Overview
- In a new episode of The Rest Is Entertainment podcast, Paul McCartney said he doesn't understand influencer culture and sees people without clear talent gaining huge fame online.
- He said he refuses selfies and tells fans, "I don't do pictures," to avoid feeling objectified, comparing it to paying for a snapshot with a monkey on a Saint-Tropez beach.
- He recalled telling Oprah Winfrey about the policy and said she was surprised, calling the stance "radical" in an era where phones drive most fan encounters.
- He contrasted today’s complaints about attention with his early years, saying his generation welcomed recognition and learned to handle it.
- The comments come as he promotes The Boys Of Dungeon Lane, due May 29, with music press reporting a first-ever vocal duet with Ringo Starr on the track Home To Us.