Haycock Draws Parallels in McCartney Video

If you’ve grown up with a childhood best friend and shared some great memories together, then you’re bound to feel emotional when checking out the new music video from Park Pictures for Sir Paul McCartney.

Park Pictures director Vincent Haycock interprets the incredibly personal new single by the former Beatles band member, titled Early Days, to a beautiful and poetic end.

The song is an intimate reflection by McCartney about his childhood with John Lennon. However, in the video, Haycock draws a parallel to the beginnings of childhood friendships in Misissippi during the 50s. The film also includes a jam session with guest star Johnny Depp, shot in Los Angeles.

Haycock says: “Their (McCartney and Lennon’s) story at its core is a universal one, two young kids who bond over their passion for music and form a band and friendship. This video is about them and every band who has suffered the ups and downs of starting a band, whether or not they became successful. The universality of their story was a big inspiration for setting the film in Mississippi during the 50s. This is a time period that inspired The Beatles – American Rock and Roll and the Mississippi Delta Blues of the 50s. Early Days is about the spirit and inspiration young musicians find in each other.”