Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that negotiations have “stalled” in the ongoing saga to put The Beatles' back catalogue on iTunes.
Expectations had been high that the band’s recordings - one of the last major collections to be unavailable on iTunes, and certainly the most eagerly awaited – would be online this year.
But in an interview to be broadcast on Q Radio tonight, Sir Paul said that as much as he wants to make the material available, talks have broken down.
He said: “What happens is when it is something as big as The Beatles, it’s heavy negotiations. They don’t just pop in a room and “Go on, I’ll have that, yeah’. It doesn’t work like that. Somebody points - we want this, iTunes wants this EMI wants this, Mr Hands wants this” … diddle uh duh.
“It’s heavy negotiation going on and we’re very for it. We’ve been pushing it, but there are a couple of sticking points, I understand. So, last word I got back was it’s stalled at the moment, the whole process. I actually don’t know on what but it’s some sticking (point). They want something we’re not prepared to give em … hey, sounds like the music business to me,” Sir Paul added, in the interview to be aired on QPM.
The music legend also defended former bandmates Ringo Starr’s “honesty” following the drummer’s decision to call a halt to signing autographs. Asked about Ringo’s online outburst by presenter QPM presenter Samanthi, Sir Paul said: “Ringo’s always been like that God bless him. We love ringo he just says what he thinks and if he doesn’t wany to sign any more, he doesn’t have to.
“In the world that we live in youre not supposed to say that. He’s always in trouble speaking his mind, but I admire that. I think it’s really nice – it’s his life after all. He gets in trouble occasionally, but anyone who has known Ringo as long as I have, that’s what he’s like. I think it’s a good quality; it’s called honesty.”
Sir Paul released his latest album Electric Arguments this week, hailed as his best work since the early 1970s. It is his third under the guise of The Fireman – working with producer Youth – but the first time he has owned up to being behind the pseudonym.
You can hear the interview from 6pm. You can listen live to Q Radio here.
1:00 PM | 25/11/2008
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