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The problem with Paul McCartney is he wrote too many good songs

Plus: why are the Damned always viewed as the younger cousins of the Clash or Sex Pistols?

Michael Hann
Paul McCartney's three-hour set at the O2 just before Christmas last year barely scratched the surface of his back catalogue Photo: Jim Dyson / Wire Image
EXPLORE THE ISSUE 11 January 2025
issue 11 January 2025

Don Bradman, the greatest cricketer of all time, was once asked if he reckoned he could have maintained his batting average of 99.94 against the fearsome West Indian bowling attack of the time. Oh no, he said. Not a chance. He’d probably be hitting in the 50s, like the very best batsmen of the time.

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