I knew he had three days before he had to return to England and I just said 'Hey, Paul, wanna play on a tune?' and he agreed. Everyone from (McCartney's) touring band came in and we did the song together - it was very surreal.
"Rusty Anderson" is an American list of guitarists/guitarist and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney's tours and performances since 2001, though he has worked with an extensive list of artists in addition to his own solo career.
More Rusty Anderson on Wikipedia.Backstage I met Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey, all these people, even (former President) Bill Clinton, ... It was way too much to take in in one day.
It's been going really well.
It feels very loose, in a good way. There's a very large comfort level with the band because we've been doing it for a while now. There's just a lot of trust between everybody.
You get used to anything - good or bad - and that's the good thing. I mean, if we have a problem we're able to talk it out.
A producer I had worked with (David Kahne) got the gig with Paul and brought me in and then, that was that. I was a big Beatles fan when I was young and they were the reason I started playing music.
It's great. It's supercool. He's got a lot of energy, it's mind-blowing. I think he's just gifted. God sort of said, 'I'm going to throw about 50 people's talents into this one person.' He's just blessed with a lot of things.
It was pretty bizarre.
He's thrilled that it's doing well and I think that definitely makes him excited about the whole touring thing. But at the same time, it's just such a great buzz being on stage, and having those great vibes come back at you. It's just all positive.
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