James McCartney James McCartney James Louis McCartney (born 12 September 1977) is a British musician and songwriter. He is the only son of songwriter and former Beatle Paul McCartney. He has contributed to a number of solo albums by his parents, including "Flaming Pie" (1997) and "Driving Rain" (2001) by Paul McCartney and "Wide Prairie" (1998) by Linda McCartney. He has released two EPs and two albums. His most recent, "The Blackberry Train", was released on 6 May 2016. James Louis McCartney was born in London on 12 September 1977. He is the only son of songwriter and former Beatle Paul McCartney
McCartney (album) respectively, of his wife Linda. For McCartney, the period following Lennon's departure was also marked by a bout of severe depression, during which, in his own estimation, he came close to suffering a nervous breakdown. In his book "Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney" (2010), Howard Sounes writes of the McCartneys' exile at High Park: "This was grim for Linda. She had a seven-year-old and a baby to look after, with a husband who was depressed and drunk. She later told friends it was one of the most difficult times in her life, while Paul reflected that he might