Lazy Bones
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Sir Paul bored of being a Beatle added: 3 Jun 2009 // by: newsdesk
SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY has admitted that he is tired of being a Beatle.
He said that sometimes he gets fed up of the fame from being in the legendary 60s pop band. Speaking to USA Today, he said: "You get fed up being him. You're always that guy. If I was Bruce Springsteen, I might get fed up being Bruce Springsteen. I might want to be the kid I was growing up, when I didn't have that image to live up to."
But he added that despite disliking the pressure of fame, Sir Paul, 66, still loves to play live and admitted peppering his shows with back catalogue songs because he knows his fans still want to hear his biggest hits.
He said: "If I buy a ticket to a show, I know what I want to hear the band play. So I start with that - what would I want to hear me play if I was in the audience? Then we start rehearsing stuff I'd like to play or that we haven't done for a while, or never done. That creeps in.
"We just learned a couple Fireman songs. That's interesting, because they're improvisational and you've almost got to rewrite them into a shape we can all understand. Say I fancy playing electric guitar - I work in a couple of excuses for that."
Sir Paul said being in the public also brings intense interest in his private life but he takes no notice of the headlines.
He added: "I'm in the public eye, so you notice my trials and tribulations. Most people my age have been through similar things. They've lost loved ones. Lots of people have been divorced. You have to try to understand it and move on. It's never easy. How do I do it? I remember the good times."
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