[IronJack]

The sooner Paul McCartney is forgotten, the better.

[Borges]

Which popular musician from his generation is more suitable for posterity then?

[Steve_Seattle]

"The sooner Paul McCartney is forgotten, the better."

I agree that his post-Beatles singles, e.g., "Band on the Run," "Silly Love Songs," were mostly insipid. It seems that McCartney and Lennon needed each other to moderate their respective excesses and flaws.