_Mike McCartney_

Paul McCartney posted a message of remembrance for George Michael, the famed pop singer who died recently at the age of 53. On his website, McCartney said that Michael’s “sweet soul music will live on even after his sudden death.”

He added, “Having worked with him on a number of occasions, his great talent always shone through and his self-deprecating sense of humor made the experience even more pleasurable.”

Among those collaborative occasions, some time in the studio crafting the tune “Heal the Pain” for Michael’s album Twenty Five as well as a take on the Beatles’ “Drive My Car” at Live 8 in Hyde Park in 2005. Watch that below.