"mccartney 3,2,1" The People We Loved Were Lovi... May 2026

: McCartney discusses the thrill of realizing that the American artists they grew up idolizing were actually listening to and "loving" The Beatles back.

: He pays specific tribute to Roy Orbison 's songwriting and the vocal harmonies of The Everly Brothers , which laid the groundwork for the Lennon-McCartney sound. "McCartney 3,2,1" The People We Loved Were Lovi...

Watch Paul McCartney describe the 'magical' era where The Beatles' heroes began to return their admiration: : McCartney discusses the thrill of realizing that

: The episode highlights how hanging out with other elite artists led to a "coalescence" of their daily lives with higher literary and artistic ambitions. : Paul contrasts the "stairway to stardom" the

: Paul contrasts the "stairway to stardom" the band climbed—which allowed them to gradually adapt to fame—with the sudden, often overwhelming celebrity of modern talent shows.

is the third episode of the documentary miniseries McCartney 3,2,1 , where Paul McCartney and producer Rick Rubin explore the reciprocal influence between The Beatles and their contemporaries.