I like the way Alex describes Paul’s genius here. It makes me think of Charles Dickens as an artistic analogue, who from what I know was a ruthlessly commercial workaholic and of course an unparalleled genius. But he was also criticized for being overly sentimental and lacking depth.
Anyway, thanks for these posts today, Lindsey! They were both great.
Fantastic insight. It's maybe a crude stereotype but most musicians I know vastly prefer Paul (and even George) to John. There's a love of composition and harmony and counterpoint in everything Paul does that can sometimes come off as a bit geeky or cheesy but have always come across to me as a guy doing it for the love of the game.
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I like the way Alex describes Paul’s genius here. It makes me think of Charles Dickens as an artistic analogue, who from what I know was a ruthlessly commercial workaholic and of course an unparalleled genius. But he was also criticized for being overly sentimental and lacking depth.
Anyway, thanks for these posts today, Lindsey! They were both great.
Fantastic insight. It's maybe a crude stereotype but most musicians I know vastly prefer Paul (and even George) to John. There's a love of composition and harmony and counterpoint in everything Paul does that can sometimes come off as a bit geeky or cheesy but have always come across to me as a guy doing it for the love of the game.