Paul McCartney to Share 'Difficult Moments' with Post-Beatles Band in Wings Oral History: 'Felt Crazy at Times'
Mar. 15, 2025Wings in 1974. From left: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Jimmy McCulloch, Denny Laine and Geoff Britton.Photo: Michael Putland/Getty
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From left: Denny Laine, Linda McCartney, Henry McCullogh and Paul McCartney of Wings.David Redfern/Redferns
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Wings: The Story of a Band on the Rundraws on hours of interviews with McCartney and other members of the band’s circle, and includes over 100 photographs, many of which have never been seen before.
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“I’m so very happy to be transported back to the time that was Wings and relive some of our madcap adventures through this book,” McCartney says in a statement. “Starting from scratch after The Beatles felt crazy at times. There were some very difficult moments, and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better, I thought, ‘OK this is really good.’”
“We proved Wings could be a really good band,” McCartney added. “To play to huge audiences in the same way the Beatles had and have an impact in a different way. It was a huge buzz.”
Wings in 1974.Michael Putland/Getty
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The book announcement comes in the midst of a larger celebration of the band, who dissolved in 1981. In 2024, a restored edition of Wings’ studio performance filmOne Hand Clappinghit theaters. A 50th anniversary edition ofVenus and Marswill be released in March, and there’s a forthcoming documentary on McCartney’s solo work, including Wings, in development from filmmaker Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom,Won’t You Be My Neighbor?).
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Runadds to the conversation, and is “a landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands,” per the statement.
source: people.com
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