Paul McCartney says he was worried working with four different producers would make his new album sound disparate, but the Beatles legacy persuaded him otherwise.

On New, which was released by Hearmusic through Universal on Monday (October 14), the music legend worked separately with Paul Epworth, Ethan Johns, Giles Martin and Mark Ronson. However, he admitted in a Q&A with Zane Lowe held at The Shard on Tuesday it then dawned on him this approach might not work cohesively.

“I ...