Of all the Liverpool Four, Paul McCartney's solo career is the most successful. This is evidenced by millions of discs sold and a regular presence in the charts (especially in the 70s and 80s). James Paul McCartney was born June 18, 1942. In 1957 he met John Lennon and joined his band" The Quarrymen". What came of it, everyone knows - the Beatles were born. With Lennon, McCartney had an excellent author's tandem, and most of the songs of the Beatles period were released under the brand name "Lennon - McCartney." Paul became the first of the four to work on the side when in 1966 he wrote the soundtrack for the film " The family way".
In March 1969, McCartney married Linda Eastman and soon after the wedding began recording his debut solo album. "McCartney" appeared on the shelves in April 1970, two weeks before the release of the Beatles' "Let it be". Before the release, Paul made a statement about the breakup of the Beatles, thus putting an end to the existence of the Great Four. From that moment on, the musician, however, like all his colleagues, went on a solo voyage.
In early 1971, his first hit single "Another day" was released, and a few months later the album "Ram" appeared, recorded with the participation of Linda. The record was received very warmly, but Paul wanted more, and he decided to return to the format of the group in order to lead a normal concert activity. Thus, by the end of 1971, "Wings" was born. McCartney worked with this team throughout the 70s and, despite the staff turnover, released a number of excellent records. In 1980, the disk "McCartney II" was released, made according to the same formula as "McCartney" - Paul recorded all the instrumental and vocal parts himself.
The 1982 CD "Tug of war" had big success thanks to the hit duet with Stevie Wonder on the song "Ebony and ivory". Another duet developed with Paul with Michael Jackson, with whom he recorded "The girl is mine" and "Say, say, say". In 1984, McCartney starred in the film Give My Regards to Broad Street. Although the soundtrack was a relative success, the picture itself was a disaster. The disc "Press to play" was also unsuccessful, after which a nondescript collection of rock and roll standards "Back in the USSR" appeared, which was distributed only on the territory of the Soviet Union.
Lost was the position Paul managed to return in 1989 with the album "Flowers in the dirt", recorded in collaboration with Elvis Costello. Two years later, McCartney decided to try his hand at classical music with the release of "Liverpool oratorio". And although the work called conflicting reviews, subsequently Paul again turned to the classics in the opuses "Standing stone" and "Working classical". By the way, few people know, but Paul also released a couple of ambient albums (they were released under the pseudonym Fireman). In the first half of the 90s, together with Harrison and Starr, the musician worked hard on the "Anthology" "Beatles".
He returned to solo work in 1997 with "Flaming pie", which debuted at number two in the UK and US charts. Shortly before this, the merits of the ex-Beatle were appreciated by Queen Elizabeth II, who consecrated him to the knighthood. The year Run Devil Run was released, McCartney was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as solo artist(As a member of the Beatles, he joined back in 1988). However, despite all his achievements and advanced age, the musician did not think to rest on his laurels, continuing his touring and studio activities in the new millennium.
July 14, 2008 Sir Paul gave grand concert in the pouring rain in Kyiv for 500,000 people. The concert was also broadcast on the squares largest cities Ukraine.
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Paul McCartney as an artist
A talented person, as you know, is talented in everything. Sir Paul McCartney manages to write wonderful songs, putting his whole heart into each of them. musical genius, but more and more gaining fame as a gifted artist, whose work is highly appreciated by critics around the world.
"I don't want to just be a singer. I'm interested in many things. And that's my problem." Paul McCartney.
Paul McCartney was interested in painting since childhood, drawing, making progress at school in subjects related to drawing. He also drew "nasty" pictures, which his colleague John Lennon is so famous for. But for a long time he hid his talent as an artist from the public. In the 60s, having gained fame and financial well-being, he began to actively replenish his collection of paintings, especially Paul was interested in the works of Rene Magritte (Rene Magritte). Linda helped Paul collect his collection and even once bought for him an easel that belonged to Rene.
In an interview given on the eve of the opening of the exhibition in Bristol, Sir Paul said: "When I was a child, I always loved to draw and I liked the idea of being an artist, but I felt that there were different reasons for which I was not one, because I did not study at the Art College, as I was just a representative of the working class "... Paul is very modest about his painting work. "I do it for pleasure, and not because that I live by."
