Overview
- In a first‑person piece for The Guardian, McCartney writes that “in so many ways, I was dead,” describing the depression and acrimony that followed the Beatles’ breakup.
- He revisits the “Paul is dead” conspiracy, noting it surged in 1969 after a student’s Iowa article and a U.S. DJ broadcast, and says the frenzy hastened his move with Linda to a remote sheep farm.
- Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run is published Nov. 4 by Allen Lane, compiling 42 hours of interviews, 150 largely unseen photographs, diary pages, memorabilia and handwritten lyrics.
- The book traces his near‑decision to quit after Ram drew harsh reviews before he formed Wings, which delivered major successes including Band on the Run, Venus and Mars and Mull of Kintyre.
- McCartney says he is still recording, with 25 new songs he expects to finish in the coming months.