BASS GOD: Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Name : James Paul McCartney
DOB : June 18, 1942
DOD : October 12, 1969 - or still alive, depends on who you believe really…

Background:
Born in Liverpool, McCartney lost his mother to an embolism after an operation to stop her breast cancer spreading when he was still in his teens.
During the grieving process his Dad, a trumpet and piano player, gave McCartney his first musical intrument: a nickle-plated trumpet which Paul promptly swapped for an acoustic guitar.

Firmly within the grip of the music bug, McCartney then joined the ‘Quarrymen’ who eventually became The Beatles who, well, we all know what the Beatles did so I’ll move on…

After the Beatles broke up  in 1970 McCartney released his debut solo album simply titled ‘McCartney‘ after which he went and started a band with the ‘Missus’, which he called ‘Wings‘.

Since ‘Wings‘ McCartney has been indugling himself with various projects including, amogst others; a briefish forray into the orchestral world during the nineties and an ill-advised relationship with a former model whose toe count you could count on one hand.

Known For:
Well, if you were to listen to the Guiness Book of World Records, then he’d been known for being the most succesful musician and composer in history.  Yep, that’s right, the big fat book of records prides itself on being accurate so I guess that’s what he’s really known for, oh, and we should probably mention the whole Beatles thing he did when he was younger.

And while we’re at it, Wings,

The Hofner bass,

And the Frog chorus.

Ah, the Frog Chorus…