After Linda's death, Paul sought to express his grief through his music and his paintings. He painted Linda when she was healthy and after her death. Painting is like therapy for him. "Painting for me now is an attempt to fight what comes in life after you lose someone. Linda's paintings, painted by me now, are quite stormy."
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
When Paul was eleven, he spent his school award on a book on modern painting, which included works by Picasso and Dali. Then at fourteen he won the prize for drawing St. Aiden's Church (St Aidan's Church), located in Spica - the area where he just lived. The church reappears in Paul's 1990s work, "Home Territory" included his childhood neighborhoods of Western Avenue and Fortlin Road. "I thought only those who went to art college could draw," Paul said years later.
AT early period The Beatles John Lennon and former member Stuart Sutcliffe's groups attended the College of Art. Paul considered the lack of a special art education to be his disadvantage. And he overcame this obstacle far from immediately. The irony was that he had no special education in music, which did not prevent him from being one of the leading songwriters.
In the 1960s he made friends with art critic John Dunber (JohnDunbar) and gallery owner Robert Fraser. Rotating in a circle of influential and young artists, he approached contemporary art meeting the likes of Peter Blake and Richard Hamilton, who became the cover designers for the Beatles' later albums. Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road were based on ideas that Paul got from talking to these people. Paul spent a lot of time at the Fraser Galleries in Indica, helping with the preparations for the exhibition and sharing his enthusiasm. He began to collect paintings by the surrealist Magritte, whose influence would be reflected in his future work.
Starting in 1983, Paul acquired studios in the south of England and the USA, where he began to actively study the basics of painting. "When I turned 40, I decided to change something in my life, so I began to draw," said Sir Paul. In his work, one can also find the influence of the American school of Abstract Empressionists - a form of painting that is the most rich in color and emotional. famous artist Willem de Kooning, an abstract impressionist, was a close friend of Paul who had a great influence on him. Communication with the artist prompted McCartney to buy palettes and brushes. For 18 years, Paul carefully kept his secret. He was always afraid of criticism of his work, because there was a problem of the intersection of different styles in them. Over the course of 15 years, he painted over 500 paintings.
EXHIBITIONS
In 1995, Wolfgang Suttner, manager cultural events in the district of Westphalia and therefore a person with many years of experience in organizing exhibitions, he was the first to get acquainted with another side of Paul's talent. During his repeated visits to the artist's studio, he saw complete collection his works. In 1999, from May 1 to July 25 at the art forum "Lyz" were shown best work Paul McCartney. "He was the first person who was not interested in me because I was a Beatle. He was interested in paintings as paintings, not as my paintings," Paul later admitted.
First British Exhibition artwork Paul McCartney was opened in Bristol at the Arnolfini Gallery in October 2000. In the 70 pieces presented, written between 1988 and 1994, Paul showcased a variety of styles. Nodding towards the critics, Paul said at the very beginning of the exhibition: "If people think it's a joke, fine. I've never really been bothered by the critics, because they always hate what I do anyway."
EXHIBITION AT THE WALKER GALLERY, LIVERPOOL
One of the main art galleries in the North of England, The Walker has exhibited over 70 works, the first to include wood sculptures. The exhibition, which became part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations in Liverpool, ran from 24 May to 25 August (2002). Sir Paul said on the gallery's website: "I am very honored to be featured in the Walker exhibition. John Lennon and I spent a lot of time in this gallery, so the exhibition of my work in this gallery kind of closes a circle of history, and I excited about it."
Exhibition curator Michael Simpson said: "The vitality of Paul McCartney's work lies in its cordiality. Love and passion are the leading themes in his music as well as in his paintings."
"It's a great pleasure for me," Paul told reporters. "I really love putting paint on the canvas. I also love the act itself. I create my work as I go along. I don't over-analyze it."
"Life can seem boring if you only do the same thing," he added. McCartney posed for photographers in front of "Big Heart", a picture saturated bright colors and created in 1999 after he met Heather Mills.
