Paul McCartney Raw Interview Footage with Roy Leonard (1984)

Here’s raw footage of an interview by Roy Leonard with former Beatle Paul McCartney, excerpts from which aired on WGN Channel 9. The discussion was largely about his recently released movie, “Give My Regards to Broad Street.“ Includes: Very short bars and tone (about 1030 Hz), followed by brief snow Setting up, with explanation by Roy that this was for airing over WGN radio and TV and that other parts would air on a syndicated magazine-type show called Rocker with Paula Yates. Paul though, is more interested in whether the (apparently) extremely hot camera lights could be brought down a bit, and when it appears unlikely, makes a joke and solicits laughter from the crew. The discussion starts with a question on the street busking scene in “Give My Regards to Broad Street“ and how almost no one recognized him Next, Roy asks about Paul’s efforts over the years to distance himself from his Beatle image and old bandmates (he considered the break