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Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Sir Paul McCartney recalls 'madcap adventures' in new book
Sir Paul McCartney has co-authored a book about his time in Wings. The 82-year-old icon formed the rock band in 1971, after the Beatles split, and McCartney has shared his experiences in a new book called 'Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run'. The chart-topping star - who is set to release the book in November - said: "I'm so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book. "Starting from scratch after the Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, 'OK, this is really good.' We proved Wings could be a really good band. To play to huge audiences in the same way the Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz." McCartney formed Wings with his wife Linda, drummer Denny Seiwell, and guitarist Denny Laine. The group released seven studio albums - including 'Band on the Run', 'London Town' and 'Venus and Mars' - between 1971 and 1981. McCartney has co-authored the new book with historian Ted Widmer. Ted said: "Wings was about love, family, friendship and artistic growth, often in the face of tremendous adversity." The book's publisher, Penguin imprint Allen Lane, has also offered an insight into the upcoming release. Allen Lane explained: "The narrative follows the various incarnations of the band as they survive a mugging in Nigeria, appear unannounced at UK university halls, tour in a sheared-off school bus with their children, while producing some of the most indelible and acclaimed music of the decade."
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Paul McCartney Announces New Book Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run
The post Paul McCartney Announces New Book Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run appeared first on Consequence. Paul McCartney has announced a new book, though it's not about The Beatles. Rather, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run tells the story of — you guessed it — Macca's post-Beatles band Wings. Set for release on November 4th, the book was authored by McCartney himself and edited by Ted Widmer, an award-winning historian. The first-hand account is organized around nine Wings albums, chronicling the band's history from the break up of The Beatles to Wings' own dissolution in 1981. Pre-orders are ongoing. 'I'm so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book,' McCartney said in a statement. 'Starting from scratch after The Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, 'OK this is really good.' We proved Wings could be a really good band. To play to huge audiences in the same way The Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz.' Supplementing the words of Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run will be a host of archival photographs of the legendary band, including previously unreleased images. According to the press release, it is also part of a wider reexamination of the era of Wings that includes a theatrical release of the rare live-in-studio performance film One Hand Clapping (as well as the accompanying album), 50th anniversary editions of Band on the Run and Venus and Mars, and a new documentary from Morgan Neville about Wings and McCartney's solo work. 'Wings was about love, family, friendship, and artistic growth, often in the face of tremendous adversity,' Widmer said. 'It was a joy to relive the madcap adventures of a special band, by listening to their stories, and compiling this oral history.' In other McCartney news, the iconic artist recently closed out SNL50, performed a pair of crazy underplays at New York's Bowery Ballroom, and expressed interest in recording a new album. Paul McCartney Announces New Book Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run Jonah Krueger Popular Posts Tony Hawk Wishes Kurt Cobain Could Meet Their Shared Grandson J6 Prison Choir to Perform at Kennedy Center Michelle Trachtenberg Dead at 39 The 69 Sexiest Film Scenes of All Time Wu-Tang Clan Announce Final Tour with Run the Jewels as Special Guest Classic MTV Unplugged Episodes Now Streaming on Paramount+ Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
The Guardian
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘Madcap adventures': Paul McCartney co-authors book about his time in Wings
An account of Paul McCartney's post-Beatles career at the helm of Wings is to be published later this year. Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, by McCartney and historian Ted Widmer, will hit UK and US bookshops on 4 November. 'I'm so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book,' said McCartney. 'Starting from scratch after the Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, 'OK, this is really good.' We proved Wings could be a really good band. To play to huge audiences in the same way the Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz.' Formed in 1971, Wings released seven studio albums, a live album and a compilation album over the ensuing decade, including Band on the Run, Venus and Mars, and At the Speed of Sound. Alongside McCartney, the band's core members were his wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. 'Wings was about love, family, friendship and artistic growth, often in the face of tremendous adversity', said Widmer, who was a speechwriter in the Clinton White House. Described as an 'oral history', the book will remember Wings' songs, collaborations and performances, drawing on interviews with McCartney and others in the band's orbit. Organised around nine Wings albums, the book 'sheds new light on the immediate aftermath and seismic global impact of the Beatles' break-up', according to its publisher, Penguin imprint Allen Lane. 'The narrative follows the various incarnations of the band as they survive a mugging in Nigeria, appear unannounced at UK university halls, tour in a sheared-off school bus with their children, while producing some of the most indelible and acclaimed music of the decade,' Allen Lane added. The volume will also feature more than 100 photographs, many of which have never been seen before. The book is part of a wider re-examination of the band's catalogue, which has included the theatrical release last year of performance film One Hand Clapping and its accompanying album, 50th anniversary editions of Band on the Run (released last year) and Venus and Mars (released next month), and a forthcoming documentary about McCartney's solo and Wings-related work of the 70s by film-maker Morgan Neville.
Washington Post
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Washington Post
Paul McCartney's next book, 'Wings,' is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles
NEW YORK — Paul McCartney 's next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band. 'Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run' is an oral history about the group McCartney formed in the early 1970s, after the Beatles broke up. With members including guitarist Denny Laine and McCartney's then-wife, keyboardist Linda McCartney, Wings rose from driving to shows in a van to selling millions of records with such hits as 'Band on the Run,' 'Jet,' 'My Love' and 'Silly Love Songs.' The band broke up in 1981.
The Independent
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Paul McCartney's next book, 'Wings,' is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles
Paul McCartney 's next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band. "Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run" is an oral history about the group McCartney formed in the early 1970s, after the Beatles broke up. With members including guitarist Denny Laine and McCartney's then-wife, keyboardist Linda McCartney, Wings rose from driving to shows in a van to selling millions of records with such hits as 'Band on the Run,' 'Jet,' 'My Love' and 'Silly Love Songs.' The band broke up in 1981. Edited by historian Ted Widmer, the illustrated, 528-page book draws in part on hours of interviews with McCartney. W.W. Norton & Company, which also published McCartney's 'The Lyrics' and '1964: Eyes of the Storm,' announced Wednesday that 'Wings' will be released Nov. 4. 'I'm so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book," McCartney, 82, said in a statement. "Starting from scratch after The Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, 'OK this is really good.' We proved Wings could be a really good band. To play to huge audiences in the same way The Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz.'
