Paul McCartney admits he uses an autocue on stage to stop him thinking about food

Paul McCartney, is quite possibly the greatest musician of all time, and he's been chart topping music for decades, but even greats need a little help from their friends (or, in this case, an autocue) sometimes.

During a recent chat on the SmartLess podcast, Macca admitted that he needs to use an autocue to remember Beatles songs when he performs live.

“Sometimes I’ll be doing a song, like ‘Eleanor Rigby’ or something, and I’m on autopilot," the 78-year-old explained.

“And I’m starting to think, ‘Oh, what am I gonna have for dinner? Maybe you won’t have the soup but maybe you’ll just go for the main course.’ Then I go, ‘Stop!’ because I’m singing ‘Eleanor Rigby!’

I’ve separated myself not only from Paul and fame, but a couple of bits in my head are going in different places.”

“Sometimes that breaks down and I forget the song," McCartney confessed. "I have a teleprompter.”