McCartney Times

by: Steven McCreedy

I was born 10 years after the Beatles broke up. My prime music listening years were the ‘90s, but my tastes were firmly stuck a generation behind, with the Moody Blues, Fleetwood Mac, the Who, the Guess Who, and of course, the Beatles being among my favourite bands. While I’ve read plenty of books about those bands, it’s not all that common to read books by the people in them. So Paul McCartney’s The Lyrics, 1956 to the Present, a two volume set, is a rare opportunity of direct insight from Paul himself.

It seems obvious what this book is. It’s a collection of Sir Paul’s lyrics. But it’s much more, too: a treasure trove of photographs from throughout his life from childhood to his most recent recordings in 2020, as well as stories of memories and anecdotes from throughout his life.

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Source: Book Review: Memoir of Paul McCartney’s songs – Richmond News