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Fly Away Paul
The definitive biography of Beatles legend Paul McCartney's time in Wings: a must-read for all McCartney fans
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This book will appeal to fans of Paul McCartney and the Beatles, music historians, and readers interested in the evolution of rock music and artist biographies.
The first definitive account of Paul McCartney's time in Wings
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'No other book has come close to capturing so well what Paul McCartney is about, nor described so vividly his mental breakdown when the Beatles separated, nor his need for Linda to nurse him back to good health... fascinating; an extraordinarily brilliant book.' SIMON NAPIER-BELL
'Brava.' ANDREW LOOG OLDHAM
'The most brilliant journalism... Captivating.' STEVE HARLEY, COCKNEY REBEL
'Amazing... meticulous' JOHNNIE WALKER
The first definitive account of Paul McCartney's time in Wings.
No comprehensive biography of the time Paul McCartney spent with Wings has ever been published. A period often dismissed as McCartney's 'missing' years, in fact the band lasted for a decade: two years longer than the Beatles, and wielded such impact and influence that they at one point achieved the status as the biggest live band in the world. Band on the Run sold over 6 million copies worldwide and became EMI's biggest selling album of the 1970s in the UK.
Music biographer Lesley-Ann Jones has met McCartney many times and knew his late wife Linda. Here she shows how crucial Linda was to the evolution of Wings - at great cost to herself given the ridicule she was to encounter. But Linda saw that McCartney needed the band in the wake of the breakup of the Beatles.
Drawing on extensive interviews and her trademark meticulous research, the author shows how this period in Paul McCartney's career was to become crucial not only to his development as an artist, but to his very survival.
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Scotland on Sunday described the book as absorbing, noting that Jones perceptively captures how Wings were continually overshadowed by the Beatles' monumental success.
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ISBN: 9781399721776
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 19 October 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Illustration: 20 colour/b&w photographs
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 34.0mm
Width: 162.0mm
Height: 236.0mm
Weight: 589g
Pages: 352
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About the Author
Lesley-Ann Jones is a journalist, newspaper columnist and broadcaster. The author of eight published books, she has enjoyed more than twenty-five years in music and the media. She lives in South-East London with her young children, the eldest having grown up and gone into the music business.
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