Overview
- In an excerpt published by the Guardian, McCartney writes that during the Beatles’ breakup he felt “in so many ways” dead, citing draining legal and personal strife.
- He recalls retreating with Linda and their newborn to a remote Scottish farm to escape corrosive gossip and to rebuild his life and creativity.
- The long-running conspiracy resurged in 1969 after amplification by a U.S. DJ and a student article in Iowa, despite repeated denials by the Beatles and press officer Derek Taylor.
- Contemporary reporting notes the rumor lacked real evidence, relying on speculative readings of lyrics and album imagery that McCartney now recasts as a metaphor for reinvention.
- Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run is due Tuesday, featuring dozens of hours of archival interviews, 150 photos, diary pages and lyrics, and McCartney says he is finishing 25 new songs.