Fields and I would write Penny Lane."
Despite both writing numerous smash hits, McCartney said the pair had just once complimented each other -- for his song Here, There and Everywhere -- and it's a moment he still remembers to this day.
"John sort of, just when it finished, 'That's a really good song that', he said.
"And I was like 'Yes! He likes it!'"
It's been nearly 38 years since Lennon died, and 17 years since the death of band mate George Harrison, but McCartney said he still dreams about them.
"I often dream about people who aren't here anymore. It's one of the great things about dream, because you often to get to re-meet them," he said.
The biggest misconception McCartney believes people have about him is his lack of insecurities.
"No matter how high, or great, or wonderful you get, there's still something that will make you worry," he said.
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His biggest insecurity? His inability to be able to read music.
"It's embarrassing," McCartney said.
"We did some great stuff, but none of it was written down by us."
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