Stormzy says what he learned from Paul McCartney's piano lesson "was incredible"

British rapper Stormzy has revealed to The Sunday Times that he looked to get advice from Paul McCartney after watching his performance at Abbey Road.

Their interaction was first revealed last month when Paul McCartney told The Sunday Times, "As a rapper, I thought he’d have words down, but there was a piano, so I showed him basic stuff – how you get middle C, make a chord, a triad and, just by moving that, get D minor, E minor, F, G, A minor, and how that’s enough for anyone.”

Stormzy revealed last weekend that he was “just so compelled, in the presence of someone that great, to get advice — anything for my career an OG [original gangster] like him can give me."

He added, "But I know the stigma that comes with being a rapper, so I introduced myself as a songwriter: ‘Can you teach me something?’"

McCartney proceeded to show Stormzy some piano chords, "I just thought, ‘Shut up, listen.’ What he taught me was incredible. He said, ‘Use these three chords, and make any song.’ I was, like, ‘Flipping heck!’”

News of their interaction arrives days before Stormzy releases his Rise Up: The #Merky Journey So Far on his publishing imprint collab with Penguin, #Merky Books. He also announced the first independent title to be published next year.