Paul McCartney Recalls That Embarking On A Post-Beatles Solo Career Felt ‘Really Risky’
etcanada.comPaul McCartney has long since stepped out of the shadow of The Beatles, but he’s now looking back at a moment when the idea of embarking on a solo career after the Fab Four’s breakup was seen as a huge risk.
On his website, Sir Paul responded to a question from a Twitter user who asked what the “biggest professional risk” had been in his career. “The main question I had was whether to keep going after The Beatles, because it was a hard act — some might say, an impossible act — to follow.
The ingredients in the Beatles were so unique. You had John right there, who could have made any group brilliant. Then you had George’s talent, and Ringo’s, and then me,” McCartney explained. READ MORE: Paul McCartney And Ringo Starr To Reportedly Feature In The Rolling Stones’ New Album “Once that band had finished, I didn’t know what to do with myself, and trying something new was really risky.
Then, of course, having Linda in Wings, when she was not a ‘musician’, was a risk too. When the reviews started to come in a lot of them focused on her, asking, ‘What’s she doing in the band?’ And that was hurtful.
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