Lennon wrote some of the most beautiful melodies in pop music history. Do you think Mccartney was also tone deaf?
Well. That's subjective. My personal opinion is that he was a complete and total hack compared to people like Paul Simon. I've always disliked his music, even in 5th grade.
But an ability to write music does not in itself, translate into an ability to perform music competently. It's actually not the least bit abnormal for a skilled composer to not be a skilled performer: composing and performing are two different disciplines.
Do you think Mccartney was also tone deaf?
Lets just say I respect Lennon more than McCartney. Especially after watching a special a couple years ago where McCartney proved, on film, that he couldn't actually write music but rather, had to dictate how he wanted the music to sound to an actual composer who was able to score it for him.
I just sat and laughed to myself.
What made it doubly amusing was that he had already been knighted for his so-called musical skill.
But then again, he's got a gagillion dollars more than me, so he's been successful at something and I have to respect that about him.