“You see, my mother was a district nurse until she died when I was 14, and we used to move from time to time because of her work.”

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.