![]() ![]() ![]() Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than chronological account, it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time and describes the circumstances in which they were written, the people and places that inspired them, and what he thinks of them now. In this extraordinary book, with unparalleled candour, Paul McCartney recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his solo albums to the present. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. 'More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. ![]() 10 for £10 Kids Picture Books Mix & MatchĪ self-portrait in 154 songs, by our greatest living songwriter.Some of the gigs must have been quite bad because we didn’t really know what we were doing. We had only eleven songs, so we had to repeat some of them. “With Wings, we would show up at student unions and say, ‘Can we do a gig?’ because we knew they had a hall and they had people,” McCartney recalled. This most likely didn’t equal what they were spending on the tour, but McCartney recognized that the shows might not be adequate due to the band being in its early stages. He shared that the band would arrive unannounced and charge only 50 pence for a show. In The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present, Paul McCartney discussed performing with Wings at student unions. There were moments we wondered why we were doing it, but there’s a perseverence gene in me and if I’d given up after The Beatles, I wouldn’t have written ‘Maybe I’m Amazed’ or ‘My Love’, and I’m glad I did.” Wings would perform at student unions and charge 50 pence Paul McCartney | Chris Walter/WireImage It was a source of great pride to both of us that she could say she kept me for a couple of years because there was a danger I’d dominate the situation, and I’m not out to do that, particularly in a marriage. We lived off Linda’s savings in the Chemical Bank. “When we started, I had nothing and couldn’t get money for the first two years because it was frozen by lawsuits. The “Let it Be” singer said they initially used Linda’s savings to fund these tours. The early tours were expensive, so they had to find some way to pay for the hotels, gas, food, and other expenditures. While Paul McCartney became very rich during his time with The Beatles, he could not use those funds with Wings due to ongoing legal battles. It was an intimate experience for Linda and me – us against the world.” McCartney said they initially lived on ‘Linda’s savings’ for the early tours We only wanted them to have good hearts, and the evidence is there to show we were OK. We never felt in a race to prove ourselves the best parents, or best musicians, on the planet. People said we shouldn’t drag the kids with us, but they saw a lot of the world, and had tutors. We’d show up at places and they’d say, ‘Sorry, there’s a conference in town,’ so we stayed in some quite seedy joints. “Psychologically, it was like going on a suicide mission. “I look back and think we were ‘crazy,’ which equals stupid or crazy which equals ‘cool’ – the interpretation I prefer,” McCartney said. In an interview with Radio Times, McCartney reflected on this experience, saying he doesn’t regret bringing his children with him. For the tour, Paul and his then-wife, Linda, drove around in a van with a few dogs and their children. and performing unannounced shows at random venues and colleges. Wings was formed in 1971, and their early days included driving around the U.K. Paul McCartney and Wings did unplanned tours in their early years Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney | Reg Lancaster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images These tours cost a pretty penny, and McCartney recalled living off Linda’s savings to get through them. This included spontaneous tours where they didn’t book venues or hotels before arriving. After The Beatles, Paul McCartney built his second band, Wings, from the ground up. ![]()
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