b'FEATUREPAUL MCCARTNEYI ask him about histo be on my own, bigger kids grandchildrens generationcame along and it was the and the challenges they face.same feeling. [I thought at McCartney is optimistic.the time] I have got to learn I think you have to takekarate and be a black beltit as it comes. When weand then Ill get em! It was were kids it was a differentthe worst thing.set of dangers. You know, internationally, Suez wasMcCartney is reluctant happening when I was ato say that the world has kid and you would hear thebecome more perilous. parents talking about it, butEach generation has their I didnt care at all. I thought,own set of dangers so you It is nothing to do with me. do your best, and hopefully come through it, and show Hes more concerned aboutthem kindness and love and environmental issues andtry to show them the gooddays Id be the same. What knife crime, although hethings in life andheI notice is that some parents thinks young people arepauses, ever the pro, pullinglimit the amount of time. managing.the subject back to the bookOK, you can have two hoursand reading to kids aton a Saturday morning and The situation in the bigbedtime is part of it. thats it. The kids cities is morehave been upset, dangerous. Whilebut that is too bad. there are more reports of tragediesEach generation has theirIts like when I was happening, the kids Iown set of dangers so you doa kid, you cant know just kind of getyour best, and hopefully comestay out till 11pm on with it. playing football, through it you have to come He tells me that onein and go to bed. of his grandchildren,Its a whole different he wont say which, wasworldI think that mugged at knifepointYet books must competeis what everyone is dealing recently.with screen time. McCartneywithits just a new set of challenges. He puts on a In London, one of myunderstands this and saysmock-advertisers voice. SoSMASH THROUGH CEILINGShe would have been aI suggest that you just get grandkids, one of my oldergamer if he was growing uphold of Hey Grandude! and grandkids, was muggednow. Theres no ignoring and got his phone taken.them, they are here to stay, read it instead! SPEAK FOR YOURSELFThat takes me back tohe says. Once kids have my childhood when I wasgot great video games they mugged in Liverpool, so Iare gonna want to play am able to talk to him. Hethem. If I was a kid theseDREAM BIGGERwas saying the worst thing was that he should have just thumped the guy; he came back and felt a coward. I said, No, no, no, no! The guy had a knife and you dont know, the guy might beJOIN THE IVORS ACADEMYable to use that knife. So it is scary these days.He explains what happenedFor more than 70 years, we have represented songwriters and composers, to him in Liverpool, all thosebut since 25 March 2019, BASCA has become The Ivors Academy. years ago. When I was aFind out more about how we support, protect and represent music kid it was four guys and theycreators in the UK, and join us today.nicked my watch. I was of a similar age. I just happened ivorsacademy.com20 SEPTEMBER 2019 HEYMUSIC.COM 21'