When George Martin told Paul McCartney that they should add a double string quartet to “Eleanor Rigby,” he was wary. He didn’t necessarily want that type of sound. Eventually, though, he agreed, so ...

In a 2021 article from The New Yorker, Paul discussed the origins of The Beatles’ “Eleanor Rigby.” “It did feel like a breakthrough for me lyrically — more of a serious song,” he recalled. “[Producer] ...

More than 50 years after The Beatles broke up, the music made by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr continues to inspire and intrigue fans old and new. And beyond the music, ...

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed a bizarre lyric in 'Eleanor Rigby' was inspired by his mother's love of Nivea face cream. The Beatles legend has launched the podcast 'McCartney: A Life In Lyrics', in ...

Sir Paul McCartney has hinted at the real identity of the woman made famous in The Beatles's 1966 hit 'Eleanor Rigby'. When approached for a donation by The Sunbeam Trust charity, Sir Paul instead ...

That question, which has bedeviled Beatles' fans for decades, may be answered in part by a 1911 hospital payroll sheet to be auctioned in London on Thursday. The document, sent by Paul McCartney in ...

The series was inspired by McCartney’s 2021 New York Times bestselling book The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, which features profiles of 154 songs written by the former Beatles star. The podcast ...

A rare document signed by the real Eleanor Rigby, made famous by the Beatles in their vibe-changing 1966 hit of the same name, will soon be up for grabs at auction. Previously written off as ...