Can you think of your earliest memory? For some, it's pretty difficult, with things just meshing together. But for others, it's really quite clear.
But Paul McCartney has made a pretty bizarre claim. As reported by People, he says that he can remember the moment he was born - down to the fine, fine details.
He opened up to his daughter, Stella, on an episode of Amy Poehler's Good Hang podcast. The 84-year-old explained, "These things, you don't know if you've made it up... But I have this feeling that I kind of remember being born."
"I was born in a place in Liverpool called Walton Hospital, which was a real old Victorian thing - I think it had been something else before a hospital." (Side note - in England, that's not unusual.)
"So I kind of remember white tiles, very sort of hygienic white tiles and chrome instruments and clanging, because I was a forceps birth. They had to pull me out," Paul McCartney explained. "I don't know if it's true".
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Can People Actually Remember Being Born?
Scientists have a pretty clear answer for this one - and it's a pretty resounding "no", unfortunately for Sir McCartney.
Per the Scientific American, infants are able to form most types of memories that adults can. But one type that they seemingly can't are called "autobiographical" memories - memories about themselves.
One of many explanations for why this isn't the case is that "the hippocampus, which is the region of the brain that's largely responsible for memory, isn't fully developed in the infancy period."
However, the exact reasons as to why aren't known. We aren't saying that Paul McCartney is lying, necessarily... more, there's a mountain of evidence saying he might be misremembering after all.
Paul McCartney Previously Opened Up About Fatherhood
Paul McCartney has previously opened up about his experiences of fatherhood, per People. In case you didn't know, he has five children: Heather; Mary; Stella; James; and Beatrice.
"I've always just tried to give my kids a bit of guidance if they seem to need it," he revealed. "But that was mainly when they were younger. Now that they are older, they're guiding me!"
