But as a rule i think your right about him been disingenious , lets give them a storey song but lets not tell them anything about how i feel .
I think he does both. He can write immensely enjoyable and entertaining fiction, as well as expressive, autobiographical nonfiction. When I am listening to the fiction, I am not expecting to hear any of Paul's feelings in it; he is simply the creator of the story, not a part of it, and that's okay with me. In literature, we don't believe that all writers have to write about themselves to create supurb works, and we can enjoy the works just fine without wondering how it relates directly to the writer. I think it's the same for songwriting. I don't
need to know exactly what the artist is feeling to appreciate the art.
Though I'm not familiar with all his solo work, I think it would be a safe bet to say that you could listen to all of Pauls work 1962-2007 and not really pick out the man behind it all. Could you (just from listening to his music) pick out when he was depressed, or when the band broke up or when Linda died? Whereas listening to John there is at least some approximation to the life behind it. (which always give John that credability edge of being the Beatle that was real )
Though that doesn't mean he always produced the better music.
Well, Paul has always had a very optimistic outlook on life. Other than the story-telling songs I mentioned before, the rest of his music reflects that outlook. Happiness and optimism is just as genuine a feeling as anger or depression. Take Backseat of My Car, for example. At that moment in his life he was feeling like he and Linda could conquer the world, as we all have all felt in relationships at some point, and he is expressing that through the song. His feelings are very clear to me.
I can think of numerous songs that seem to me as personal for Paul other than the three previously listed, like Anyway, Dear Friend, Little Lamb Dragonfly, or Somedays (which, by the way, seems be undoubtedly about losing Linda). He may not be blatantly addressing people, like John does in Mother or Oh Yoko, but his genuine feelings are still there. They're just a little more abstract, which is something I love about about Paul's music. There's a little wiggle room for interpretation.
I'm new around here so don't sic the dogs on me just yet!
