When Ms. Leigh met Sir Paul

Leigh Sales has given written an account of her interview with Sir Paul McCartney in Perth, which airs tonight on 7:30.

An unapologetic fan, Sales was effusive in her praise and experience (she even played his piano).

While we are used to seeing TV interviews, her account on interviewing your heroes  sheds a little more insight on them both.

Here is an excerpt:

He was delightful and interesting. He has lovely kind eyes and a gentle way of speaking. I was so happy to see that I was going to walk away with my admiration of him enhanced.

“Sir Paul,” I said at the end of the interview.

“I’ve been very fortunate in my career that I’ve had the chance to interview world leaders, like Aung San Syu Kii and the Dalai Lama, every celebrity you can think of, Elton John, Patti Smith, but I’ve never interviewed somebody of whom I’m a bigger fan than you.

“Thank you for all those songs and thank you so much for making time to let us come and talk to you.”

“Oh, luv, give us a kiss, come on” he replied and he kissed me on the cheek and gave me a hug.

Every time I listen to a Beatles song now, I’ll remember the incredible experience of getting to meet Sir Paul in person and what a beautiful soul he was.

It was one of the greatest experiences of my life.