Sir Paul McCartney Answers YOUR Questions

I told her, to Oprah. She goes, [laughter]. "You don't What? You don't do pictures?". I said, "No." She said, "Why?" I said, "I don't want to.". >> [laughter]. >> You know, and it's like it's as simple. as that. There's a guy on the beachfront. who's got a monkey, and you pay to have. your photo taken with the monkey. >> Oh, wow. So, I say, "I really do not. want to feel like that monkey. And when. I take a picture with you, I do feel. like him." Oh, that's great. >> me. I'm suddenly something else. But. that way they've got a proper moment of.

connection with you. I love the idea. that someone who's seen Sir Paul. McCartney is so excited and then asking. for this and you get towards the end of. the explanation and they're going, "Anyway, Paul, I have got a. >> [laughter]. >> flight to catch. Lovely to meet you." And then they go. back to their friends and they say, "You. met Paul, great. Did you get a picture?". "No, he just went on about some bloody. monkey.". The Rest Is Entertainment is presented. by Octopus Energy. Now, celebrity. culture has a way of taking very small. preferences and promoting them until. they require a lot of paperwork.

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Now, all of the questions in this. interview come from our listeners. So, that's not me just sort of apologizing, but uh they're not from us. Shall we. kick off? We're here to talk about the. uh the new album. And our our first. question has something to do with that. Yes, I very much Someone has written in. from Liverpool. Matthew Lumby says, "After you announced the Boys of Dungeon. Lane as your album title, I drove. straight round to Dungeon Lane to see. what it was like. The street signs have. been nicked. Was this random scallys or. was this cooked up by you? And if it was. you, are you going to put the signs.

back?". It was scally. Cuz I I went up there, you know, to I thought I'll take. pictures of it cuz we're going to do it. for the album cover. And it was gone. Even before you announced? Yeah, even. before I had got there, yeah. So, it's a it's a mock-up. Oh, is it? >> Yeah, the the album cover has They will. replace it. Yeah, I I think they may. replace it, but it'll get nicked again. >> nicked. So, that was it. It was there. when I was a kid, but I think the. I think the philosophies have changed.

You know, cuz when you were a kid, no. one would dare nick a street sign. It's just something that the older. generation do. >> You must have been responsible for. almost more street signs being stolen. than anyone in history now. Yeah, there's Abbey Road, Penny Lane. >> I mean, there's a lot of them. Dungeon. Lane is going to be the new one. Um. well, let's talk about a little bit more. about Dungeon Lane. A question from Matt. Creasey, who says, "Your most recent. album is about memories of Liverpool. When you were writing songs about the. past, how do you make sure the music.

stays present?". >> Um. well, cuz it is present. That's you. don't really have to think about it too. much. Um. and cuz it's me writing it, so I'm. writing it on a guitar. or or maybe a piano. And I can't really do much more than. what I do. >> Mhm. So, you know, it's it's always. going to sound sort of present-ish um no. matter what the lyrics are. It's just the way I write, you know, I I. I I I.

I I write in all sorts of different. styles. Yeah. But, they're all joined. together by the fact it's me. Yes, they're all Paul McCartney. It's. all Paul McCartney. >> a supplementary uh Mac Ressey, which was. have you ever accidentally caught. yourself writing a melody of a song and. thought, "Oh, actually I've already. written that." Yeah. Or other people have written it. >> Yeah. Uh we used to do that. Ringo used. to come up with songs, and we'd say, "Ringo, that's a Bob Dylan song.". >> [laughter]. >> He'd go, "Oh, oh.". And John and I used to do that, too,

sometimes. We'd just have a great. melody. Here we go, yeah. And then it'd. be like, "Isn't that out of West Side. Story?". or something, you know. It's easy to do. But, when you do so, you're going back. in your mind thinking memories of. Liverpool at that time. Yeah. Do you also go back in time and memories. of how you wrote songs at that time? You. Do you know that I Are you able to sort. of connect with that teenager musically, as well? >> [sighs]. >> Um. Uh no, I don't think so. I think, you. know, you you're lucky if you can write.

songs. You're lucky if they develop and. your style develops. >> Yeah. Um so, I can do things within the. that song you're talking about about my. mom and dad salesman saint. Um. in it, we have [clears throat] the sound. of an old '40s band. Yeah. So, I can do. things like that. Which is it's not my style going back. It's just that this is what they would. have listened to. There's a line in the. song sort of says the only entertainment. was a piano and radio, hot tea and.

cigarettes. Yeah. You know, that's what. I remember. Yeah. You know, my dad was. the the family pianist at sing-alongs. And uh. they both smoked ciggies and drank a lot. of tea. So, that's, you know, that's. what I would just pick up on. It comes. through, I have to say. People who who. are going to listen to this album or. listen to It's so brilliant and it and. it absolutely takes us back somewhere. whilst we're also listening in 2026. I I. think it's wonderful, yeah.

