Paul McCartney Said He Had to Be ‘Super Precise’ Around Stevie Wonder While They Made ‘Ebony and Ivory’ Because He Heard Every Mistake: ‘He Just Is Music’

Paul McCartney had an interesting time working with Stevie Wonder on their song, “Ebony and Ivory,’ in 1982. The former Beatle said he had to be “super precise” around the virtuoso because he heard every mistake.

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder at the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder | Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

Paul McCartney had to wait a long time before Stevie Wonder showed up to make ‘Ebony and Ivory’

In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul said he wrote “Ebony and Ivory” in 1980 “as a response to the problem of racial tension, which had been the cause of a lot of friction in the U.K. around that time.”

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