"I'll be doing a song, let's say 'Eleanor Rigby' or something, and I'm on autopilot," the Beatles star tells the Smartless podcast.
Paul has revealed that even music icons can experience a bad day at the office!
"I'll be doing a song, let's say 'Eleanor Rigby' or something, and I'm on autopilot," the Beatles legend, 78, said on the latest episode of the Smartless podcast, released Monday.
"I'm starting to think 'Oh, what am I going to have for dinner later? Maybe you won't have the soup but maybe you'll just go for the main course…' And I go 'STOP!' Because I'm singing 'Eleanor Rigby.'"
"A couple of bits of my head are going in different places," he continues. "So sometimes that breaks down and I forget the song but remember the soup!"
To rectify the problem, Paul uses a teleprompter for his live performances. He also hasn't had to worry about zoning out on stage for the majority of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic which, among other things, has prevented him from headlining the 50th anniversary of the Glastonbury Festival.
Instead, Paul has used his self-isolation to record a new solo album called McCartney III, which is due for release on Dec. 18.
It represents the third part of a musical trilogy that started with his 1970 solo album McCartney and was later followed by McCartney II in 1980.
"It's like a hobby. I'm very lucky," McCartney tells Smartless hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes about his continued love of music.
"I'll go home and just pick up a guitar while I'm watching TV and tinker around with something, you know," he adds. "It [music] really is something that still entrances me."
"I'll be doing a song, let's say 'Eleanor Rigby' or something, and I'm on autopilot," the Beatles legend, 78, said on the latest episode of the Smartless podcast, released Monday.
"I'm starting to think 'Oh, what am I going to have for dinner later? Maybe you won't have the soup but maybe you'll just go for the main course…' And I go 'STOP!' Because I'm singing 'Eleanor Rigby.'"
"A couple of bits of my head are going in different places," he continues. "So sometimes that breaks down and I forget the song but remember the soup!"
To rectify the problem, Paul uses a teleprompter for his live performances. He also hasn't had to worry about zoning out on stage for the majority of 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic which, among other things, has prevented him from headlining the 50th anniversary of the Glastonbury Festival.
Instead, Paul has used his self-isolation to record a new solo album called McCartney III, which is due for release on Dec. 18.
It represents the third part of a musical trilogy that started with his 1970 solo album McCartney and was later followed by McCartney II in 1980.
"It's like a hobby. I'm very lucky," McCartney tells Smartless hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, and Sean Hayes about his continued love of music.
"I'll go home and just pick up a guitar while I'm watching TV and tinker around with something, you know," he adds. "It [music] really is something that still entrances me."
One thing the music legend isn't quite so enamored with is the fame that comes with his day job:
"I think it's a safety measure," adds Paul.
"I know I'm very famous, but I don't want to walk around like I'm very famous. I like that bit that I had when I grew up of just going on a bus and just being, you know…"
"But I do separate 'him' from 'me,'" he adds. "So, me, I don't like to take pictures when people say, 'Can I have a picture?’ because everyone has got a camera in the world. And so I say 'I'm sorry, I don't do pictures.'"
Paul continues, "I sometimes feel like I have to say, 'Look, I’m happy to talk to you. Sit down. We can talk.' Because I like that. Because I'm still me. The minute I put my arm around you, or you put your arm around me, I feel like the monkey in St. Tropez. 'Come and have your picture taken with the monkey.' I don't like that. It puts me off."
About the want to grill McCartney on his time with the Beatles:
"I'm the world's worst rememberer of Beatles' history," he adds. "I just think, 'Well there's always going to be someone who knows. So, I'll just ask someone!'"
"I think it's a safety measure," adds Paul.
"I know I'm very famous, but I don't want to walk around like I'm very famous. I like that bit that I had when I grew up of just going on a bus and just being, you know…"
"But I do separate 'him' from 'me,'" he adds. "So, me, I don't like to take pictures when people say, 'Can I have a picture?’ because everyone has got a camera in the world. And so I say 'I'm sorry, I don't do pictures.'"
Paul continues, "I sometimes feel like I have to say, 'Look, I’m happy to talk to you. Sit down. We can talk.' Because I like that. Because I'm still me. The minute I put my arm around you, or you put your arm around me, I feel like the monkey in St. Tropez. 'Come and have your picture taken with the monkey.' I don't like that. It puts me off."
About the want to grill McCartney on his time with the Beatles:
"I'm the world's worst rememberer of Beatles' history," he adds. "I just think, 'Well there's always going to be someone who knows. So, I'll just ask someone!'"
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