15 Interesting Facts about Paul McCartney

 1. Paul McCartney was born in Liverpool, England on June 18th, 1942.

2. He was a founding member of the band The Beatles, along with John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr.

3. McCartney wrote and sang some of the most famous Beatles songs, including “Yesterday”, “Hey Jude”, “Let It Be”, and “Eleanor Rigby”.

4. After the breakup of The Beatles, McCartney formed the band Wings with wife Linda McCartney.

5. McCartney has released over 100 albums throughout his career, including 24 with The Beatles and eight with Wings.

6. He has won 18 Grammy Awards, including two for Album of the Year.

7. He has also received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Kennedy Center Honors.

8. McCartney was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for his “services to music”.

9. He is the most successful songwriter of all time and is one of the best-selling music artists of all time.

10. He is the only artist to have written or co-written 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

11. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 1999.

12. He has also been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame and the UK Music Hall of Fame.

13. McCartney was a vegetarian for over 20 years and was a strong supporter of animal rights.

14. He has been married three times, first to Linda McCartney, then to Heather Mills, and currently to Nancy Shevell.

15. McCartney continues to tour and perform to this day, most recently at the 2019 Glastonbury Festival.