McCartney dreaded solo 'Best of'

Paul McCartney was terrified of making a greatest hits album - because he didn't think his solo efforts were good enough.

The Beatles star admits he "dreaded" the prospect of a compilation of his work after the group disbanded in 1970, but was pleasantly surprised by the end result, 'The McCartney Years'.

He says: "I thought, 'Oh no God, there's not enough good stuff yet.'

"But looking at it, I think some of the stuff I was a bit scared of, I don't need to be scared of. Especially as it's all been re-polished and buffed up. They seem to stand up quite well."