Paul McCartney Said 'Live and Let Die' Was Hard to Write Because of Its Title

Paul McCartney’s “Live and Let Die” was difficult to write. Paul asked a frequent Beatles collaborator to help him craft the song.
He said “Live and Let Die” prepared him to create one of his most famous albums.

Paul McCartney‘s “Live and Let Die” was written for the James Bond movie of the same name. Paul said the title of the song made it challenging to write. Subsequently, he explained how it paved the way for some of his other music. 

The James Bond film Live and Let Die was based on Ian Fleming’s novel of the same name. According to the 2015 book Conversations with Paul McCartney, Paul read the book before writing his song “Live and Let Die.”

According to Entertainment Weekly, Paul told Mojo about his writing process. “On the Sunday, I sat down and thought, OK, the hardest thing to do here is to work in that title,” he said. “I mean, later I really pitied who had the job of writing Quantum of Solace.” For context, Quantum of Solace is the title of a later 007 movie.

Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com

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