McCartney does not claim to be a great artist. In one of his early interviews, he said, "I don't want to show the world what I can do. And I'm not trying to impress anyone but myself either. I think I've already been introduced to the world enough."
McCartney made it clear that he is not very interested in the opinion of critics: "Some people will like them, some will not. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I never read them. I just do it for my own pleasure. Here for the most part science and only half entertainment."
ABOUT PICTURES
McCartney's painting is located somewhere between two poles - objective realism and gestural expression. "Face paintings" can be expressive portraits, double or group portraits, but also with masks and sharp caricatures, sometimes related to his own biography. They are compensated by "landscapes", expressions of color drawings of body parts or head shapes, or even fantastic landscapes, especially with the presence of Celtic motifs and symbols.
What is typical in McCartney's work is the emphasis on the process rather than the content of the painting: the artist is influenced by events in his life and does not use pre-developed concepts. In many of McCartney's works, "drainage" is a design principle: trying to mix colors that collide with each other is an impulse creative process. One of his famous paintings is "Big Mountain Face". In Big Mountain Face, a highly ambiguous and imaginative painting, McCartney ingeniously strikes a balance between realism and gestural expressionism. "One of the things I've learned is that the more you get stuck on one detail, the less chance you have of understanding it. If you only work with the material, you may miss the spirit of creation." (Paul McCartney in an interview about "Big Mountain Face").
A talented person, as you know, is talented in everything. Sir Paul McCartney manages to write beautiful songs, putting all his musical genius into each of them, but more and more he is gaining fame as a gifted artist, whose work is highly appreciated by critics around the world.
"I don't want to just be a singer. I am interested in many things. And that's my problem." Paul McCartney.
Paul McCartney was interested in painting since childhood, drawing, making progress at school in subjects related to drawing. He also drew "nasty" pictures, which his colleague John Lennon is so famous for. But for a long time he hid his talent as an artist from the public. In the 60s, having gained fame and financial well-being, he began to actively replenish his collection of paintings, especially Paul was interested in the works of Rene Magritte (Rene Magritte). Linda helped Paul collect his collection and even once bought for him an easel that belonged to Rene.
In an interview given on the eve of the opening of the exhibition in Bristol, Sir Paul said: “When I was a child, I always liked to draw and I liked the whole idea of being an artist, but I felt that there were various reasons why I was not, because I did not study at the Art College, as I was just a representative of the working class ”... Paul is very modest about his painting work. "I do it for fun, not because I live it."
After Linda's death, Paul sought to express his grief through his music and his paintings. He painted Linda when she was healthy and after her death. Painting is like therapy for him. “Painting for me now is an attempt to fight what comes in life after you lose someone. The paintings of Linda that I have now drawn are quite stormy.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN
When Paul was eleven, he spent a school prize on a book on modern painting, which included works by Picasso and Dali. Then, at fourteen, he won a prize for drawing St Aidan's Church, located in Speke, the area where he just lived. The church reappears in Paul's 1990s work, "Home Territory" including his childhood neighborhoods of Western Avenue and Fortlin Road. “I thought only those who went to art college could draw,” Paul said years later.
During the Beatles' early days, John Lennon and former band member Stuart Sutcliffe attended the Art College. Paul considered the lack of a special art education to be his disadvantage. And he overcame this obstacle far from immediately. The irony was that he didn't have special education and in music, which did not prevent him from being one of the leading songwriters.
In the 1960s he became friends with art critic John Dunbar and gallery owner Robert Fraser. Rotating in a circle of influential and young artists, he approached contemporary art, meeting such people as Peter Blake (Peter Blake) and Richard Hamilton (Richard Hamilton), who became the designers of the covers of the late Beatles albums. Sgt. Pepper and Abbey Road were based on ideas that Paul got from talking to these people. Paul spent a lot of time at the Fraser Galleries in Indica, helping with the preparations for the exhibition and sharing his enthusiasm. He began to collect paintings by the surrealist Magritte, whose influence would be reflected in his future work.
