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Chris Collins's avatar

When I was growing up, Paul was the Beatle who made me roll my yes the most. His thumbs-up affability was the furthest thing from cool that I could think of. But, like the rest of the world, I came around to being in awe at his sheer gifts. He CAN do anything. He's a once-in-a-century songwriter in terms of coming up with melodies that will stay in your head forever. He can play anything. He has about seven or eight signing voices he could call on at any time. His off offs are career highlights for other people. All in all, Paul is amazing.

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Kira Thomsen-Cheek's avatar

I love that you grok that Paul’s taste can sometimes be a little cringe. “Ebony and Ivory!” Gack! Cringe!

But he is genuinely a genius and I knew that even though I didn’t know half of the examples in this essay and… THANK YOU. A fab read, as always!

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