“When I sit down to write a song, it's a kind of improvisation, but I formalize it a bit to get it into the studio, and when I step up to a microphone, I have a vague idea of what I'm about to do.”

English musician and songwriter

Sir James Paul McCartney is an English musician and songwriter. Born in 1942, he rose to global fame with the Beatles, where he played bass and keyboards and shared lead vocals and songwriting with John Lennon. McCartney is known for his melodic bass lines, his wide tenor voice, and his range across styles. His work moves from pre rock and roll pop to classical music, ballads, and electronica. His partnership with Lennon is widely regarded as the most successful in music history.