>> It's going It's a prequel. How do you. tunnel back there? I Someone Jenson Tag. has written in he and he said, "Bob. Dylan says that when he looks back at. songs he wrote in his 20, he doesn't. quite know who that person is who wrote. Blowing in the Wind." Do you feel. similar that there's obviously a. bloodline to where you are now, but. Yeah. Yes, it is. Only difference is I. sort of know. what what who that person was. Um cuz there's a there's a. sort of line to to what we did. We first. came in the studio.

Abbey Road Studio. as sort of just barely out of our. teenage years. and um. we were writing songs then. directly to the fans. Yeah. >> So, Love Me Do. Please. Please, [laughter] Please Me. Please. >> Let's bracket. From Me to You. She Loves You. It's all about me or you. is a directly to the people who are. listening. And then we start to get a. bit different, you know, so I kind of.

know I remember who that guy who those. guys were. It was people from Liverpool writing to. the fans first phase, then maturing a. little bit and getting a little bit more. artistic or whatever. >> So, yeah, I I think I kind of do remember. who I was. You always strike me as. someone who's been able to totally. preserve that innocence. How on earth. have you managed that? Yeah, I don't know. I.

It people do. put it another way. They'll say, "How. have you. How have you How have you stayed so. normal with with The Beatles and the. whole thing, Wings, the whole thing?" Um. and I'm I think the truth is is my. family. I was very lucky. I came from a very. loving family, very smart working class. people. Um and I always say to people, don't. underestimate the working class. Cuz you know, I I can see the thing, oh.

a thick head. That the plumber, what's. he know? But from my family, I know that. like for instance, my cousin Bert. was he compiled crosswords for the. for the Guardian and for the Times. So I mean, you know, it's to do that. That's pretty smart working class guy. And it just And you know, he's just one. of us. Yeah. So we had that kind of. stuff going on. They're very smart, all that the. repartee. By the way, I think the reason. that Bob Dylan doesn't remember writing.

Blowing in the Wind is cuz Ringo Starr. wrote it. >> [laughter]. >> Um Yeah. Yeah, do you remember? Do you. remember when we did that? Of course. I. think it's a great question uh from a. colleague uh colleague Saeed. He says, "As someone who's been extraordinarily. famous for possibly the longest time of. any famous person, uh can you describe. how being famous has changed in your. lifetime? What did it feel like to be. famous in the '60s versus today?". Yeah, I think the big difference is in. yourself.

Uh when you're first famous, um you love it. Mhm. Cuz it's what. you're trying to achieve. So you. actually get a little hit or you you. know, if something goes well and people. in the street know you, you love it. Yeah. There's never any of this sort of, oh, people are bothering me. Dear, you know, there's none of that. >> that. None of that. The modern. affliction. >> Yeah, no, we I loved it, you know. And. you learn to deal with it. I remember. going to a gig once and I took the train.

out out of London to the station near. this gig and I was I walked in just on. my own to the gig and there's a little. gang of girls found me and. >> [laughter]. >> they're all screaming around and I'm. going, "Girls, girls, calm down. >> [laughter]. >> Calm down. Now, listen, here's the deal. If you keep quiet, I'll do your autographs. We'll walk in. and it'll be great. So, you you learn. how to deal with that and they would. they got it and they were very good.

Um then they realized they'd get some. special time, you know. As time's gone by, the times have changed. So, now. phones. >> Yeah. Yeah. Phones. Uh so, if I meet someone, it's like, "Oh, oh." And they're reaching and for. their phone, you know. Um I say, "Um I'm sorry, I don't do. pictures.". And that is like radical these days. >> Cuz I I I told that I'm name-dropping.

now. I told that to Oprah. She goes, "You don't What? You don't do pictures?". I said, "No." She said, "Why?" I said, "I don't want to.". You know, and it's like it's as simple. as that. And I have a long explanation about. Oh god, it goes on. Um. I say, "No, I don't like to do that cuz. it's important to me is a bit your. question about your innocence or is it. your normalness?". I feel that's very important to me. The.

