PAUL MCCARTNEY | CHICKEN SHOP DATE

0:00 Ketchup? >> Yeah. >> Like ketchup? Would you Do you like it all all the way or just >> No. No. No. Very very disciplined >> Are you going to do it like that? Okay. >> Right in there. Do you want a bit of ketchup in there? >> Just don't do too much. Well, that's not enough. >> Not enough? >> No. >> >> Okay, that's fine. Thank you. >> She's fussy. >> >> Let's have a chip. >> I was going to say >> That is a good chip.

0:28 >> It's a good chip. I mean, money can't buy you love, but it can buy you a good chip. >> Chips. >> And some vegan chicken nuggets as well. Guess who I'm wearing today? >> Could it be Stella? >> Exactly. It's Stella McCartney. >> It looks very good. >> Thank you very much. A star. >> Mhm. >> Cuz I'm >> a star the star of this show. >> show. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Till I walked in.

0:56 >> Well, >> Amelia, think about it. You know what? You are a star. >> You're the star. >> Well, you know, that's what I'm suggesting. >> I saw you perform at Glastonbury. >> Did you? >> Mhm. I cried. >> Were you that bad? >> How many guitars would you say that you own? >> Too many. >> Too many? >> Yeah. But now I'd certainly hundreds. >> Okay, hundreds. >> And you know, when you're a kid, all you wanted I wanted and my mates was a guitar.

1:30 The first one you get is so precious, you know. That fell apart, though. It was so cheap. >> literally fell apart? >> Literally. >> Okay. >> But it looked kind of good. >> Happens a lot in life. Style over substance. >> Yeah. Falls apart. >> Is it true that you once set fire to a condom? >> Yes. >> Okay. >> That is true. Yeah. We were in Hamburg and it was me and our old drummer, Pete Best.

2:03 And we were rooming together. It was really dingy. It's like cement walls and everything. We It was terrible. We used to cover ourselves with this Union Jack. >> Oh, wow. So patriotic. >> I thought you said erotic. >> I I'm sorry. >> Erotic? Oh, I love that Union Jack. >> I didn't say erotic, but if you I don't know. If you feel like that. >> I think it's maybe better. >> Okay, sorry. Yeah, very erotic. You under the Union Jack.

2:29 >> It was at the back of a cinema. And you used to get patrons coming in to where we Our toilet was the the cinema toilet. So we'd be like shaving and stuff. Guten Morgen. And they like they'd be all coming in. Anyway, so what were we talking about? >> Back to the condom. >> Yeah, when you said condom. >> we were leaving, there was really bare walls, but there was a nail on on this wall. So as an act of defiance at these terrible lodgings, Pete had a condom on him.

3:03 And so we took it out and we lit it. And they go up quite well. >> Wow, okay. I've never done it myself. >> You've never burned a condom? >> No, I haven't. >> Oh, well then you haven't lived >> lived. I know. >> till you've burned a condom. >> Do you have any have any tattoos? >> No. >> Are you interested in getting a tattoo? >> No, not really. >> Okay. Not at all. You've never thought about what it could be.

3:29 >> Oh, yeah. You know, it would be very boring. It'd be a little heart or something, you know. >> Yeah. >> Wings? >> Well, I mean, you know, then you wouldn't stop there. >> No, because you could do so many things. >> Heart, wing. >> Yellow submarine. >> Yellow submarine. >> Massive walrus. >> Massive walrus. >> Endless. >> Yeah. >> I'm sure loads of people have tattoos that are related to you and your life and your songs.

3:50 >> Well, they do. It's very cute, Yeah. We used to do a thing when we we just kind of stopped it now. When we were doing stadiums, some of the kids would pull a hold of a sign, "Sign my arm and I'll get it tattooed." >> What about the butt? On their butt? >> Well, the butt was like I was kind of always hoping for a butt. >> Yeah. >> In fact, somebody did have a sign, "Sign my butt."

4:18 I said, "Come on, let's have a look at it." You know, I haven't signed a butt. >> Okay. Well, there's still time. >> >> Yeah. Do you always remember your dreams? I feel like dreams are quite important to you. >> I'm really good at remembering dreams. Yeah. >> And a lot of songs come to you in dreams. >> Probably my my most sort of spectacular dream was like my song Yesterday, >> Mhm. >> which I heard as a tune in my head when I was dreaming.

4:49 I was just going, "Oh, this is nice." And then I woke up and I go, "What was that?" But and I kind of remembered it. So, that was like pretty amazing. >> I'm trying to write my dreams down as well. >> Oh, yeah? >> But unfortunately, I don't really get any melodies in my dreams or any lyrics. >> No. >> I just sort of get giant foxes running after me and trying to get into my house.

5:16 Do you know your song Baby, You Can Drive My Car? >> Yeah. >> I always find that quite triggering because I am someone who doesn't have a license and who can't drive a car. If my baby asked me to drive their car, I I wouldn't be able to. >> You can learn. >> What are some of the perks you have for for being knighted? >> Not a lot. >> Oh. >> Not a lot. I mean, if you get freeman of the city, that kind of starts things. and then you're allowed to take a flock of sheep through the the city center.

5:53 >> Are you a freeman of the city? >> Yeah, Liverpool. >> Do you have sheep on the farm? >> I have sheep on the farm. >> could have realistically you could actually go to Liverpool with your sheep and you could take them >> a few. >> city. >> And yeah. >> I think you 100% have to do that. Like why why not? Do you think the sheep would like the city? >> Cuz it maybe cuz I can't be bothered.

