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In an open and frank new interview, Paul McCartney has spoken out about his battle with depression and alcoholism in the wake of The Beatles splitting up.
Sir Paul was speaking to BBC Radio 4's Master Tapes about his long and illustrious career, when he opened up about his personal struggles that followed the demise of the Fab Four after they released Let It Be in 1970.
"It was difficult to know what to do after The Beatles," he told host John Wilson. "How do you follow that? I was depressed. You would be. You were breaking from your lifelong friends. So I took to the bevvies."
The 'Hey Jude' icon revealed that he became so depressed that he did not know "whether I was still going to continue in music" - before moving to Scotland, where he turned to booze.
"I took to a wee dram," he admitted. "It was great at first, then suddenly I wasn't having a good time. I was far gone. It was Linda who said, 'you've got to get it together...' and that led to Wings.
"I liked the idea of a band. I wanted to go back to square one."
However, he wasn't a fan of the band: "We were terrible. We weren't a good group. People said, 'Linda can't play keyboards,' and it was true. But John couldn't play guitar when we started [The Beatles]."
Meanwhile, Paul McCartney's upcoming shows for his One On One European tour are below. For tickets and information, visit here.
Saturday 28 May 2016-
Esprit Arena, Dsseldorf, Germany
Monday 30 May 2016 - AccorHotels Arena POPB, Paris, France
Thursday 02 June 2016 - Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid, Spain
Friday 10 June 2016 - Olympiastadion München, Munich, Germany
Friday 10 June 2016 – Sunday 12 June 2016 Pinkpop Festival 2016: Landgraaf, Netherlands
Tuesday 14 June 2016 - Waldbühne, Berlin, Germany
Thursday 16 June 2016 - O2 Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
Friday 24 June 2016 - Bergenhus Festning, Bergen, Norway
Monday 27 June 2016 - MCH Messecenter Herning Kongrescenter, Herning, Denmark
Thursday 30 June 2016 – Sunday 03 July 2016 - Rock Werchter 2016: Festivalpark, Rotselaar, Belgium