minute I get like above myself and start. thinking I'm like. something else, um. I won't like me. So, it's very important for me to be. sort of just me. And so, I will say to people, "I don't. want to do the photos." And they say, "Why?" I say, "Well, I'll tell you. what." And I go into this long-winded. explanation of down on the south coast. of France, Saint-Tropez, there's a guy. on the beachfront who's got a monkey and. you pay to have your photo taken with.

the monkey. So I say I really do not want to feel. like that monkey. And when I take a. picture with you, I do feel like him. Oh, that's great. >> me. I'm suddenly something else. But. that way they've got a proper moment of. connection with you. I felt like weirdly. I went to the Louvre. I took my daughter. to Paris for the first time. We went to. the Louvre. No one looked at any of the. pictures. They just stuck their hand. their phone out and photographed it. Yeah. And you know, you're a bit little. bit like the Mona Lisa. So but just. having just the photo like that rather.

than Yeah, it's a phenomenon of how we. live now, yeah. I love the idea that. someone who's. seen Sir Paul McCartney is so excited. and then asking for this and you get. towards the end of the explanation and. they're going, "Anyway, Paul, I have got. to. >> [laughter]. >> Lovely to meet you." It was a nice. story. And then they go back to their. friends and say, "You met Paul guy? Did. you get a picture?" "No, he just went on. about some bloody monkey." I had some. special time. He told me an incredible. anecdote about a monkey. >> He was saying something about the.

monkeys. I forget I forget what it was. Um do you feel the the press and. intrusion and things like that have. changed since the the '60s as well or I. think they were always intrusive, you. know. I think uh. I doesn't bother me, the press. I was. used to call them lovable rogues. Cuz there is that element to them. Now. some of them are not so lovable. Yeah. But I don't mind, you know, it's their. job and so. as long as what they're writing. about you isn't too bad. I I just think.

it's occupational hazard. Speaking of of. somewhat an occupational hazard, this is. one of my favorite questions we had. today from Philip Andrew who says, "Even. though you are very very famous, have. you ever been mistaken for another. celebrity?". Um. no. Oh, that's good. Yeah, you're the. the absolute apex predator of. celebrities. >> to think it would have been good. No, no. I think you have to play along in. the moment if you are. Yeah. If we move. off off of music for a second, so I know. you're a big TV fan and I know you love.

all types of culture. Laura Goldbolt. says, "If you had to be a contestant on. a reality game show, which one would you. choose and why? E.g. Traitors, Bake Off, Dragon's Den, etc." Pointless. Thank. you. Absolutely. And not just cuz you. >> a booking. That's an official. [clears throat] booking. >> That's an official booking. [laughter]. It's Christmas. Pointless is one of my favorites. So, that would probably be the one. Other favorite shows, Gogglebox, House of Games. There you go. Without. Richard. Osman. >> Yeah. I had another question from Rachel.

Ablett, who's the producer of Would I. Lie to You. And she said, "Would you ask. Sir Paul if he'll come on the Would I. Lie to You Christmas special? We'd love. to have him." Oh my god. But on that. show. >> favorite. On that show they do an. interview with you where they sort of. say, "Has anything interesting ever. happened to you?" And you'd be like, "They [laughter] I said they'd be there. for weeks.". Now Cherry says, "You've always been a. great character writer. Eleanor Rigby, Rocky Raccoon, Jenny Wren. Is there any. behavior that you see in people in the. 21st century that still baffles you?". Um.

The new types of behavior. >> I think a lot of this influencer stuff. I just. cuz I'm not that generation. I just don't really get it. But I see. it. You can't help it, you know, it's on. an Instagram. My wife will be looking. and then she'll be showing me something. else and then one of those will come on. Um. I just think it is funny. I suppose it. always happened, but people who don't. seem to be particularly talented. are like very famous. Mhm. Only very. famous.

Billions of hits and views and all that. So, you you've got to be careful about. talking about that cuz it makes you. sound very old-fashioned, which I am. Yeah, I think if you're Sir Paul. McCartney, you're allowed to say that. >> Am I? Yes, I think I think I think you. can get away with it. >> I'll continue. Yeah. In the same way. you're allowed to name-drop Oprah. Yeah. She was lucky to be You on that. She was. lucky. She was lucky. She was lucky to. appear in this. Yeah. >> [music]. >> This episode is brought to you by Lloyd.

