"His song "Yesterday,'' composed for The Beatles in 1965, has been played more than six million times on American radio stations and is considered the greatest pop song in rock and roll history (Rolling Stone and MTV). With The Beatles, he changed the world of music. In the 70s and 80s with Wings, and to this day as a solo artist, McCartney continues to be the embodiment of the living and ever changing process that is popular song." - The Kennedy Center