Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (701 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805052496 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 696 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Different point of view and superbly entertaining! Diana G. Jelin I found this biography to be completely absorbing, filled with enviable and amazing anecdotes, not to mention the fact that you get Macca's own point of view. That in itself is COMPLETELY worth the book. As a Beatles fan born in 1969, I've read my share of very. For those who prefer reality to myth C. Cleveland Many Years from Now is an indispensable book. It is written clearly and gracefully by a man who was up to his ears in one of the most intense creative explosions of the century. It is written about a man who was cheerfully lighting the fuses as it happened. Bar. "Great for any McCartney fan!" according to Daniel Sweeney. Great book. Many unknown details. Paul's story is a good one. A good read.
He pioneered the Beatles' experimental stuff, though his witty song-by-song account proves that it really was a 50-50 partnership--and some of the best innovations, like the snarling 1964 feedback intro to "I Feel Fine," happened by pure accident. This book is even better than A Hard Day's Write: The Stories Behind Every Beatles' Song and Revolution in the Head. --Tim Appelo. Paul's insight into John's genius, which sprang from howling paranoia and a stark childhood, is still deeper than his insight into himself, but the book's true glory is its inside info on all those songs--the six tunes about John's marriage on A Hard Day's Night; Paul's heist of the "I Saw Her Standing There" bass line from Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You" (found on Berry's The Chess Box); the true meanings of "Norwegian Wood" (pine paneling, which the song's narrat
His fans have been treated to the best-selling Flaming Pie and Standing Stone albums, a full hour of Paul on "Oprah," and this thoughtful and comprehensive biography that brings us closer to the man than ever before. Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews over a period of five years, and with complete access to Paul's own archives, Barry Miles has succeeded in letting Paul tell the story of his life as a Beatle in his own words. It includes Paul's recollection of the genesis of every song that he wrote with John Lennon and the fascinating details about their remarkable collaboration.. During the past year Paul McCartney has been in the public's eye more than at any time since the peak of Beatlemania over thirty years ago