Paul visited The Daily Show on Tuesday to promote "Hope for the Future," his original song written for video game Destiny. But instead of discussing the track in detail, he and host Jon Stewart mostly goof around about random topics – including McCartney's subpar gaming skills and Stewart's son's preference for Ellen over The Daily Show.
In the above clip, the former Beatle strides onstage to a
"thunderous" audience ovation, leading Stewart to make a
self-deprecating jab. "I’ve had a lot of jobs where I showed up, no
applause," the host says, to which McCartney responds, "That's why I
went into music."
Stewart says he's shocked the Destiny crew were able to rope
in a rock legend for their game. "There are a lot of things where I
think to myself, 'I'd love to have Paul McCartney do a song for this,'"
he says. "But you wouldn't." McCartney says he was partially interested
in the venture because of his grandchildren's interest in video games –
even though he's personally an awful gamer. "I would get killed within
the first couple seconds," he says, though he admits he's now become
"Mr. Cool" to the grandkids after working on Destiny. (Stewart
confesses that he's far from cool around his household. "You know what
my son said to me the other night? 'Why can’t you do a show like Ellen'?")
Before leaving the stage, Paul also confirmed plans to attend the 2015 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, where Ringo will receive the Award for Musical Excellence.
McCartney first announced his Destiny collaboration via Twitter in 2012. He
recorded the grandiose "Hope for the Future" at Abbey Road Studios
alongside a 120-piece orchestra (conducted by Giles Martin) and producer
Mark "Spike" Stent. Paul, working with composers Marty O'Donnell
and Michael Salvatori, also composed an additional 50 minutes of
soundtrack music for the Activision title. Paul didn't
accept any payment for his work; as Destiny developer Eric Osbourne told Vulture, McCartney participated solely for "the creativity."
In early December, Paul appeared – in hologram form – in the eye-popping music video for "Future," crooning against vivid backdrops from the game.
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