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Wings by Paul McCartney review – a brilliant story of post-Beatles revival

A compelling oral history traces the rise one of the most successful bands of the 70s from the ashes of a creative breakup

The Guardian - UK

Sir Paul McCartney was inspired to start Wings by Johnny Cash and his wife June Carter

Sir Paul McCartney proposed the idea of forming Wings to his late wife Linda McCartney after watching country icon Johnny Cash perform together with his spouse June Carter on television.

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Paul McCartney admits he ‘didn’t really know how to be in a band’ after The Beatles split

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Paul McCartney ‘didn’t really know how to be in a band’ after The Beatles split

McCartney eventually started Wings in 1971 with his late wife Linda McCartney and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine.

Evening Standard

Paul McCartney reveals new details of life after The Beatles split

The legendary musician went on to form new band Wings with wife Linda McCartney

The Independent UK

“Do it yourself, keep it simple, don’t get overblown. You’ve done the Beatles, you’ve done A Day in the Life, you’ve done Sgt Pepper. Now come back to basics”: Paul McCartney on how he kickstarted his solo career in a remote Scottish farmhouse

With just a guitar and a four-track

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Aimee Lou Wood and Saoirse Ronan confirmed to star in Beatles biopic films

The four films will follow the lives of the Fab Four and are due to be released in April 2028.

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“He said, ‘Great. Very nice record. Now tell me, who do you think we should get to sing it?’ That took me completely aback. After all, he was holding the Paul McCartney recording!”: The creation of Macca's explosive Bond theme Live And Let Die

“Writing a Bond song is a bit of an accolade. I always had a sneaking ambition to do it”

MusicRadar

James Norton set for key role in Beatles movies

James Norton is reportedly set to play Beatles manager Brian Epstein in director Sir Sam Mendes' four-movie project.

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Beatles Paul McCartney biopic casts Oscar nominee as Linda McCartney

Saoirse Ronan will reportedly reunite with fellow Irish star Paul Mescal for role

The Independent UK

Saoirse Ronan 'to play Linda McCartney in Sam Mendes' Beatles films'

American-Irish actress Saoirse Ronan has signed up to play Linda McCartney, the late first wife of Sir Paul McCartney, in Sir Sam Mendes' upcoming four Beatles films, The Beatles - A Four-Film Cinematic Event.

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Saoirse Ronan to reportedly play Linda McCartney in Beatles biopic

Oscar-nominated actor rumoured to play Paul McCartney’s first wife opposite Paul Mescal in Sam Mendes set of movies

The Guardian - US

Paul McCartney oversees new Wings definitive anthology collection

Sir Paul McCartney is releasing a new Wings definitive anthology collection later this year.

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“I didn’t know their tunes, but we played some Chuck Berry and reggae, then Paul McCartney said, ‘What are you doing for the next few years?’” How Laurence Juber went from winning a Grammy with Wings to landing a hit record with Harry Styles

The British guitar veteran explains what made George Harrison different, how he returned to Number 1 with Harry Styles after 25 years away, and why Wings’ Back to the Egg needs to be re-evaluated

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The Independent UK

John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr’s sons team up to release new song

The trio have collaborated on a new song for Zak Starkey’s band

The Guardian - UK

Drug runs for the Stones, a love triangle with Joni Mitchell: has Chris O’Dell had the music industry’s wildest career?

She managed tours for Queen and Led Zeppelin and was at George Harrison’s house when the Beatles split – but O’Dell is most proud of her legacy as a woman in a macho industry

The Independent UK

Woman sick of renting now spends £650 a month living in a van with her dog

Nicole Keefe shares a mobile home with her four-legged friend McCartney

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“Don't kill him - he's Beatle Paul!”: The dramatic birth of Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles song

Vaulting between three distinct sections, the Wings classic was conjured with the same spirit as Abbey Road’s closing medley

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The Independent UK

Paul McCartney announces new book about the history of Wings

‘Starting from scratch after The Beatles felt crazy at times,’ says McCartney

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney's next book, 'Wings,' is a look back at the group he formed after the Beatles

Paul McCartney’s next book, coming out this fall, is a reminder that the Beatles were not his only band

Guitar World

“I just remember her playing with a pick. I didn't care how she played, as long as she played the notes right”: Brian Wilson left his mark on the bass world through studio musicians, especially Carol Kaye, who he requested play his basslines note-for-note

In a rare interview, The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson reflected on bass playing, studio craft and his 2004 masterpiece, Smile

The Conversation

Three pop beefs that were more cutting than Matty Healy and Taylor Swift’s

There has been a sharp intake of breath among Taylor Swift fans following reports that 1975 frontman and songwriter Matty Healy is soon to release a song addressing their public romance from 2023.

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“That’s what he said: ‘I’ve killed Jim Morrison.’ He provided the gear”: Marianne Faithfull saw the best and worst of the late 60s and early 70s music scene

The late, great Marianne Faithfull had a life like no other

The Independent UK

Richard Perry, record producer behind ‘You’re So Vain’, dies at 82

Perry, who also produced records for Rod Stewart and Ringo Starr, died at a Los Angeles hospital

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like they were smoking something potent’: the ‘bizarre’ Paul McCartney alien musical that never was

Former Beatle’s treatment for the film – and an expanded version by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov – unearthed in the US

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