Paul McCartney

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician. He gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he was the bassist and keyboardist, and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic approach to bass-playing, versatile tenor vocal range and musical eclecticism, exploring genres ranging from pre-rock and roll pop to classical, ballads and electronica. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most successful in music history.

• •Paul McCartney is famously left-handed but learned to play guitar right-handed, eventually switching to a left-handed instrument because it felt more natural.
• •He wrote 'Yesterday', one of The Beatles' most famous songs, entirely by himself and initially thought he had plagiarized it because the melody came to him so easily.
• •McCartney is an accomplished painter and has had his artwork exhibited in galleries worldwide.
• •He is the only musician to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, first with The Beatles and then as a solo artist.