Sir Paul McCartney can't wait to play in front of a live audience again.

Sir Paul McCartney

Sir Paul McCartney

The 78-year-old music icon last played a live gig in Los Angeles and over recent months, he's wondered whether he'll ever perform live again due to the coronavirus pandemic.

He shared: "I look back at the last gig I did, which was at Dodger Stadium in LA, and we didn't have a very good night. I must say, I was thinking 'Uh-oh, what if that was the last gig?'

"But it would be great, wouldn't it, to be in a crowd and be able to go crazy and listen to a live band again. I was imagining that the other day - instead of doing the songs, you'd just be standing there going 'This is great, isn't it?'"

However, McCartney admitted he's had a "very lovely" time at home over recent months, even though the pandemic has stopped him from performing gigs.

Asked about his lockdown experience, he told BBC 6 Music: "It's been OK actually, because I came back off holiday at the beginning of the year and got down to my farm in the countryside and happened to be locked down with my daughter, Mary, and her family, so that meant four of my grandkids.

"It was all very lovely. I did a bit of recording [in his home studio], then I'd come over in the evening and see Mary and her family."

McCartney is currently preparing to release a new album that was recorded during the lockdown.

However, the chart-topping star has admitted that 'McCartney III' wasn't something he'd planned to do.

He said: "I was just messing around, never suspecting for one second that this was going to be an album."


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