Starting in 1983, Paul acquired studios in the south of England and the USA, where he began to actively study the basics of painting. “When I turned 40, I decided to change something in my life, so I started painting,” said Sir Paul. In his work, one can also find the influence of the American school of Abstract Empressionists - a form of painting that is the most rich in color and emotional. The famous artist Willem de Kooning, an abstract impressionist, was a close friend of Paul, who had a great influence on him. Communication with the artist prompted McCartney to buy palettes and brushes. For 18 years, Paul carefully kept his secret. He was always afraid of criticism of his work, because there was a problem of the intersection of different styles in them. Over the course of 15 years, he painted over 500 paintings.
Exhibitions.
In 1995, Wolfgang Suttner, head of cultural events in the Westphalia district and therefore a man with many years of experience in organizing exhibitions, was the first to get acquainted with another side of Paul's talent. During his repeated visits to the artist's studio, he saw a complete collection of his works. In 1999, from May 1 to July 25, the art forum "Lyz" showed the best works of Paul McCartney. “He was the first person who was interested in me not because I was a Beatle. He was interested in paintings as paintings, and not as my paintings,” Paul later admitted. 
The first British exhibition of Paul McCartney's art was opened in Bristol at the Arnolfini Gallery in October 2000. In the 70 pieces presented, written between 1988 and 1994, Paul showcased a variety of styles. Nodding towards the critics, Paul said at the very beginning of the exhibition: “If people think this is a joke, fine. I've never really been bothered by critics because they always hate what I do anyway."
EXHIBITION AT THE WALKER GALLERY, LIVERPOOL
One of the main art galleries in the north of England, The Walker, exhibited over 70 works, including wood sculptures for the first time. The exhibition, which became part of the Queen's Jubilee celebrations in Liverpool, ran from 24 May to 25 August (2002). Sir Paul commented on the gallery's website: “I am very honored to be featured in the Walker exhibition. John Lennon and I spent a lot of time in this gallery, so the exhibition of my work in this gallery kind of completes a certain circle of history, and I am delighted with it.
Exhibition curator Michael Simpson said: “The vitality of Paul McCartney's work lies in its warmth. Love and passion are the leading themes in his music as well as in his paintings." 
"It's a great pleasure for me," Paul told reporters. “I really love putting paint on canvas. I also love the action itself. I create my works along the way of this activity. I don't overanalyze them."
“Life can seem boring if you only do the same thing,” he added. McCartney posed for photographers in front of "Big Heart", a painting saturated with bright colors and created in 1999 after he met Heather Mills. 
McCartney does not claim to be a great artist. In one of his early interviews, he said: “I don't want to show the whole world what I can do. And I'm also not trying to impress anyone but myself. I think I've already been introduced to the world enough."
McCartney made it clear that he was not very interested in the opinion of critics: “Some people will like them, some will not. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but I never read them. I just do it for my own pleasure. It's mostly science and only half entertainment."
ABOUT PICTURES
McCartney's painting is located somewhere between two poles - objective realism and gestural expression. The "facial paintings" can be expressive portraits, double or group portraits, but also masks and harsh caricatures, sometimes referring to his own biography. They are compensated by "landscapes", expressions of color drawings of body parts or head shapes, or even fantastic landscapes, especially with the presence of Celtic motifs and symbols. 
What is typical in McCartney's work is the emphasis on the process rather than the content of the painting: the artist is influenced by events in his life and does not use pre-developed concepts. In many of McCartney's works, "drainage" is the principle of the project: the attempt to mix colors that collide with each other is the impulse of the creative process. One of his famous paintings"Big Mountain Face" In Big Mountain Face, a highly ambiguous and imaginative painting, McCartney ingeniously strikes a balance between realism and gestural expressionism. “One of the things I've learned is that the more you get hung up on one detail, the less likely you are to achieve an understanding of it. If you only work with the material, you may miss the spirit of creation.” (Paul McCartney in an interview about the Big Mountain face")
A small collection of works!
From The Beatles to solo career - Paul McCartney keeps afloat in music world over 60 years. In addition to such an acute career, he experienced many adventures and full of events a life. And his birthday is a great occasion to once again admire this talented person.
For Paul McCartney it all started in Liverpool in 1942. His father was professional musician and helped his son learn to play the guitar. Paul also learned to play the piano.
