'I work alongside Paul McCartney - here's what the Beatle is like behind the scenes'
The 82-year-old singer-songwriter found fame in the 1960s and has gone on to release a number of hits including Live and Let Die and Let It Be. Now, Paul works as the lead patron of the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA).
In his role, the Wings frontman still visits the educational facility to support the students on their graduation day. Another person who works at LIPA is David Stark who shared with The Mirror US Paul's commitment to the students.
"For the last 20 years I've been involved with LIPA, which Paul is the patron of, and he was instrumental in getting that off the ground in the early 90s," Stark explained. He continued, "They have the graduation day every year in July and I give out the same writing advice every year. And Paul's always there. So he makes a big effort."
Paul also holds one-on-one sessions with the songwriting students before their graduation, according to Stark. He explained, "He'll sit down with each of them for half an hour or so to talk about their songs. He's great. He really is."
He continued, "He makes a big effort and I'm very proud to work with him." Stark has met Paul several times and shared what he's really like when the cameras aren't on him.
"I met him many times and he's just a great guy," Stark told us. "And, you know, not all people realize that he does all this on the side and he makes a big effort."
He continued, "He's very open. He'll talk. He's happy to talk to students or kids or anybody. He's very encouraging. He really is. And, you know, he's going to be 83 in June. That's amazing."
Paul isn't the only member of The Beatles Stark has connections to. Shortly after the death of John Lennon, he met the singer's aunt, Mimi Smith. Recalling his meeting with Mimi, Stark told us, "I really got on with her."
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He explained how they'd been introduced by a mutual friend who was visiting Mimi at the time. Stark remembered clearly what he and Mimi talked about, with John's aunt telling him everything about the musician's early life.
"She's telling me everything about John and his early life. You know, how he was wise and gabby when he was a kid," he explained. Mimi also showed Stark all of John's old school exercise books, as well as his school tie and cap.
