Reply To: Random Rules in the Onion
I think Paul McCartney is in the position that a lot of us are in — enclosed in an environment of self-created comfort that insulates him from external influences too much. He’s got world-class perceptiveness & musical creativity, but you can’t really produce relevant creative product without more exposure to the wealth of changes that are going around in the culture right at any moment.
A propos of the NYC concert, here’s a YouTube video of Paul at the Highline.