Paul McCartney, his father James and brother Michael at home in Liverpool in 1961.
By the age of 15, McCartney had met John Lennon, who had already formed a band under titled The Quarrymen. Paul and George Harrison joined the Lennon group in 1958.
After going through several titles, they settled on The Beatles and went on tour as their success grew.
They also got a new drummer - Ringo Starr. And so the famous Liverpool Four was born.
The Beatles in June 1963.
With their catchy ballads, the Beatles gathered a whole army of fans, who by the beginning of the 60s had become real crazy fans of the group. This is how Beatlemania was born. Wherever the group went, crowds of female fans immediately followed them. People were so obsessed with this group that John Lennon once said, "We're more popular than Jesus."
Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison fool around with Cassius Clay, who later changed his name to Mohammed Ali, Miami Beach, Florida, 1964.
The Beatles also starred in films starting in 1964. In total, they released four films: "A Hard Day's Evening", "Help!", "Magical Mystery Journey" and "So Be It". During shooting last movie in 1969 film crew followed the group everywhere for four weeks to make documentary, which ended with the problems of the group, which just kept coming.
The Beatles at the release of their album Sgt. Pepper in 1967.
After years recording non-stop, touring and hanging out together, the Beatles began to wear out. Finally, the group gave the last joint concert in 1966, after which they decided to take a break. By 1970 band The The Beatles broke up.
Paul McCartney seemed to have found his destiny when he met Linda Eastman. Their romance was like a scene from the movie Almost Famous, only with true love. Linda met Paul at a concert in London which she was filming as a photographer. A few days later they came to a party together, and a year later they indulged in passion in New York. On March 12, 1969, they got married. They had four children - Mary, Stella, James and Linda's daughter from a previous relationship - Heather.
Paul and Linda McCartney on their wedding day in 1969.
Having given birth to four children, Linda focused on her musical career with Wings. The group's first lineup included Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Lane and Denny Seiwell, and later Henry McCullough. Over the years, the most different participants groups.
Paul McCartney in concert with Wings groups in 1979.
Paul McCartney with wife Linda and daughter Stella at London Heathrow Airport in 1979.
Paul won 15 (!) Grammys, as in The The Beatles, and beyond solo career. He received his first award in 1965 with the group as "Best new artist", and the last - in 2012 as a producer for Band on the Run. In 1990, he received a Grammy for achievements in the music world. History has a habit of repeating itself, so don't be surprised if this isn't Paul's last award.
The McCartney family in Tokyo in 1980.
Paul and Linda McCartney support demonstrators who staged a protest against the demolition of a hospital near Paul's house (1990).
Paul and Linda McCartney at a fashion show in Paris, 1997. Together they spent 30 years. Linda died of complications after battling breast cancer in 1998.
Knighting is the highest praise. In March 1997, Paul McCartney officially became a Sir, thanks to his contributions to the music industry. Sir Paul helped revolutionize modern music.
Paul McCartney and Madonna at the MTV Music Awards in New York, 1999.
Paul's second wife was Heather Mills. In the spring of 1999, Paul and Heather experienced an unusual and fleeting romance. They met at a charity event and got engaged two years later. After the wedding, which cost $ 3.2 million and took place on June 11, 2002, Heather became pregnant with her daughter Beatrice. But by 2006, their marriage fell apart and they went through a very ugly and public divorce. After months of legal drama, Paul agreed to pay Mills $48.6 million and take joint custody of her daughter.
2005 was a great year for Paul, who played in the Super Bowl.
Even though The Beatles disbanded in 1970, in 2007 the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas hosted a show called "Love" inspired by the band's music. staging Cirque du Soleil portrayed the rise and fall of the band, with Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney watching from the audience. Since its debut, this show has been a huge success so far.
They got married at London City Hall, and Paul's 7-year-old daughter Beatrice carried a basket of flowers. Among the 30 invited guests were Barbara Walters and Ringo Starr. Since then, the couple have been happily living either in New York or in England.
Paul actively supports his daughter Stella, he and his wife Nancy always sit in the front rows of almost all of her shows.
Despite such amazing life, Paul looks just fine for his age.
