Macca on Lennon

Sir Paul says Beatles bandmate was the best

28 May 07 - Sir Paul McCartney has told 6 Music that his musical collaborations have proved disappointing compared to working alongside John Lennon.

The former Beatle releases his new solo album, Memory Almost Full, on 4 June. Speaking on the Music Week, he said: "It's a funny subject the collaboration thing because I collaborated with John and you're a little bit spoiled after that. That was one hell of a collaboration.

"I've done it quite a bit since and, I think - and I hate to say it - there's inevitably a sense of disappointment because it was just so cool for John and me to be working together, because we started so young and knew each other's ways and minds."

He added: "I'm a little bit wary of collaborating with other people because it doesn't happen as easily or as amazingly as it did with John. Our collaboration was very intuitive, very fast and it always just worked - there was never a dull moment."

Next month, on the 40th anniversary release of The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 6 Music dedicates a day (Friday 1 June) to taking a sideways look at the album, cracking some myths and looking at the stories behind some of the songs. Hear the Sir Paul McCartney interview in full here:

Andre Paine