(laughter) in fact, the first album i ever bought was with my own money was gordon lightfoot's "don quixotewoodlands, through the valleys come the horsemen wild and free ♪ blew my mind. but the second album was "hey jude." (cheers and applause) that's right, kids. that's right. young people, people used to buy music. (laughter) the '70s were a crazy time. although he is often called a living legend, sir paul's rise to fame began as a simple tale of a 15-year-old left-handed guitarist who dropped by a garden party to see the quarrymen. he joined the band that became the beatles that conquered the world planting apple seeds with babe, the big blue ox. eventually paul left the beatles to join the argonauts. eventually throwing all of his gold records into mount doom. (laughter) and i cannot wait for tonight's performances. you name an instrument and paul can play it: guitars, key boards bass, drums, he's a one-man karaoke bar without the weird videos of korean kids stealing fish. (laughter) now sir paul's presence doesn't mean i'm going to run tonight's show any differently than usual. he may