Much like Ringo said in an all-time great internet video more than a decade ago, McCartney (who’s been a bit of a tear recently) announced that he would cease giving his John Hancock to fans, the 79-year-old “Paperback Writer” writer said in an interview with Reader’s Digest.

According to McCartney, the idea of scribbling his signature on whatever loose scrap of paper that you happen to have in your pocket is a poor stand-in for actual human interaction.

“It always struck me as a bit strange,” McCartney said.