I saw Macca on a recent X Factor show in which he played well but looked seriously embarrassed. (God knows how he agreed to that gig)
This guy had done more musically by the time he was 25, than most people could dream of doing in a life time. He's dealt with the fame and the glamour. He's written some timeless corkers, some real anthems for a generation, a few stocking fillers, …as well as a few best forgotten. But true to his working class upbringing, he has always carried on working.
Whether you like his music or not, ( and there will be very few who don't like one of his songs or more… you may well hear one or two in a folk club near you !!!) he remains an icon, and a world apart from this current splurge of wall to wall reality TV junk, one minute of fame agony, and Simon Cowellesque driven drivel.