Paul McCartney on bass: "When we met Elvis, I was like, ‘You’re trying to learn bass, are you, son? Sit down, let me show you a few things’"

Paul McCartney performs live on stage with Hofner violin 500/1 Bass at Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands on one leg of his The New World Tour on October 09 1993

In 1994, Tony Bacon sat down with Paul McCartney as part of his research for the first edition of his magnum opus, The Bass Book. 

"McCartney could not have been more generous, entertaining, and candid in the few hours we spent together," wrote Bacon.