Paul McCartney: A LifeFrom the acclaimed biographer who brought you the rock biography of Bruce Springsteen comes the life of musician Paul McCartney—from his groundbreaking years with the Beatles to Wings to his work as a solo artist and activist. More than a rock star, more than a celebrity, Paul McCartney is a cultural touchstone who helped transform popular music as one half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting duo. In this definitive biography, Peter Ames Carlin examines McCartney’s entire life, casting new light not just on the Beatles era but also on his years with Wings and his thirty-year relationship with his first wife, Linda McCartney. He takes us on a journey through a tumultuous couple of decades in which Paul struck out on his own as a solo artist, reached the top of the charts with a new band, and once again drew hundreds of thousands of screaming fans to his concerts. Carlin presents McCartney as a musical visionary but also as a layered and conflicted figure as haunted by his own legacy—and particularly his relationship with John Lennon—as he was inspired by it. Built on years of research and fresh, revealing interviews with friends, bandmates, and collaborators spanning McCartney’s entire life, Carlin’s lively biography captures the many faces of the living legend. |
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... Quarrymen, named for the Quarry Bank grammar school most of its members attended. Ivan played with them, on occasion, taking up the bass when Len Garry, the usual guy, couldn't make it. (Jive with Ive, he wrote on his strap. The Ace on ...
... Quarrymen, named for the Quarry Bank grammar school most of its members attended. Ivan played with them, on occasion, taking up the bass when Len Garry, the usual guy, couldn't make it. (Jive with Ive, he wrote on his strap. The Ace on ...
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... Quarrymen playing two sets, echoed across the grass. Paul met up with Ivan, who patted him on the back and gestured toward the little wooden Scout hut where the Quarrymen, along with the day's other performers, were storing their things ...
... Quarrymen playing two sets, echoed across the grass. Paul met up with Ivan, who patted him on the back and gestured toward the little wooden Scout hut where the Quarrymen, along with the day's other performers, were storing their things ...
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... Quarrymen banjo player, dismisses this as a “highly colorful” version of events. “There's no way [St. Peter's reverend] Pryce-Jones would have let us anywhere near his fete if we'd been smelling of beer, let alone drunk.” And where ...
... Quarrymen banjo player, dismisses this as a “highly colorful” version of events. “There's no way [St. Peter's reverend] Pryce-Jones would have let us anywhere near his fete if we'd been smelling of beer, let alone drunk.” And where ...
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... Quarrymen? Paul shrugged, nodded. Well, yeah, sure. Sounds fun. So, Shotton went on, could he come to practice for their next show, downtown at the Cavern jazz club on August 8? Paul grimaced. Oh, aye, that's when he'd be off on holiday ...
... Quarrymen? Paul shrugged, nodded. Well, yeah, sure. Sounds fun. So, Shotton went on, could he come to practice for their next show, downtown at the Cavern jazz club on August 8? Paul grimaced. Oh, aye, that's when he'd be off on holiday ...
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... addressed to Mike, though he didn't see them for years. His jealous older brother had snuck them all out of the family's mailbox to read, and keep, for himself. • • • Paul's first rehearsal as a Quarryman came 30 Peter ames Carlin.
... addressed to Mike, though he didn't see them for years. His jealous older brother had snuck them all out of the family's mailbox to read, and keep, for himself. • • • Paul's first rehearsal as a Quarryman came 30 Peter ames Carlin.
Contents
Section 14 | 199 |
Section 15 | 213 |
Section 16 | 227 |
Section 17 | 241 |
Section 18 | 255 |
Section 19 | 273 |
Section 20 | 285 |
Section 21 | 303 |
Section 9 | 121 |
Section 10 | 135 |
Section 11 | 151 |
Section 12 | 167 |
Section 13 | 185 |
Section 22 | 319 |
Section 23 | 337 |
Section 24 | 341 |
Section 25 | 357 |
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