Don’t expect to see Paul McCartney belting out “Yesterday” on the Las Vegas strip.
“That’s something I’ve been trying to avoid my whole life,” the 78-year-old told British GQ. “Definitely nothing attracts me about the idea.
“Vegas is where you go to die, isn’t it? It’s the elephant’s graveyard.”
Has he considered a one-man show on Broadway? “Not really,” said McCartney. “Some people would like me to do it, as they say I’ve got plenty of stories and plenty of songs, but one of the things that’s holding me back at the moment is that Bruce [Springsteen] has just done it, you know? It feels a bit like, “Oh, suddenly I’ll do it now then!
“So I think that’s made me a little reluctant to follow in his footsteps or follow a trend. The idea is OK, but I think I’d just prefer to play with the band to a bigger audience, or even smaller – I don’t mind little clubs. I do a solo segment in the middle of my shows at the moment and to do a whole show like that, I’m not sure I fancy it. It might be a little bit like too much hard work.”
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Thanks to COVID-19, McCartney is not sure when – or if – he will be able to return to any stage. “I don’t think anyone knows,” he said. “Playing to people gathering together. How you can socially distance that, I do not know.
“It’s just thrown everything into doubt. Does this mean the end of live concerts? I don’t know.”