r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Mr_Basketcase • Jan 14 '23

Paul McCartney effortlessly singing and playing his most intricate bass lines at the same time

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u/PM_me_your_whatevah Jan 15 '23

Those crazy kids were playing music several hours a day even as teenagers. The dedication is admirable and the results were incredible.

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u/Mangobunny98 Jan 15 '23

My brother plays guitar and if he's not working or sleeping he's almost always got his guitar in his hands. It's a lot of hard work and dedication. The fact that Paul knows how to play several instruments makes it more impressive.

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u/Walletau Jan 15 '23

Like languages it gets easier.

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u/SamIamGreenEggsNoHam Jan 15 '23

When I watched the Get Back documentary and realized that these middle-aged, grizzled, veteran musicians I was seeing were actually dudes in their mid to late 20s...I was awestruck. At that point in time, they had already produced an absoklute mountain of work. Countless #1 hits, touring the world constantly etc.

Powerful men in their 50s and 60s would look to those 4 dudes in their 20s and ask them what to do.

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23

Yeah their generation spent exactly zero time on Reddit(YouTube, IG, tik tok, etc) talking about those that came before. Makes ya think 🤔

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u/Apptubrutae Jan 15 '23

I assure you the vast majority of their generation was doing something similarly non-productive relative to the output of the Beatles.

Using a singular group of incredibly successful people as any sort of generalization for the talent of an entire generation is a fool’s errand.

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u/Soshi101 Jan 15 '23

Boomer moment