“Cut Me Some Slack” gets a Grammy Award

At the 56th Grammy Awards, Paul McCartney, Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song, for “Cut Me Some Slack“.

I blame Johnny Depp. Because he’d just given me this little cigar box guitar, which I was wildly excited about, so I took it along [to the studio].

Paul McCartney – from Forbes, February 5, 2014 – taking to journalists at the Staples Center, when getting a Grammy Award for “Cut Me Some Slack”

In total, Paul McCartney was nominated for and won five Grammy Awards during that night:

• “Best Rock Song” for “Cut Me Some Slack” which he co-wrote with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear (the documentary “Sound City: Reel to Real” featuring Paul McCartney also won the Best Compilation Soundtrack).
• “Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package” for the 2013 “Wings Over America” re-issue.
• “Best Surround Sound Album” for “Live Kisses“.
• “Best Music Film” for “Live Kisses“.
• And The Beatles had received the “Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award“ the night before.

Paul McCartney also performed during the ceremony, playing “Queenie Eye” with Ringo Starr.