Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUYK0BJZF3yNb2fw1EdAXUQ/join How was Sir Paul McCartney influenced by life in postwar Liverpool? How did he and the Beatles first learn to make music? And were they influenced by literature as well as other musicians? Join Tom Holland as he asks Paul McCartney these questions and more in a very special interview for The Rest Is History which features a WORLD EXCLUSIVE reveal of one of the songs from Paul’s new album, Salesman Saint. The full album, The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, is out May 29th. Salesman Saint' From the album 'The Boys of Dungeon Lane' Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Twitter: @TheRestHistory @holland_tom @dcsandbrook Social channels: https://www.instagram.com/theresthistory/ https://www.tiktok.com/@theresthistory https://x.com/TheRestHistory https://bsky.app/profile/theresthistory.bsky.social https://www.threads.com/@theresthistory 0:00 Intro: Tom previews the Paul McCartney special 0:40 Lloyds 2:02 Tom introduces Paul McCartney 2:52 Growing up in Liverpool and what shaped The Beatles 6:18 Wartime memories, bombsites and escaping National Service 8:06 “Salesman Saint”: Paul’s parents and his mother the midwife 11:46 Liverpool’s Irish roots, pride and global connections 13:17 How American records reached Liverpool 16:16 Meeting John Lennon and how The Beatles built songs 18:22 Ambition, rare records and early influences 21:48 Songwriting, guitars and Paul’s first songs 24:42 “Norwegian Wood”, literature and more complex songwriting 27:34 Writing characters: “Eleanor Rigby” and beyond 29:21 Finding joy in hardship and wartime resilience 32:37 Memory, myth and George Harrison’s milk float accident 35:02 Paul McCartney on unreliable stories and history 35:45 Tom reflects on interviewing Paul McCartney Video Editors: Jack Meek, Harry Swan + Adam Thornton Social Producer: Harry Balden Producers: Tabby Syrett & Aaliyah Akude Senior Producer: Callum Hill Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Head of Digital & Social: Sam Oakley