|  Photograph by Ethan A. Russell / © Apple Corps Ltd. It’s been more than half a century since the Beatles broke up, and Paul McCartney is still eager to correct the record of that event. In a new Profile of the musician in this week’s issue, David Remnick writes, “In our conversations, McCartney struck me as charming and shrewd, an entertainer eager to please but intent on setting the story straight.” Remnick visits McCartney in East Hampton to watch a preview of a new documentary series “The Beatles: Get Back,” and talks with him about the birth of the group, his complicated relationship with John Lennon, and his life in the decades since the band split up. In addition to McCartney, Remnick interviews Ringo Starr, Billy Joel, Taylor Swift, Elvis Costello, Sean Lennon, Stella and Mary McCartney, and others, revealing Macca’s many dimensions. As a workaholic: “It’s a summer’s day—you get three a year in Britain—and we’d be relaxing,” Starr remembers, and Paul would call to ask, “Hey, lads, you want to go into the studio?” As a shapeshifter: just compare a few of the more than thirty albums he’s released since the Beatles’ breakup—from his collaboration with Kanye West and Rihanna, “FourFiveSeconds,” to his forays into classical, such as “Liverpool Oratorio.” And as a musical devotee: “Mostly, what I’ve learned from Paul is that he never fell out of love with music because he never stopped creating it,” Swift says. As he nears his eightieth birthday, McCartney wants to get back out on the road. “Professional Performing Paul—the triple ‘P’!” he says. “If the question is ‘Why do you keep at it?,’ the answer is plain: ‘I plan to continue living. That’s the central idea.’ ” —Jessie Li, newsletter editor Read “Paul McCartney Doesn’t Really Want to Stop the Show.” More on McCartney: Hua Hsu reviews his playful pandemic album, Adam Gopnik writes about his melodic gift, and Sarah Larson celebrates finally seeing him in concert. | 
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