Sir Paul McCartney compares Taylor Swift to the Beatles
Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he sees a "parallel" between Taylor Swift and the Beatles - revealing the pop star is experiencing a level of fame comparable to what his band went through during their hey day but he's adamant the singer doesn't need any advice from him.
Sir Paul McCartney has compared Taylor Swift's "worldwide fame" to the fan frenzy of Beatlemania.
The Beatles legend has given his thoughts on the Opalite singer's career so far and admitted he can see a "parallel" between Taylor and his band because she has achieved a level of fame comparable to the hysteria which surrounded the Fab Four in the mid-1960s.
During an appearance on BBC show Tracks Of My Years, Paul was asked if he would give any advice to Taylor and he replied: " You do see the parallel, you know the fame and the amount of fame and the worldwide fame that Taylor Swift has and that we had, but I don't think she needs any advice to tell you the truth ... If she asked for it, I definitely would. I'm like the older brother to that generation, or more like the granddad, actually."
Paul went on to reveal he met Taylor Swift at a party organised by his wife Nancy Shevell and his daughter, fashion designer Stella McCartney which was also attended by a number of other female pop stars including Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter - and the Beatles star admitted he was full of admiration for them all.
He said: "I did meet [her] ... We had a party, my wife and my daughter Stella, are very good at getting cool people to a party and I ended up chatting to them all.
"There was Taylor, there was Billie Eilish, there was Olivia Rodrigo, there was Sabrina Carpenter, you know they're really cool people, they're very good.
"I like their voices ... If they need any advice, yeah, I would be happy to give it, but I don't think they do."
Paul's comments come after he opened up about how he copes with fame confessing he's learned to "deal with it" after so many years in the spotlight.
During an appearance on The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, Paul explained: " When you're first famous, you love it - because it's what you were trying to achieve.
"So something goes well, people in the street recognise you, and you love it. There was none of this: 'Oh, people are bothering me' - that's a modern affliction. We loved it. And you learn to deal with it."
However, Paul insisted he still won't pose for selfies with fans who approach him when he's out in public, explaining: "I say I don't like to do it because something important to me, something related to your question about innocence and staying normal, would be lost.
"The minute I start thinking I'm something above myself, I won't like me.
"It's very important for me to just be me. So I say to people: I don't want to do photos. And they say: 'Why?' And I say: 'I'll tell you what...'
"And I go into this long explanation about how, down on the south coast of France in Saint-Tropez, there's a man on the beachfront who has a monkey, and you pay to have your photo taken with the monkey.
"I really do not want to feel like that monkey. And when I take a picture with someone, I do feel like him. I'm not me anymore - I'm suddenly something else."
