Paul McCartney has announced a new book telling the history of the iconic band Wings, which he co-founded with his wife Linda McCartney and Denny Laine in 1971.
“Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,” edited with an introduction by Ted Widmer, will be released on November 4.
The publishers call the book “A landmark account of Paul’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands.”
“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,” said Paul McCartney. “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. 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.”
Drawn from over 500,000 words, based on dozens of hours of interviews with Paul and numerous key players in the band’s orbit, “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run” weaves together the improbable trajectory of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, featuring co-founding members Linda McCartney and Denny Laine, across the technicolor 1970s until their dissolution in 1981.
With more than 100 black-and-white and color photographs, many never seen before, “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run” is part of a larger reexamination and appreciation of the group and their catalog, including the 2024 theatrical release of the rare Wings live-in-studio performance film One Hand Clapping and its accompanying album; 50th anniversary editions of the Wings albums Band on the Run (released February 2024) and Venus and Mars (releasing March 2025); and a forthcoming documentary on Paul McCartney’s solo and Wings-related musical work of the 1970s from Academy Award-winning filmmaker, Morgan Neville.
“Wings was about love, family, friendship and artistic growth, often in the face of tremendous adversity. It was a joy to relive the madcap adventures of a special band, by listening to their stories, and compiling this oral history,” said Ted Widmer.
Pre-order a copy of the book here.
Source: RTT Music News