6:14 >> Okay. Is your favorite animal still a horse? >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Probably. And a dog. >> What about an otter? >> A pet otter? >> Yeah, a pet otter. But you'd have to have numerous. Cuz I feel I feel like they like hanging out together. >> I don't think I'm going to go with that, Amelia. >> Okay. I've never been to Dungeon Lane. Do you think it's worth me paying it a visit? >> No.

6:42 >> No? >> Well, I mean you I should say yes. The only thing is it's right on the edge of the housing estate where I used to live. >> Mhm. >> And where George Harrison used to live. >> Mhm. >> So, that was the escape route down Dungeon Lane, you know, from all the streets and the houses. Go down there and you could go down to the shore. The Mersey shore. So, I did. I used to go down there.

7:06 >> As a a young boy? >> As a young lad. >> Are you a good dancer? >> Yeah. >> Yeah? >> I'm all right. I can be moved. >> Okay. Oh my god. I love that. >> That's just one of the moves. >> I mean you don't need any more than that. >> You don't need much more than just the shake. >> the shake. I actually do that is actually my move. I call it the wiggle.

7:31 >> What about? >> What's this? >> That's like back off, mate. >> Okay. >> >> Is that what you're normally doing? >> clubs >> Oh, right. I don't >> Back off. But it's But you phrased it into a move. >> Wriggle. And he he does not know where to turn. >> I'm definitely going to have to use that one. How often do you think I should go to the dentist? >> Regularly. Regularly for checks. >> Okay.

7:59 >> Once a year. >> Once a year? >> Yeah. >> Okay. I've not been in about 5 years. >> And do you And have you got like, you know, cavities? >> No, I don't think so. >> You see you've got regular checkups. >> Thank you so much. I've got good teeth. Is there anything that you're a nerd about? >> I have like routines that can be pretty nerdy. >> In what way? >> so, for instance, if you take vitamins vitamins, vitamins >> Vitamins, vitamins.

8:29 >> Yeah, I I just got like a really boring routine. On the Mondays, I do those ones. >> We don't need to know about that. It is a bit boring for you to tell me. >> Well, see, you you you walked right into it asking me about nerdy stuff. >> know you were going to talk about your vitamins every day of the week. >> That's pretty nerdy. And I've got quite a few others I could tell you about.

8:51 >> know. >> You don't want to hear them? >> know if I want to know anymore. I thought you were going to say something of like about musical instruments. Do you have any gardening tips for me? I know that you like your garden. >> Don't plant any marijuana seeds. >> Okay. >> That's probably a good hint. >> I was planning on, but thank you for telling me to not. Yeah. Now Now I'm not going to. >> That you can get arrested.

9:18 >> I mean, you you have got arrested. >> I have. >> Not for growing it, but for having it. >> Those were the days, my friend. I was young, I was restless, I was foolish. >> Do you think I should start taking drugs? >> Depends. We'll talk. >> Okay. Mushrooms? >> Depends. We'll talk. >> Do you find that you can only write love songs when you're in love? >> No.

9:49 it's good. It's it helps, but No, for me sometimes love songs aren't about a particular person. It It's just the the notion of love. you can sort of make a song out of the dream of love. I've done that a few times. >> Can you still do a headstand? >> Yeah. >> Really? >> Mhm. >> When was the last time you did one? >> last week. >> Oh, wow.

10:22 >> I got a song when I'm 64, that old Beatles song. I had this old lady come up to me once. She said, "You know, I do one of your songs." She got work in an old people's home. She said, "I do one of your songs." I said, "Oh, yeah, which one?" She said, "When I'm 64." She said, "But I can't I had to change the words." She said, "Cuz that's too young for my people." So, I had to change it to when I'm 84.

10:49 >> Oh. You've got your own type of rose, the McCartney rose. >> Yeah. >> That's really romantic. >> It's so called. It was when I was 50. >> I love roses. They're one of my favorite flowers. >> It's a beautiful flower, actually. >> And I like lilies as well. >> So do I. >> My grandma's name was Lily. >> Yeah? >> God, we're so similar. You like lilies, I like lilies. >> Well, Lily was My first wife was Linda.

11:20 >> Mhm. >> Who died, unfortunately, of breast cancer. So, But before that, I'd seen Aristotle Onassis gave his wives a bracelet. and so one of them was Jackie Onassis. And so it's a J I L Y Jackie, I love you. And so I suddenly thought perfect. Get Linda one and it'll be L I L Y, Linda, I love you. Lily.

11:56 It's the perfect name to do that with. >> I love that. >> Yeah. >> And it was on a bracelet. >> Mhm. >> Oh, that's gorgeous. >> It was really >> very thoughtful of you. >> She's a lovely girl. >> Who's your favorite Beatle? >> Favorite Beatle? well, there's only one left. Now, currently it's Ringo. During the Beatles, I think we all used to look up to John. >> Mhm. >> Cuz he's he's like the What is he? He was like the leader, even though there wasn't officially a leader of the group.

12:36 and he was very witty and so he was great to have in the group. I think all of us you might have said John was our one of our favorites. >> Favorite Beatle. >> Yeah. >> You're mine. >> Am I? >> Yeah. >> Oh. >> Yeah. >> Hope you got that. >> >> Do you think you'll ever stop making songs? >> It's it's such a fun thing to do. >> It is. Especially if you're good at it.

13:05 And you're quite good at it. >> Not bad. >> Not bad, yeah. >> I've done a couple. >> You've done a couple of good ones. >> Yeah. >> 100%.