1 of 2 Paul McCartney and John Lennon at the Beatles concert in Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 1964. — Photo: Mike Mitchell/Reproduction Paul McCartney and John Lennon at the Beatles concert in Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 1964. — Photo : Mike Mitchell/Reproduction
Paul McCartney says he’s using artificial intelligence to create what he calls “the ultimate Beatles song.”
According to McCartney, the technology was used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old recording.
“We just finished it and it will be released this year,” he said.
Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California May 2022 Photo: Portal/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo Musician Paul McCartney performs during his Got Back Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California in May 2022 Photo: Portal/Mario Anzuoni/archive photo
The musician announced the information during BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme.
McCartney said he didn’t know the name of the song he took Lennon’s voice from, but that it was likely a 1978 composition entitled “Now And Then.”
Paul McCartney received the recording from Lennon’s widow, Yoko Ono. The cassette entitled “For Paul” contained several songs by Beatle, who died in 1980. Much of the cassette was recorded in New York.