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what is a good thing to do. and you could do that and that would be. good. So, I don't really think about it. I'm just led See that ring in the end of. my nose? >> [laughter]. >> Stick a hook in it. Just do what you're. told. Lead me anywhere. And so, that's. interesting cuz Cuz had every type of. success you could have and you've lived. through all those things of, you know, we just we want to sell out this venue. and then we want to, you know, go abroad. and then we want to have a record out. and then, you know, we want to have a. number one. What does success mean to. you now? So, with the new album, which. you're obviously very proud of, what. does success look like now when when you.

release a new record? I think that people would like what I'm. doing. Yeah. It was always the kind of. bottom line. But now that's really the. only line. Um. If I go out on tour, then that the. audience likes the new songs. But I was. I know they don't. Audiences [laughter]. Audiences don't like new songs normally. I mean, you know, I'll say to them.

okay, you know, I say, "We're going to. do a new song now." And I say, "And I. know you don't like it cuz whenever we. whenever we do a big Beatles song, you you your cameras all light up and. it's like a galaxy. And I say, "So, if. we do a new song, it's like a black. hole.". >> [laughter]. >> And it is true, they don't they don't. really want to But you should say, "You. know, you know, those songs were new as. well.". >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> There was a time. No, so I think it's. just the people liking what you're. doing, which is the old. Yeah. So, I.

think that's basically what everyone. wants. Uh you know, my my kids laugh at me cuz. they say, "You like adulation, don't. you?". I say, "Yeah, you can adulate me anytime. you want.". Do you like adulation? That's an. interesting question, isn't it? >> I I do. I do and I think Is that because. it means you've done a good job or is. there is there like a personal ego in. that or is it is it you you want people. to to love the thing that you've. created? I think it's that. It's it's.

that you you've created something if. you're writing a song that you think is. good and you think, "Oh, yeah, wow, really cracked it here." So, when you. record it and then it goes out into the. world. Your babies fly out into the. world. Um if people like it, it's sort. of what you're looking for. I mean, beyond just the satisfaction of creating. a piece of art. Once it goes out, it's like. I mean, the the the the song the single.

off off the new album Don't Slide is is. called Days We Left Behind. And I've had. a lot of feedback of that. A lot of. people say, "Oh, I was crying.". Cuz it it is very emotional song. And. the the the verse that that gets me very. emotional is it sort of says, "Nothing. stays the same. No one needs to cry.". And it's like Yes. [laughter] That's the. line that makes you want to cry. >> trying to make them cry by doing that. >> [laughter]. >> I don't know. Where does it come from,

Richard? Yeah. Uh I don't know. But um. no, it is it is great if something. you've done and you think. that's pretty good. And then people. actually feedback and say, you know, I. I love what what that was. I think. that's all I'm looking for. Contemporary. artists seem to have a much harder time. saying, "I actually love the adulation.". Yeah. Why is that? Why do they have a. harder time saying. >> look [laughter] think about it. What is.

it we start off trying to do? We're at. school. You go to careers master and he. tells you you're hopeless. There's. nothing out there for you. You know, you. have to make something of. >> of yourself. >> [laughter]. >> So, you you always go, "Oh, God, you. know, okay." And then then we go in a. group and then you start to do well and. things. And what is it you're looking. for? You're looking for approval or. looking for money? Yeah. >> Looking to get out of your circumstances. and right rise in the world. But uh.

I don't think there's any point being. shy about that. I think everyone knows. I maybe you're in a job, you want. promotion. Yeah. Or, you know, if you've. got a show on television, you want. ratings. >> Exactly. House of Games, 6:00 every. Yeah. every day. Yeah. BBC 2. Yeah. I I. I think that of. of the billions of people that have ever. lived. on the planet, you've had one of the. most extraordinary lives. of any of them. If you think about where. you came from.

>> Yeah. and where you ended up. >> Yeah. Just this is just philosophically, what. is it like to be Paul McCartney when you. wake up in the morning? If you know what. I mean by that question. When you What. do you think about the life that you've. lived and what happened to you and how. it happened? It must feel extraordinary. Well, you know what? I think my my. uh shield against that is to try not to. think of it too much. >> Yeah. Cuz I often think, "Well, wait a. minute, you know, I'm I'm looking for. sort of one little success." Mhm. Great.

