Paul McCartney established himself among the world's greatest songwriters during his time with The Beatles, but not all of his efforts were groundbreaking.

The Beatles’ legend has long been open about how his songwriting workflow is guided by ideas and not a rigid format ...

Paul McCartney said of one period in his career, "laziness crept in." But given the circumstances, the artist needed to give himself a break to get back on top.

About recording it, John said: "I was always bitterly ashamed of it, because I could sing it better than that" ...

While he had a great run of songs with The Beatles, most of Paul McCartney's big solo songs were boring or terrible.

John Lennon's relationship with Yoko Ono led to disagreements among The Beatles and the mood within the band was strained in ...

Paul McCartney's disco song about God feels oddly servile for an artist who was once associated with the hippie scene.

Paul McCartney wrote the lovely, wistful "I'll Follow the Sun" when he was still just a teenager. The song later turned up as ...

Caroline Sanderson reports on the latest and perhaps most insightful book to explore the phenomenon that was the Lennon and ...

These famous and iconic lines from legendary rock songs are a testament to good songwriting, some decades after they were released.

However, John's fellow Beatles - particularly Paul McCartney and George Harrison ... with him writing several songs about her during a period when creative differences and rows were threatening ...

more Caroline Sanderson reports on the latest and perhaps most insightful book to explore the phenomenon that was the Lennon and McCartney ... in John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs (Faber ...