McCartney's favourite bassline is 'Benefit of Mr. Kite'
Tweet your questions now! #askPaul pic.twitter.com/3vkXCLenWw
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) October 20, 2014
Yesterday Paul McCartney took to Twitter to answer a few questions and user @orbitalnick asked a good one and got a reply from the man himself:
.@orbitalnick At the moment it's '...For the Benefit of Mr Kite'. It's challenging! #askPaul
— Paul McCartney (@PaulMcCartney) October 20, 2014
If you've heard him play it live, you'll know that being able to play that bassline and sing at the same time is quite an achievement.
Paul McCartney also owns one of our limited edition Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite prints and he loves it!
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