Well, then if I've got I've got a few. Yeah. >> I've got that and I've got that song and. I've got that song. If I really. Paul, Yeah. >> you've great, man. I think my head would. explode. Yeah. So, I kind of try and. sort of dampen it down a little bit and. sort of think, "Yeah, that was okay. That was a good one.". And I I. I don't really feel like him. Yeah. He's. the famous one. Yeah. I'm sort of the. guy who has to go up and. >> [snorts]. >> you know, have breakfast. Well, that's.

it. But when you're watching, you know, there's so much footage of of everything. you did and that that must feed into it. a bit. You have to watch some of it. presumably. >> Yeah. And just a constant reminder of of. what's happened. Yeah. >> We're here in Abbey Road. And obviously, you have to come in and you there's you. go past the crossing and like there's a. massive queue outside today, every day, of people waiting to do it. When you. come drive past that, do you just think, "Huh, I remember doing that once.". >> [laughter]. >> I don't like the idea that you've I've.

striving all your life for success and. fame or whatever it is the success is. and then you turn around and go, "Nah, don't like it." I think that's churlish. I think you know what you want to do is. go, "Yeah, I've got here. I'm here, you know. What. did I want? I wanted that that that that. Okay, I've got I've got it." So, just be. happy with it and don't, you know, don't. go crazy cuz it What's the Eagles line? The the wheels.

Don't let your wheels drive you crazy on. you. >> Don't let the sound of your wheels drive. you down. There we go. >> No, it's almost the This seems pretty. mad asking about this because as I say. you've done very well. >> [laughter]. >> But I do think people are really. interesting when they talk about their. failures and we have a question from Lux. Adams. He says, "John was often often. unfairly dismissive of his prior work. referring to some of his greats as. rubbish. Are there any of your own. contributions that you sometimes. secretly look back on and think, hm?". Yeah.

Yeah, you know, you you get some songs. you you think. didn't really work or didn't achieve. what you wanted to achieve. But you. can't can't win them all, you know. I do. I've a song called "Bit Pop". Mhm. And. it's just very bit pop bit pop bit pop. bit pop bit pop. >> [clears throat]. >> And I I was looking back on that and. thinking, "Gosh, how could I get away. with that?" [laughter] But I was with. Trevor Horn, the producer.

>> Oh, yeah. And Trevor says, "That's one of my. favorites of yours.". So, seeing it from his perspective I. thought, "You know what? He's he's he's. no slouch. Maybe it's okay." But yeah, that one I I think wasn't that great. >> Are there songs there that you have to. play that you sometimes think, "Oh, I would rather not play that one today.". Cuz it. you think about the amount of times you. played some of the songs. I'm I'm kind. of lucky because um. I I don't get that. Yeah. And I you.

think I would with age you'd Yeah. But. then the audience sings all of that, don't they? The thing is again, what is. it you're trying to achieve? If you're. going out. to make do a show, I know who's in my. audience Mhm. most of the time. And it's. kind of families, so it can be granddads. sort of my age or can be their kids. Um and then it could be their kids. So. it's it's quite a spread. Yeah. So I.

think, well, we could do songs they. don't know of a lot of black holes. Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> But. they've paid a lot of money. And I I. remember as a kid, you know, I used to. go to shows, you know, and save up. Um. I I went to a Bill Haley concert. >> Wow. Yeah. That's that's a name to. conjure with. But I saved for months and done a paper. round and done everything, you know. And I knew what I wanted. I wanted him. to do his hits. Mhm. And if he got all.

clever on me, I would be like, okay. I'd I'd let him. indulge himself. In fact, talking about. Mr. Dylan, Yeah. >> Bob, I've been to see a couple of shows. of Bob's. and you really. I couldn't tell what the song was Yeah. that he was doing. Now that's a bit much. cuz I mean, I know his stuff. >> Mhm. And you know, I get it if he doesn't. want to do Mr. Tambourine Man. Uh you know, maybe he's fed up with. that. But I would like to hear it. Yeah. And I.

paid. You could do a request. I'm sure. he'd like to oblige. Did you ever go. backstage and say, Um miss [clears throat]. you missed a couple there. So if you if. you had to just have one word to. describe yourself out of the two I'm. about to give you cuz I I I I get the. feeling of and they're not mutual. mutually exclusive, of course, but would. you say you're an entertainer or an. artist? Uh. I'd have to say an. entertaining artist. >> Yes, entertainer first, but then yeah, you entertain by being an artist.

