Paul McCartney said Prince recorded a cover of “The Long and Winding Road” during rehearsal. McCartney recalled hearing about the recording from someone who offered to send it to him after Prince’s death. McCartney received the track and described it as “really great,” noting it is “kind of rocky” and that Prince plays strong guitar. McCartney said he would ask the estate about releasing it and did not provide details on when or where the rehearsal occurred. McCartney also praised Prince as a “wizard,” selected “Kiss” as an essential track, and discussed influential songs and modern artists including Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and Sabrina Carpenter.
"“Crazy scoop here: I was with some guy a couple of years ago, so it was after Prince had died,” McCartney recalled. “And this guy said, 'Have you heard Prince do 'Long and Winding Road?' I said, 'Well, no. That's one of my songs.' I said, 'I don't think he ever did it.' He said, 'Well, he did. He did it in rehearsal. He was rehearsing it for something.'”"
"“He said, 'I'll send it to you if you want.' This guy, I think he was Prince's photographer, his personal guy. So, he sent it to me and it's really great. And so I'm going to sort of ask [the estate] ... because I could make it into something really good... It's kind of rocky. He plays some really good guitar on it. He was a special guy.”"
"McCartney didn't offer any other details about the recording, so it's unknown when Prince made it, where he made it, and if it will eventually be released. Still, McCartney praised the late icon, selecting “Kiss” as his essential Prince track and deeming him “a wizard.”"
"McCartney also discussed other songs from the last 70 years that made an impact on him, including Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly & the Crickets, Elvis, the Kinks, the Human League, Bob Dylan, and the Beach Boys. He surveyed the modern songwriting landscape too, touching on the success of Taylor Swift, Olivia Rodrigo, Billie Eilish, and Sabrina Carpenter: “I've met a few of these girls and admired what they're doing. I think they're good singers... They're really cool people. They're very good,” he said."
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