Paul McCartney has revealed his fond thoughts as he looks back on his time with The Beatles.
The 81-year-old rock legend told The Herald Sun he feels “joy” when he sees old photos or videos of the foursome.
“When you look at pictures of yourself much younger, there are a lot of emotions. I think one of them is, ‘Boy, didn’t I look good?'” he said.
“Well, we all looked young and beautiful. I think everyone experiences that. You look at pictures of yourself in college and think, “God, I didn’t even think I was good-looking, but I was wrong; I look really good.”
He added: “I’m very proud to have lived through that time and to have had the luxury of capturing that time.” How great does John look?
Paul McCartney (pictured) has shared his fond thoughts as he looks back on his time with The Beatles
The 81-year-old rock legend tells The Herald Sun he feels ‘joy’ when he sees old photos or videos of the foursome (pictured)
“How handsome is George and how funny is Ringo?” I just like the positive aspects of those things. A joy from the past.’
Paul announced that he will be holding his first concerts Down Under in six years.
The tour begins October 18 in Adelaide, the city where 350,000 people lined the streets when The Beatles first visited Australia in 1964.
He then heads to Melbourne on October 21st, before traveling to Newcastle on October 24th and Sydney on October 27th.
“How handsome is George and how funny is Ringo?” I just like the positive aspects of those things. “A joy from the past,” he said. Paul right next to former bandmates John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr
“When you look at pictures of yourself much younger, there are a lot of emotions. I think one of them is, ‘Boy, didn’t I look good?'” he said
The tour concludes with a show in Brisbane on November 1st before heading to the Gold Coast on November 4th.
McCartney said he has amazing memories of his previous visits.
“Our last trip was so much fun,” he said in a statement.
“We had an incredible time. Every show has been a party, so we know this will be very special. Australia, we’re going to rock! I can’t wait to see you.’
Paul announced that he will be holding his first concerts Down Under in six years
McCartney’s final Australian tour in 2017 consisted of a series of epic three-hour shows where he beat the likes of Ed Sheeran and won a Helpmann Award for Best International Contemporary Concert.
The upcoming tour will feature some elements that are very contemporary indeed, with the expectation that the former Beatle will perform a virtual duet with his former bandmate John Lennon, created using AI technology.
At the 2022 Glastonbury Festival, McCartney performed “I’ve Got A Feeling,” a song originally recorded during the Beatles’ famous 1969 rooftop concert in London.
The tour begins October 18 in Adelaide, the city where 350,000 people lined the streets when The Beatles first visited Australia in 1964
He sang to a trace of John Lennon’s voice, which had been extracted from an old demo tape using artificial intelligence and adapted to the historical vision of the concert.
McCartney told BBC Radio 4’s Today program that AI is “something we’re all kind of grappling with at the moment.”
“When Peter Jackson made the movie (The Beatles) Get Back, in which we made the Let It Be album, he managed to get John’s voice out of a flimsy piece of cassette tape and a piano,” he said.
“He could separate them with AI, he would tell the machine: ‘This is a voice, this is a guitar, lose the guitar’.”
“We were able to take John’s voice and put it through this AI, so we could then mix the record the way you would.”
McCartney’s final Australian tour in 2017 consisted of a series of epic three-hour shows where he beat the likes of Ed Sheeran and won a Helpmann Award for Best International Contemporary Concert
Paul McCartney Got Back Australian tour dates for 2023
Adelaide Entertainment Centre, October 18
Melbourne, Marvel Stadium, October 21st
Newcastle, McDonald Jones Stadium, October 24th
Sydney, Allianz Stadium, October 27th
Brisbane, Suncorp Stadium, November 1
Gold Coast, Heritage Bank Stadium, November 4th