The article “Paul McCartney Is Esquire’s August Cover Star” is about passion. Passion is a strong and impassioned feeling. You can show passion for music, it’s when you give yourself 100 % and it is a part of your life. The certain passions you have determine your life. Passion is when you have a certain preference, for example for music. In this article we are introduced to Paul McCartney’s passion for the music industry and his job as a musician. The article is a portrait of Paul McCartney written by Alex Bilmes. Alex Bilmes is a British writer and journalist. He describes Paul McCartney as a legend and as a huge personality in the music industry. Paul McCartney is introduced positively in the article. Alex Bilmes uses positive expressions about Paul McCartney and in general he keeps the article in an optimistic tone about Paul McCartney. “The intense demands this places on him would have been remarkable in 1965, when he was 23, so it’s anyone’s guess how he does it now. Not that he shows any signs of stopping, or even slowing down…” (Page 8, line 21-26). Paul McCartney shows his passion through his shows …show more content…
“But there’s a cruelty to growing old in public.” (Page 9, line 86-87). Paul McCartney hides behind his façade and he can hide his actual feelings, but the media has its effect. The negative side effect is the expectations from the audience and his band as well. Everyone knows who Paul McCartney is. Paul McCartney can’t be seen everywhere. The audience has some expectations to Paul McCartney, they expect him to keep singing songs from his time in the Beatles, but he might want to express himself in another way, but he can’t. That said, Paul McCartney shows his integrity for the music industry and how important it is to keep living your dream. Alex Bilmes compares Paul McCartney to other artists such as John Lennon, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page