Sir Paul McCartney reveals what The Beatles 'liked' about their male fans in the US
Sir Paul McCartney says The Beatles "liked" seeing men in the crowd studying their musicianship.
The 83-year-old Hey Jude hitmaker has recalled the Fab Four's first trip to America, and the difference between the demographics in the audiences they were playing to.
Over the weekend, Sir Paul played a couple of intimate shows at the Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles, and he took the time to reflect on his early experiences in the US.
As reported by PEOPLE magazine, he told the fans: “We hadn’t really seen much, and we certainly hadn’t seen America, so it was pretty amazing.
“What we used to notice was that all the guys in the audience were looking at the chords you were playing, and they’d study it… and we kind of liked that. And all the girls weren’t.”
The fans started screaming at the reference to Beatlemania, and Sir Paul was happy to encourage it.
He quipped: "Yeah, the girls were screaming. Give us a Beatles scream!”
During the show, Sir Paul explained why fans weren't going to hear new single Days We Left Behind or other tracks from his new record The Boys of Dungeon Lane at the small gigs.
He explained that he and his band were still "in the process of learning it".
Source: music-news.com
