{"id":270594,"date":"2025-04-30T11:11:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T15:11:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/?p=270594"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:35:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T15:35:15","slug":"paul-mccartney-wings-book-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/rock\/classic-rock\/paul-mccartney-wings-book-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney&#8217;s &#8220;WINGS&#8221; Book Explores Rise of Iconic 1970s Band"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>One of music\u2019s greatest adventures told by a cast of incredible characters who were there, including: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Mary McCartney, Stella McCartney, <a href=\"https:\/\/livemusicblog.com\/news\/john-lennon-sunglasses-auction\/\">John Lennon<\/a>, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin, Sean Ono Lennon, Chrissie Hynde, Dustin Hoffman, Twiggy and all the members of Wings\u2014Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Jimmy McCulloch, Geoff Britton, Joe English, Steve Holley and Laurence Juber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/media.livemusicblog.com\/livemusicblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/WINGS_CoverReveal_4x5.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This remarkable cast tells the story of a band who made history\u2014selling over 22 million albums worldwide, spawning singles including #1 hits &#8220;My Love,&#8221; &#8220;Band on the Run,&#8221; &#8220;Listen to What the Man Said,&#8221; &#8220;Silly Love Songs,&#8221; &#8220;Let \u2018Em In,&#8221; and &#8220;With a Little Luck,&#8221; and an Oscar nomination for &#8220;Live and Let Die&#8221; (the first James Bond theme to receive that nod). A band who pushed the boundaries in both the studio and in live performances, from their first university tour through to pioneering large scale concerts, long before stadiums and arenas were commonly used for rock shows.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book includes a foreword written by Paul McCartney and is compiled from over 42 hours of brand-new interviews, plus historical interviews, and newly discovered, previously unheard interviews from Paul&#8217;s personal archive.&nbsp;<em>WINGS: The Story of a Band on the Run<\/em>&nbsp;features over 150 photographs capturing Wings throughout the years\u2014many previously unseen\u2014and shot by an array of photographers including Linda McCartney, Mike McCartney, Clive Arrowsmith, Henry Diltz, Robert Ellis and Paul himself. 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Norton &amp; Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hardback ISBN: 9781324-096306; $45; 528 pages&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-about-the-author-and-editor-nbsp\"><strong>About the author and editor&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He lives in England.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted Widmer is a prize-winning historian, a former White House speechwriter, and a lifelong music fan. 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