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Paul McCartney
Chaos and Creation in the Backyard cues
The following audio comes from an interview with Sir Paul McCartney, recorded in Air Studios, London, with Gary Crowley, in July 2005. As usual, the Ins and Outs and duration of each audio cut is given; as well as a guide to suitable questions, to help to make your programme/feature.
This CD was produced and edited by Tony Hale and Kevin McCabe.
So, Paul, another new album. After all this time, do you still get the buzz, the same excitement on releasing an new CD?
#1
In Releasing isn't
Out ...favourite bit
0.44
If each album you make presents a new and different challenge, what was the challenge that this album presented? (NB 'Nigel' = Producer Nigel Godrich).
#2
In Yeah you know it's the
Out ..set about it
1.03
Are you any clearer, after all these years of writing great popular music, where the songs actually come from? And do you wonder?
#3
In Er, yeah you always do
Out ...lucky, you know
2.32
How if at all have your vocal delivery and range changed over the years
#4
In It has changed
Out ..many a year
2.37
Where was Chaos and Creation in the Backyard recorded?
#5
In We started off
Out ..I bow to that
0.58
Was the album recorded in one go, or over a period of time?
#6
In It was stop and start
Out ..period of time
0.47
Whose music were you listening to in the run up to making the album
#7
In I had been listening
Out ..it's gotta be you
1.09
Do you listen to other people's music while actually involved in the recording process?
#8
In I listen to stuff
out ..your influences
0.34
Nigel Godrich (Radiohead etc) is the producer. Is it correct that Sir George Martin (Beatles' producer) recommended that you should work with him?
#9
In Yeah, I didn't
Out..through George
1.38
How did Nigel Godrich's approach to making a record differ from yours?
#10
In Basically it was
Out ..right to do that
2.19
Did you have any major differences or fallouts with Nigel Godrich?
#11
In I think so
Out ..I brought it in
4.10
OK, now you've got on to specific tracks, let's run through the album one track at a time. First up Fine Line. What's the inspiration behind this song?
#12
Out It was just
Out ..put that all together
1.29
Track 2 is How Kind of You. Interesting choice of words....
#13
In It's something I've done
Out ..how kind of you
1.09
Was How Kind of You fully ready when you started recording, or did it develop in the studio?
#14
In It did develop
Out ..in the studio
1.07
Jenny Wren is next how did that song was written?
#15
In With Jenny Wren
Out ..made it up
2.51
And who actually is Jenny Wren?
#16
In It isn't anyone
Out ..fun doing it
1.17