Paul McCartney compared Taylor Swift's global fame to The Beatles' success during an interview with BBC Sounds aired on May 24
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McCartney praised Swift and other artists, including Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo, calling them “very good” singers
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Last year, Swift broke The Beatles' record for most songs simultaneously in the Global Chart Top 10
Paul McCartneyis admiringTaylor Swift's stardom!
During an interview onBBC Soundsreleased on Sunday, May 24, McCartney, 83, discussed traveling the world to perform withThe Beatlesand his solo career. The “Maybe I'm Amazed” singer was asked if he would giveSwift, 36, any advice as she appears to have accomplished the same level of global fame.
“You do see the parallel, you know the fame and the amount of fame,” said McCartney in a clip from the interview posted onBBC Radio 2's Instagram.
“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,” he continued with a chuckle.
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At the height of Beatlemania,John Lennondescribed the foursome as “bigger than Jesus” in a 1966 interview with U.K. newspaperThe London Evening Standard. He subsequently apologized for the comment in a press conference held before the band's final U.S. tour.
The “Yesterday” artists have sold over 600 million albums worldwide and remain the group with the most No. 1 hits in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
BBC journalist Vernon Kay emphasized McCartney's musical accomplishments in the BBC Sounds interview as he continued to quiz the singer about advice for Swift.
“If she asked for it, I definitely would,” said McCartney. “I'm like the older brother to that generation, or more like the grandad, actually.”
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The “Silly Love Songs” singer revealed that he's met Swift and pop stars includingBillie Eilish,Olivia RodrigoandSabrina Carpenterat parties hosted by his wife,Nancy Shevelland daughter,Stella McCartney.
“They're really cool people, they're very good,” he said of the singers.
“I like their voices,” McCartney continued, adding, “If they need any advice, yeah, I would be happy to give it, but I don't think they do.”
Swift broke the Beatles' record for having the most songs simultaneously on the United World Top 10 chart in October last year, U.K. newspaperThe TelegraphandParadereported. The “Opalite” singer racked up seven songs, while the Liverpudlian band had six in 1964.
McCartney's candid comments about Swift come after he spoke aboutnot wanting to take photos with fansduring a recent appearance onThe Rest Is Entertainment, a U.K.-based podcast.
He confessed to having a “long-winded explanation” that has to do with a tourist attraction in Saint-Tropez, France, when people ask him to pose for a snap.
“There's a guy on the beachfront who's got a monkey, and you pay to have your photo taken with the monkey,” McCartney explained. “So I say, ‘I really do not want to feel like that monkey. And when I take a picture with you, I do feel like him. I'm not me. I'm suddenly something else.”
“It's a phenomenon of how we live now,” he concluded.
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