McCartney talks Jobs, etc
December 3rd 2007
Chicago Tribune is running an interview with Sir Paul McCartney in which he dishes on Apple's iCEO, as well as a range of issues from the record labels to his four-year-old daughter.
On artists taking control:
Look at Radiohead's new outing [offering their new album, "In Rainbows" online at the consumers' choice of price]. Artists are taking it into their own hands again, and it's really showing the record companies that it's time they get their act together.
On Steve Jobs:
I've known [Apple founder] Steve Jobs for a little while, and he's a hands-on guy who I can talk to. Strangely enough, that's not always the case. I often met layers of secretaries before I could talk to the guy in charge at my old label. If I call Steve Jobs, I get Steve, and you talk like guys, like a couple of people. That element was great.
Needless to say, Sir Paul's likely getting preferential treatment when he calls Apple and rightly so. I suppose it doesn't hurt that His Steveness is a huge fan...
What's your take?
