PAUL MCCARTNEY

McCartney Dazzles Times Square

McCartney Dazzles Times SquarePaul McCartney rocked New York City's Times Square this Thursday, by putting on a 15-minute surprise performance for his American fans.

The former Beatles legend announced his afternoon show on Twitter earlier in the morning. According to Page 6 publication, McCartney “arrived in Times Square via yellow taxi, then got on a stage to perform three songs from his new album, New”.

“I'll put a little hat out here later. We're basically busking,” he joked with the crowd, stating later on in the show, “Let's try and do this the same time tomorrow. We only have 15 minutes up here. Andy Warhol predicted I would get 15 minutes of fame.”

This Wednesday,the 71-year-old singer also took his solo act to the Frank Sinatra School of the Arts in Astoria, Queens. Afterwards he gave an interview to iHeartRadio, where he spoke to 400 students about the hardships he faced at the beginning of his career.

“When I first started out, I was terrified of doing anything wrong on stage,” he told the audience. “People don't mind. In fact, people kind of like it. It doesn't matter as much as you think it does. You can relax a bit more, Paul revealed”

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