Paul McCartney

McCartney became an investor in music publishing as well as a celebrated songwriter. MPL's catalogue includes music by Buddy Holly, Carl Perkins and major musical-theatre writers alongside McCartney's own work. Buying rights to songs he admired created income opportunities from other artists' performances and commercial uses. His experience also exposes a common misunderstanding: owning a publishing company does not mean owning every Beatles recording or every song he helped write.