Paul McCartney's Childhood Home Opens as Creative Space for Unsigned Musicians
The Forthlin Sessions at 20 Forthlin Road, where the former Beatles wrote many hits, will open its doors to a new generation of musicians
The childhood home of Paul McCartney, where the former Beatle wrote some of the world's most famous songs, will soon open its doors to a new generation of musicians.
The National Trust has announced that 20 Forthlin Road in Liverpool will be transformed into a new creative space for unsigned artists to play and perform music within the same walls that McCartney wrote classics like "Love Me Do," "I Saw Her Standing There" and "When I'm 64."
The effort will be known as The Forthlin Sessions, and all performances will be recorded and publicized, "offering vital opportunities for new musical talent to reach audiences," according to a press release.
McCartney, 79, and his brother Mike, a photographer, moved with their family to the modest home in 1955, and it often played host to rehearsals and writing sessions with McCartney and his future bandmate John Lennon.
Source: Rachel DeSantis/people.com
