McCartney, who’s at present selling a brand new guide, made the remark in an interview with The New Yorker’s David Remnick, revealed Monday.
“I am unsure I ought to say it, however they seem to be a blues cowl band, that is type of what the Stones are,” mentioned McCartney, including: “I believe our internet was solid a bit wider than theirs.”
This is not the primary time McCartney has made unfavorable comparisons between his personal former band and the Rolling Stones.
“Their stuff’s rooted within the blues. When they’re writing stuff, it has to do with the blues. Whereas we had somewhat extra influences,” he mentioned. “There’s quite a lot of variations, however I really like the Stones, however I am with you. The Beatles had been higher.”
Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger responded to these feedback in an interview with Zane Low for Apple Music.
“There’s clearly no competitors,” mentioned Jagger, laughing.
“The large distinction, although, is and type of barely significantly, is that the Rolling Stones have been a giant live performance band in different a long time and different eras when the Beatles by no means even did an enviornment tour, Madison Sq. Backyard with a good sound system,” Jagger mentioned, including: “They broke up earlier than that enterprise began, the touring enterprise for actual.”
The Beatles and the Stones had been two of essentially the most well-known teams on this planet within the Sixties. Whereas the Rolling Stones are nonetheless touring six a long time later, the Beatles cut up up in 1970.
Regardless of many followers blaming him for the cut up, McCartney, now aged 79, informed BBC Radio 4 that it was co-lead vocalist John Lennon who instigated it.
“John walked into the room someday and mentioned, ‘I am leaving the Beatles.’ And he mentioned, ‘It is fairly thrilling. It is relatively like a divorce.’ After which we had been left to select up the items,” McCartney informed journalist John Wilson in an interview clip that aired on Monday.
The complete interview shall be broadcast on October 23.
McCartney’s newest guide “The Lyrics” is because of be revealed on November 2.
Described as “a self-portrait in 154 songs,” the guide includes commentaries on his tune lyrics, edited by Irish poet Paul Muldoon.
