Sir Paul McCartney was desperate to collaborate with Thom Yorke - but the Radiohead star turned him down.

The former Beatle claims Yorke rejected an offer to work on an album with him - because he wants to solely concentrate on his band.

McCartney says, "My daughter (Stella) was putting an album together and she put us in touch. "I asked Thom to do a duet, but he said he couldn't because he only felt happy working on his own and Radiohead's material."

McCartney's 2005 album, Chaos And Creation In The Backyard, was produced by long-time Radiohead collaborator Nigel Godrich. (LJ/WNWCDO/MT)

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