| Edition |
First North American edition. |
| Description |
853 pages, [32] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Stairway to Paradise -- The Barnum & Bailey Beatle -- Home, Family, Love -- Carrying That Weight -- Back in the World. |
| Summary |
An official biography approved by the former Beatle covers the whole span of his life, from losing his mother in childhood to his often troubled partnership with John Lennon, his personal trauma after The Beatles' breakup, his time with Wings, and the death of his wife, Linda. |
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"Since the age of twenty-one, Paul McCartney has lived one of the ultimate rock-n-roll lives played out on the most public of stages. Now, Paul's story is told by rock music's foremost biographer, with McCartney's consent and access to family members and close friends who have never spoken on the record before. PAUL McCARTNEY reveals the complex character behind the façade and sheds new light on his childhood--blighted by his mother's death but redeemed by the father who introduced him to music. This is the first definitive account of Paul's often troubled partnership with John Lennon, his personal trauma after the Beatles' breakup, and his subsequent struggle to get back to the top with Wings--which nearly got him murdered in Africa and brought him nine days in a Tokyo jail. Readers will learn about his marriage to Linda, including their much-criticized musical collaboration, and a moving account of her death. Packed with new information and critical insights, PAUL MCCARTNEY will be the definitive biography of a musical legend,"--Amazon.com. |
| Subject |
McCartney, Paul.
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Rock musicians -- England -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
9780316327961 (hardcover) |
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0316327964 (hardcover) |
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