Paul McCartney Takes Playful Shots at Another Music Legend in New Interview - 'This is the Beef Nobody Expected'
Sir Paul McCartneyhas been EVERYWHERE recently.
The 83 year old rock legend has been on a massive press run recently promoting his much anticipated album, "The Boys of Dungeon Lane," which released on May 29th. The press run has seen McCartney all over the place, including SNL, The Late Show, various online interviews, and now a spot on the Zane Lowe Show on Apple Music.
In a brand new clip from his interview on the show, McCartney was taking some heated (and not very serious) shots at legendary musician and producer Brian Eno.
@zanelowe The beef no one saw coming 😂 #paulmccartney#brianeno#thebeatles#celebritybeef#lol @Paul McCartney @Brian Eno
♬ original sound - Zane Lowe
For those uninitiated, Eno is one of the most influential producers and musicians in music. I first became acquainted with Eno with his work on David Bowie's album "Low," which features some incredibly ahead of its time material that spawned post-rock. It was during these sessions that Eno would create one of his most important albums, "Ambient 1: Music for Airports," wherein he coined the term "ambient music," and pioneered the genre.
His impact on electronic music is similar to McCartney's impact on rock and pop. He is a titan of music in his own regard, which is what makes this playful scuffle so amusing.
McCartney takes shots at Eno for seemingly "stealing" a lot McCartney's ideas and points about music. "He's taking all my lines!" McCartney exclaimed at the end of the video after a series of clips of the two sharing the same statements on their shared industry.
"This is the beef nobody expected," remarks Lowe in the interview. Of course, it was all in good fun, and even if it wasn't, it's Paul McCartney. Are you going to tell him he's wrong? I don't think so.
Fans had a laugh about the interview in the comments, each enjoying McCartney's sense of humor, and throwing Eno his flowers.
"Definitely the best interview during this album promotion period."
"All your favorite Talking Heads, U2 and who knows who else's albums were produced by Brian Eno."
"The girls are fighting!!!"
To joke is to respect in this case, and it's clear that music would not be the same without the impact of these two legendary artists. Go listen to McCartney's new album now wherever you get your music!
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This story was originally published June 3, 2026 at 4:00 PM.