Paul McCartney’s Uncomfortableness With Fame and Wealth Is Reflected in His Song ‘Mrs. Vanderbilt’

It’s been years since Paul McCartney‘s fame skyrocketed with the rest of The Beatles. However, that doesn’t mean he’s comfortable with it all these years later. His uncomfortableness with fame and wealth is reflected in his song “Mrs. Vanderbilt.”

Paul McCartney in the recording studio in 1973.
Paul McCartney, writer of ‘Mrs. Vanderbilt’ | Michael Putland/Getty Images

Many people asked The Beatles if they were worried about joining the Establishment

In his book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul wrote that in The Beatles’ early days, people used to ask them whether they were worried that they might have joined the Establishment. The Beatles were still new to fame and thought the Establishment was a club in London, which it was.

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