You know living legend Paul McCartney, former founding member of The Beatles and overall pop songwriting genius and icon. And you probably know or have heard of Rick Rubin, the famed extremely eclectic music producer behind classic albums by Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, RUN-DMC, The Beastie Boys, Slayer, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jay-Z, and more. But do you listen to Rubin’s terrific deep-dive music podcast Broken Record, where you truly get to know the zen producer intimately and begin to understand why he is such an in-demand collaborator and artist? Rubin is gentle, soulful, seemingly a kind of quiet diving rod that leads his artists to genius hits and success and his pacific, easy-to-work-with vibe really comes across in his podcast conversations. Rubin coaxes good stories out of legendary musicians, just like he coaxes their best work out of them (recent episodes featuring Brian Eno, and Daniel Lanois, we can’t recommend enough).
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Anyhow! You can bet it’s that inviting generous spirit that convinced Paul McCartney to sit down for a rare conversation with Rubin which turned into the six-part Hulu series, “McCartney 3,2,1,” which is all about diving into how he wrote the music for The Beatles, his underrated solo career (Ram!) and his ’70s band Wings. It’s History in the making and ‘McCartney 3,2,1″ is coming to Hulu July 16.
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Here’s the official synopsis:
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Paul McCartney sits down for a rare, in-depth, one on one with legendary producer Rick Rubin to discuss his groundbreaking work with The Beatles, the emblematic 70s arena rock of Wings and his 50 years and counting as a solo artist. In this six-episode series that explores music and creativity in a unique and revelatory manner, join Paul and Rick for an intimate conversation about the songwriting, influences, and personal relationships that informed the iconic songs that have served as the soundtracks of our lives.
“McCartney 3,2,1” is directed by Emmy Award-winning Zachary Heinzerling and executive produced by McCartney, Rubin, Scott Rodger, Peter Berg, Matthew Goldberg, Brandon Carroll, Jeff Pollack, Frank Marshall, and Ryan Suffern with Leila Mattimore serving as co-executive producer. Endeavor Content serves as the studio, producing alongside MPL Communications Inc., Shangri-La, Film 45, Kennedy Marshall, and Diamond Docs.
All six episodes of “McCartney 3,2,1” premiere July 16 on Hulu. Watch the new trailer below.