>> you know, um. I'd like to think I was an artist. But. then you do shows and you get these. families and they've all paid to come in. and they're not necessarily all rich. Mhm. So, I think why wouldn't I give. them what they want? Yeah. We We put in. a few songs that they don't particularly. like. But we enjoy playing those. The band. just looking at each other going, "Yeah, this one." Yeah, we love this one. Uh. but you know, I I like I mean,

particularly these days too, you do. something like Hey Jude and you see this. whole audience singing together. Amazing. >> And in in. Trump's America. and the Republicans and Democrats all at. each other's throats. when we do that song, they're not. Yeah. They're all They're all loving it and. they're all It's like, "Wow. This is pretty amazing, you know, that. suddenly this room has forgotten all of. that.".

And it's not. you know, going to argue with each. other. We're all just going to sing. together. So, those kind of things I I. I think is are valuable. I like that. And I also like it for them, I think. Yeah. But I say, I mean, genuinely thank. you for I mean, across the whole of. culture to achieve what you've achieved, but still to maintain that, to. understand that you're entertaining, you. understand that you want to bring people. together and to keep that spirit for a. long time, I think is extraordinary with. the ups and downs you've had. Uh and so.

I know that you can't wake up in the. morning and congratulate yourself on. being Paul McCartney, but I certainly. from our listeners and from us. I want to thank you because it's very. easy to have a world that that didn't. have Paul McCartney in it. And the world. is a better place cuz Paul McCartney is. in it. >> Thank you, Richard. And I would say. I'm a fan of yours. I'm just all all I'm. going to say. >> Let's just leave it at that. Let's leave. it at that. It's never going to get any better than. that. Primetime Beatles, Paul, John, George, Ringo, House of Games, who wins. the trophy? Oh, the Beatles. All of them.

together? >> All of them together. >> fair enough. You're just going to have. to accept that, I'm afraid. You can't beat the Beatles, Richard. You. can't beat the Beatles. Exactly right. You're not in the Monkees, you're in the. Beatles. Uh Sir Paul, thank you so much. It's. been an absolute pleasure. Thanks for. giving me your time. And also thank you. for still making such brilliant music. This is. >> Thank you. a terrific album. I know you. had a listening party uh this afternoon. and people were in floods of tears and I. can absolutely see why. You still got. it. Oh, boy. Thank you so much. Thank.

you. Wow. Sir Paul McCartney, I was trying to. get him to tell me which member of the. Beatles would have won House of Games. I. think maybe I didn't word it correctly. That's why we should always have our. listeners' questions instead of mine. But when we were walking away and we. were sort of we were on a bit of a high. and we just sort of walked down every. road together. I was saying I I just. think there's something about. enthusiasts in life that I Yeah. always. and and increasingly as I get older, funnily enough, that I'm drawn to. But. you can't remain like that and be seems.

so sprightly and so interested. >> Yeah. unless you're just a complete. enthusiast for life. And that's what. really. that's what I meant in a way about that. thing about have you never lost your. innocence. I think it's there's. something still really. childlike in the best way about him. I. think it's exactly Yeah, and it's it's. it's funny cuz you're surrounded by his. team there. There's lots of people. filming and all sorts of things. And. just they clearly loved him. Yeah. And. that speaks uh volumes as well, doesn't. it? It It really It's very peculiar to.

live in the same world as Sir Paul. McCartney given everything that he has. done because really he's a cultural. artifact. He's like the Great Pyramids. of Giza, but he's sitting there as a. human being. And how wonderful, you. know, in the same week that we. celebrated David Attenborough's 100th. birthday, how wonderful still to have. these people, these incredible titans of. entertainment walking amongst us that we. can chat to and listeners can ask. questions to. I I got I loved it so. much. >> completely magical, a magical day, particularly for you. Yeah,

do you know what? When I was I was. walking up to. the studios and I was at the the road. that crosses Circus Road that crosses. across Abbey Road and this traffic. lights and there was a the red man I. thought oh, should I wait at this. traffic lights? I think oh, is there a. zebra crossing further up? I genuinely thought it. He thought yeah, yes, there is a zebra crossing further. up, it turned out. Um, thank you to Sir. Paul's team, thank you to Sir Paul as. well for absolutely everything. We had. our photo taken with him. That's all we can ask for. But most of.

all, thank you know, doing these. interviews is so great because you guys. write the questions. >> Yes, absolutely. >> we've got some more very very. interesting names coming up that we're. going to be looking for questions for as. well. We will announce those in due. course but in the meantime, thank you so. much listeners for all that and and. thank you to Sir Paul. Thank you so. much. >> [music].

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