When did Sir Paul McCartney become so shifty? The ‘National Treasure’ has been on Sky News promoting his latest album. There were more than a few awkward, if not downright embarrassing, moments.
Take when he was talking about young talent today. ‘I think these bands are great. I like One Direction,’ the former Beatle said. ‘They’re young beautiful boys and that’s the big attraction, but they can sing and they make good records.’
Leaning in, he added: ‘so that’s what I would see in common [with the Beatles], you know, that girls love them and you can fantasise that you’re going to marry them…or whatever.’ Macca’s trademark cheeky look worked when he was a young man. But in a 71 year old? Not so much.
He wasn’t done, either. Asked about rebel without a cause Miley Cyrus and her infamous ‘twerking’, Macca rode to the starlet’s defence: ‘You know what, I don’t think it was explicit at all.
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