Paul McCartney
Birth Name:
James Paul McCartney
Birth Place:
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Soundtrack, Actor, Music department, Producer, Writer, Director
Fast Facts
- Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988
- Received a 2010 Kennedy Center Honor
- Received the 2010 Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
- Supports numerous animal rights groups worldwide
- Was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for his services to music, prompting fellow Beatles members Ringo Starr and George Harrison to begin referring to him as Your Holiness
- Is the father of fashion designer Stella McCartney
- Discovered his love for music through his father, who kept an upright piano in the home after years of leading Jim Mac's Jazz Band during the 1920s
- Met John Lennon at the age of 15 and joined his band, The Quarrymen
- Quote: "A lot of people get fed up with life on the road, particularly when you've got a really nice home life․ But for me, I want it all․ I've got a great home life, and I've got a great life on the road․"
- Quote: "I have a kind of personal faith in something good, but it doesn't really go much further than that․ I think that is the cause of a lot of trouble - 'My god is better than yours․' But I do think there is something greater than me․"
- Remained successful after the breakup of the Beatles in 1970 with several solo albums
- Credits Little Richard and Elvis Presley as his favorite singers
- Often credited with creating rock's first concept album with "Sgt․ Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band․"
- Sang background vocals for the Donovan album "Mellow Yellow․"
- Wrote the song "I Lost My Little Girl" when he was only 14 years old
Awards
- 1965BAFTA Film Award - Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles:Nominated
- 1965Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show:Nominated
- 1965Golden Laurel - Musical Performance, Male:Nominated
- 1966Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show:Nominated
- 1966Golden Laurel - Musical Performance, Male:Nominated
- 1970Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Nominated
- 1971Oscar - Best Music, Original Song Score:Winner
- 1971Grammy - Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Winner
- 1974Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 1974Grammy - Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or a Television Special:Nominated
- 1985BAFTA Film Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 1985Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 1988BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1989BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1990BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1994BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1995BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1996BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1997Grammy - Best Music Video - Long Form:Winner
- 1999BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Winner
- 2000BMI TV Music AwardWinner
- 2002Oscar - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 2002Critics Choice Award - Best Song:Winner
- 2002Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2002OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Nominated
- 2002OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Original Song:Nominated
- 2002PFCS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2002Golden Satellite Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2003Grammy - Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media:Nominated
- 2008OFTA Film Award - Best Music, Adapted Song:Winner
- 2010Critics Choice Award - Best Song:Nominated
- 2010DFCS Award - Best Original Song:Nominated
- 2010Golden Globe - Best Original Song - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2010World Soundtrack Award - Best Original Song Written for a Film:Nominated
- 2022PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:Winner
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series:Winner
- 2024IDA Award - Best Music Documentary:Nominated