Thanks for posting that lovely interview Geoff , he seemed really relaxed then .
Spooky he said all The Beatles  " were still alive and kicking " i found that chilling knowing what was to come .

This is another interview with Paul from 1980, but it's a bit earlier:

Are you trying to spook us all out????!!

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Nice avatar, by the way: I thought of using that one myself.

Thanks man. It's my favorite picture from one of my favorite Beatle years!

That one with Paul and the guitar is pretty humorous.  Who is this Kevin Keegan guy he keeps on clowning on?

British footballer with dodgy haircut!

OK Psycho. . .

-Happy Gilmore

How does originality in the music scene relate to Kevin Keegan?

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Who is this Kevin Keegan guy he keeps on clowning on?

Link here:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jan/20/newcastleunited.premierleague


...and dreadful 1979 Keegan video here (embedding disabled, sorry):

I sent the boys round! (Paul).

My Mum used to call him Mrs.Keegan because of the perm

He looks- and sounds- like a guy who was rejected at a casting call for Xanadu.  

He was the England football manager for a short time

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He was the England football manager for a short time

So he wasn't any better at football than he was at disco?  

I still think "Temporary Secretary" is an awesome track!

Someone once wrote in a forum that one of Paul's greatest strengths is also one of his fatal weaknesses.  They were writing about his eclectic musical output, and I agree.

Most bands have a "sound" which may or may not evolve over time. Sometimes a band will experiment with different "styles" or genres, and apply them to their songs, but in a way that leaves the foundation of their "sound" intact.

But not Paul.

Every 70's and 80's album seemed to be a complete musical departure from the one before it.  I think during the Beatles, this tendency was tempered by the other Beatles and George Martin, but left to his own, Paul was often extreme. The problem with this is, it alienates casual fans. Paul picked up a bunch of new fans with 'Back To the Egg', that eagerly waited for the next album, only to be dumbfounded by 'McCartney II'. Likewise, fans of Paul's softer 'Band On The Run' or 'Red Rose Speedway' rock sound were confused by 'Back to the Egg'.

'McCartney II' is an OK listen, but it should never have been a mainstream release. What he should have done instead was a LIVE album of new songs with a consistent sound like the 'Coming Up' single. This is what the public wanted, (supported by the fact 'Coming Up' topped the charts). A few songs from 'McCartney II' could have made it to such a live project with some reworking, maybe a few unreleased songs...

How awesome would that have been?

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'McCartney II' is an OK listen, but it should never have been a mainstream release. What he should have done instead was a LIVE album of new songs with a consistent sound like the 'Coming Up' single. This is what the public wanted, (supported by the fact 'Coming Up' topped the charts). A few songs from 'McCartney II' could have made it to such a live project with some reworking, maybe a few unreleased songs...

Good suggestion: the live version of "Coming Up" was from Wings' fall 1979 UK tour, which was intended to promote Back To The Egg, and the only other McCartney II era song performed on that tour was Wonderful Christmas Time, presumably because it was Paul's new single. Who knows; if Paul hadn't landed himself in a Japanese jail in 1980 because of carelessness with those "herbal jazz cigarettes," maybe there would have been a tour to support McCartney II some time in 1980?  

I think Nobody Knows and On The Way , would have sounded great live .
I always liked Nobody Knows , think there is a great little rocking single there , Paul should have done this track with a full band ?