Paul McCartney apparently just had to let it be after he suffered a mortifying moment early on in his career.

On Wednesdays episode of his podcast, McCartney: A Life in Lyrics , the former Beatles musician, 81, reflected on an incident during one of the bands first shows together that made him want to say goodbye to playing live music.

We had this gig and it was the first thing I ever played, and I was lead guitar player, he explained. John [Lennon] was rhythm. I had a solo and I totally froze. Could not move my fingers.

It was just so embarrassing, he added. My lead-guitar-playing career melted at that moment and I said, Well, Im not doing this again. Im not cut out for this. Im no good.

McCartney did not clarify when and where the ill-fated performance took place.

The English singer-songwriter later went on to become the iconic bands bass guitarist. Hes since learned to play more than 40 instruments, including the harmonica, mandolin, cello and ukulele, according to IMDB.