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“Maybe I’m Amazed is always a fun song to play and sing. It’s got everything in one incredible tune – plus two guitar solos!”: How Rusty Anderson – a Beatles fan as a kid – ended up playing guitar for Paul McCartney

Rusty Anderson and Paul McCartney.

Back in 2001, California-born guitarist Rusty Anderson got the gig of a lifetime when he became a member of Paul McCartney’s band. And as he tells MusicRadar, his deep connection with McCartney’s music goes all the way back to his early childhood – when he was first inspired to pick up a guitar.

“At five years old, I heard my 11-year-old sister playing Beatles records,” Anderson recalls. “I was in awe of their mind-blowing music and their joyful vibe.

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