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Club Sandwich 72

            In the world tour free magazine you hinted at a possible future collaboration with Paul Simon. Is this going to happen?
            from Reto Streule, Reinach, Switzerland

            It might. We know each other as friends and we keep up with what each other is doing. The truth is, though, that I'm a bit wary of collaborations. I had one of the best collaborations of the century, I think, with John. There was a special chemistry between us. And I have collaborated with some other very good people too - Elvis Costello is good fun to work with, and I don't give up the idea of working with him again.
            So, yes, it would be very rewarding to work with Paul Simon, but... and I don't know what that "but" is, except that I am, generally, a bit wary of doing collaborations.

            We McCartney followers are fascinated by the subject of your recording sessions. Have you considered writing a book detailing them?
            from Jerzy Plech, Warsaw, Poland

            No, not really. The only recording session I've written about was the new record the Beatles made this year, 'Free As A Bird'. It was an exciting week, and then, shortly afterwards, Linda and I went on holiday to America, and on the plane I wrote down what had gone on at the session. I did it just to remember the facts, really, before they were forgotten.

            Your music is so melodic, and it leads me to wonder: do you admire the music of composers Bacharach and David?
            from Cicely Marr, Tring, England

            Yes, I do. Certain songs of theirs I like a lot. 'Close To You' is particularly nice. Club Sandwich 72

            Who came up with the idea for the MPL logo of the man juggling planets and the moon?
            from MMM, Flint, MI, USA

            I think it was a design firm. When we first started the company I abbreviated the name McCartney Productions Limited into MPL and did a logo, which was the three letters in a kind of oval-shape. Then, a few years later, we asked a design group to come up with a new logo, and they suggested a juggler.
            Laurence Juber, of Wings, was very into astrology and he was worried about the significance of it all. I've forgotten what the significance is, in fact, but it's something about Saturn being a heavy planet. Well, I've juggled some heavier planets in my time!
            After it was designed I wrote and recorded the little bit of music that goes with the logo at the start of films and videos. Club Sandwich 72

            Will we ever be able to enjoy your paintings exhibited?
            from Sandy Gallagher, Chattanooga, TN, USA

            Yes. The good news is that is that we are currently fixing up an exhibition to be held in Germany in 1996. These things take a long time if you do them thoroughly, and as I've done something over 300 paintings it's taking a long time to select them. We won't use them all, of course, but I'm doing more with every week.
            This has all come about as a result of the World Tour free booklet, when the daughter of an art exhibitor from Germany showed her father what I'd said about my paintings. He then contacted me and asked if he could come and have a look at them.
            I suppose my main worry is the "crossover" problem that people
            have. For example, when people hear that Tony Curtis paints they inevitably think "He's really an actor, but he also likes to paint", the acting coming first. And David Bowie - "He's really a singer, but I suppose he's a bit of an artist on the side...". People get pigeon-holed too easily. With my stuff I can imagine that the tabloid newspaper journalists will come along, and, if there's a nude in it, all they'll report is "Macca's Raunchy Shocker!"
            So we are putting together an exhibition, and if it's successful in Germany, and I like the feeling of exposing my private work to the world, then it might tour elsewhere. Club Sandwich 72

            What do think when, in concert, you see young girls screaming their heads off at the merest sight of you?
            from Heleen, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

            I love it, I absolutely love it. Who wouldn't? Show me a man who wouldn't. I have no problem with it at all. I am puzzled, though, because they're supposed to be screaming at people their own age, and I'm their fathers' age. But it's very flattering, very encouraging, and it's better than them sitting there with their arms folded.
            I like any display of emotion, it's something that I can relate to, and, unlike other performers, it doesn't put me off. Some musicians say "I wish they'd shut up so that I can hear myself", but I've got plenty of amplification so I can always hear myself. And anyway, even if I couldn't, I'm used to performing without being able to hear myself, from the Beatles days.