Que pensez vous de Paul? (question aux artistes...)

Lenny Kravitz says McCartney is "a modern-day Mozart"

Q: Who are your favorite musicians today who are the complete package?

Kravitz: Prince, Stevie Wonder. Paul McCartney did it well on his first solo record ("McCartney"); he played all the instruments. Todd Rundgren played them all on his albums. Those guys are all great.

Q: Out of all of The Beatles, save Ringo, McCartney gets the most grief. Why?

Kravitz: It's crazy to give him any grief, but people love to hate. He's a modern-day Mozart. Let's be real. I'd like to see the best writer today write his worst song. A lot of people don't have ears. They don't realize what it takes to write a great song. It's like people say Ringo can't play drums. He's amazing. He's a lyrical drummer. He moves with the music. How can you not love The Beatles and McCartney?

Q: The early videos are much cooler than what's out today.

Kravitz: That's right. Let's look at the "Magical Mystery Tour." Let's go back to The Beatles for a second. That was some psychedelic, strange, weird and beautiful video. I love watching it. It's simple and brilliant.

Pas tout à fait d'accord avec Kravitz. Pour moi, Mozart n'était pas un grand mélodiste. Il faudrait plutôt le comparer, sur ce plan, à Tchaïkovsky. Cependant, au point de vue impact musical, on peut le rapprocher de Mozart.

Pour le reste de son analyse, je reste assez d'accord. Je note qu'il a placé Prince et Wonder avant Paul en tant que multi-instrumentistes. Je ne sais pas si c'est fortuit, mais je ferais le même classement.