Sir Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney MBE
McCartney in 2010
Born	James Paul McCartney (1942-06-18) 18 June 1942 (age 74) Liverpool, England
Occupation	Singer-songwriter music and film producer businessman
Years active	1957–present
Spouse(s)	Linda Eastman (m. 1969; her death 1998) Heather Mills (m. 2002; div. 2008) Nancy Shevell (m. 2011)
Children	5, including Heather (adopted), Mary, Stella, and James McCartney
Parent(s)	Jim and Mary McCartney
Relatives	Mike McGear (brother)
Website	paulmccartney.com
Musical career
Genres	Rock pop classical electronic
Instruments	Vocals bass guitar guitar piano
Labels	Apple Capitol Columbia Decca Hear Music Parlophone Polydor Swan Vee-Jay
Associated acts	The Quarrymen The Beatles Wings The Fireman Michael Jackson
Notable instruments
Höfner 500/1 Rickenbacker 4001S Epiphone Texan Fender Jazz Bass Yamaha BB1200 Gibson Les Paul Epiphone Casino Martin D-28 Wal 5-String Bass
Paul McCartney's voice from the BBC programme Front Row, 26 December 2012.

Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer. With John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles, largely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music. His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most celebrated of the post-war era. After the band's break-up, he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine.

McCartney has been recognised as one of the most successful composers and performers of all time. More than 2,200 artists have covered his Beatles song "Yesterday", more than any other copyrighted song in history. Wings' 1977 release "Mull of Kintyre" is one of the all-time best-selling singles in the UK. A two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of the Beatles in 1988, and as a solo artist in 1999), and a 21-time Grammy Award winner, McCartney has written, or co-written, 32 songs that have reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and as of 2009^[update] he has 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States. McCartney, Lennon, Harrison and Starr all received The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1965, and in 1997, McCartney was knighted for services to music.