Post by valerie davenport on Oct 15, 2007 7:38:13 GMT -5
McCartney was unhappy with bassist role
Paul McCartney has revealed that he did not want to be the bass player for the Beatles at first.
During an interview with Pete Doherty for The Observer, he revealed he had wanted a better position, saying: "At first it was the loser role in the group.
"It's usually the fat guy who stands at the back. So I was a bit unhappy when I got that job. I wanted to be up front with the guitar."
During the interview with the Babyshambles frontman, McCartney also spoke about how much he respected John Lennon because of the age difference between them.
He said: "He was a year and a half older than me and you really look up to people like that. But it's funny because I don't think I had that same feeling with Ringo, who I think was a few months older than John.
"John was a pretty impressive cat. Being a year and a half older and going to art school, all that was a pretty cool combination for us."
Paul McCartney has revealed that he did not want to be the bass player for the Beatles at first.
During an interview with Pete Doherty for The Observer, he revealed he had wanted a better position, saying: "At first it was the loser role in the group.
"It's usually the fat guy who stands at the back. So I was a bit unhappy when I got that job. I wanted to be up front with the guitar."
During the interview with the Babyshambles frontman, McCartney also spoke about how much he respected John Lennon because of the age difference between them.
He said: "He was a year and a half older than me and you really look up to people like that. But it's funny because I don't think I had that same feeling with Ringo, who I think was a few months older than John.
"John was a pretty impressive cat. Being a year and a half older and going to art school, all that was a pretty cool combination for us."
