Paul McCartney Recording Covers Album Influenced By His Dad

Sir Paul McCartney has begun recording a covers album influenced by his father.

The former Beatles star told Rolling Stone the album would contain re-worked versions of songs from the pre-rock years.

"It's my dad's style of music," he said. "I've wanted to do that kind of thing forever, since the Beatle days.

“But then Rod [Stewart] went mad on it. I thought, 'I have to wait so it doesn't look like I'm trying to do a Rod.'"

Sir Paul is currently working on the album with an orchestra at Capitol Studios in Los Angeles. It is due out in 2012.

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