What It Was Like to Be Paul McCartney in the Summer of 1966

Paul McCartney will turn 84 years old on June 18, 2026. He was born June 18, 1942. In honor of one of the most beloved and celebrated musicians of all time, I thought we could take a look back to arguably one of his most creative and eventful time periods of his entire life. Sixty years ago, in the summer of 1966, Paul McCartney was living through one of the strangest turning points in Beatles history. The Beatles had just finished Revolver, with songs like “Eleanor Rigby,” “For No One,” “Here, There and Everywhere,” and “Got to Get You Into My Life.” But while their music was becoming more experimental and sophisticated, the band was still stuck inside the chaos of Beatlemania: touring, press conferences, controversy, screaming crowds, and growing pressure. This video looks at what it was like to be Paul McCartney during that transformative summer. His creative life, his relationship with Jane Asher, his place in the London art scene, his purchase of High Park Farm in Scotland, his reaction to The War Game, and the feeling that The Beatles’ old life could not continue much longer. By the end of August 1966, The Beatles had played their final official concert. Paul was still inside Beatlemania, but he was already moving toward the next Beatles era: the studio years. #PaulMcCartneyBirthday #TheBeatles #PaulMcCartney #Revolver #BeatlesHistory #ReliableRocker