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WELCOME
OF THE COPIOUS COLUMN INCHES
DEDICATED TO THE BEATLES, LITTLE OR
NOTHING HAS BEEN LEFT TO FALL
THROUGH THE CRACKS UNEXAMINED. BUT,
REGARDLESS OF THAT OFTEN EXCESSIVE
SCRUTINY, THERE REMAINS A NAGGING
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FEELING THAT SOMETHING’S MISSING…
WE KNOW THE BAND
n fact, simply as Paul
INSIDE OUT, BUT DO
McCartney, here’s a man
WE REALLY KNOW THE
who’s accomplished a great
deal more than most, even
SUM OF ITS PARTS? A
with the head-start. The breadth
KIND OF MARTYRDOM
of his work alone is worthy of
WAS IMPOSED UPON
admiration. Who else has as
bold a catalogue as Paul? One
JOHN LENNON,
that spreads out eloquently across
BUT MCCARTNEY’S
pop, rock, folk, electronic and
REPUTATION IS MORE
classical music? One that includes
something as forward-looking as
COMPLEX. WHO IS THE
Temporary Secretary,
as joyous as
MAN BEHIND THOSE
Maybe I’m Amazed
or
Band On
The Run,
as exploratory as The
AFFABLE, HAPPY-GO-
Fireman? What’s more, a cursory
LUCKY “TWO THUMBS
listen to
New,
his latest LP, turns up
ALOFT” GESTURES?
sturdy pop gems like
Queenie Eye.
I
When The Beatles split,
McCartney was understandably in
pretty bad shape. To the world at
large it was the end of a glorious
knees-up, but to the Liverpudlian
20-something it was “breaking
from your lifelong friends”; the
guys with whom he’d realised his
dreams. That sort of bond builds
relationships that are hard to
break, but this was no ordinary
clique… “It was difficult to know
what to do after the Beatles. How
do you follow that?” he said to
BBC4’s John Wilson. Surely the
understatement of the century.
Although the lives of both Lennon
and Harrison were tragically
cut short, Paul was still without
doubt the most prolific, the most
experimental, and arguably the
most daring of all of the band post-
Beatles. When he chose to shave
the beard and put the whisky back
in the cabinet, with Linda’s help,
his mojo returned stronger than
ever. He formed Wings and from
there produced some of his finest
material, Beatles or no Beatles.
Since then, he’s never stopped.
Yes, there have been plenty of
misfires, and his personal life has
been punctuated with tragedy
and a prying, stressful divorce,
but he’s succeeded in putting that
past to bed as best he can and has
continued to make great records,
dignity intact.
In 2016 McCartney was named
the UK’s most successful albums
act of all time. In short, he really is
one of architects of British pop and
continues to keep the youngsters
on their toes. Enjoy the issue…
Rik Flynn
Editor
T H E
C O N T R I B U T O R S
Mark Lindores
grew up during
the golden age
of pop mags,
devouring
Smash Hits
and
Number One.
Writing about
the artists he used to read about
for
Classic Pop, Total Film
and
Mixmag,
he is living the dream
of his 15-year-old self.
Ian Wade
is a freelance
writer, sub-editor
and PR who
achieved a
lifetime ambition
to write for
Smash Hits
in 1998
and has since worked for
The
Quietus, The Guardian, The
Sunday Times, BBC Music
and
Time Out.
Paul Lester
has been both
Features Editor
of
Melody
Maker
and
Deputy Editor
of
Uncut.
Since 2007 he has
freelanced for
The Guardian,
The Sunday Times, The
Independent, MOJO, Classic
Rock
and
Classic Pop.
Ian Ravendale
first wrote about
music at
Sounds
and went on
to book bands
for TV shows
including
Get Fresh, Bliss
and
The Tube.
He writes for
Vive
Le Rock, Iron Fist, Classic
Rock, AOR, Record Collector,
Fireworks
and more.
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D E C A D E S
1970S: RIDING IN THE SKY
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When The Beatles parted ways, Paul didn’t
come off well. The pressure was on to live
up to their musical legacy – an impossible
task – but thanks to a loving wife, a
little tranquillity and a brand-new band,
McCartney found a vital new lease of life
1980S: COMING UP AGAIN
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A madcap solo follow-up recorded in the
Scottish countryside, a drugs bust in Japan,
the senseless murder of John Lennon, a
worldwide smash hit with Stevie Wonder…
here was a decade unlike any other
1990S: RAISE IT TO THE SKY
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Beginning with a huge world tour, the
Nineties was a period of confidence,
experimentalism and a promising partnership
that helped Paul back into the top 10 – until
tragedy struck once more…
2000S: BACK IN THE SUN
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The new millennium would bring about
many changes in both Paul’s musical career
and personal life, and with a world-beating
Beatles compilation, mixed solo fare, a
doomed marriage and the untimely death
of a second Beatle, it was to be yet another
bumpy ride
2010S: NOTHING TO LOSE
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Two more world tours, more classical
adventures, a covers album, reissued classics,
the Queen’s Jubilee, the Olympics closing
ceremony, and somehow ending up in the
middle of a Nirvana reunion…
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CONTENTS
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COLLABORATIONS
STEVIE WONDER
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When a Liverpudlian pop genius met with a
Motown legend, a smash hit was inevitable
MICHAEL JACKSON
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A relationship that began so innocently and
produced two works of pop splendour ended
with a bitter pill to swallow
ELVIS COSTELLO
62
The world had high hopes for the McCartney-
Costello hook up, and it didn’t disappoint
KANYE WEST
78
The most unlikely of McCartney’s pairings
bore three vastly different prospects
OTHER ARTISTS
94
Rockabillies, a beat poet, a Beach Boy, pop
royalty… and an amusing red herring
F E AT U R E S
POP ART
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The ex-Beatle’s fine array of sleeve art, from
his abstract debut to his latest neon creation
GALLERY
96
Paul with Linda, at his country retreat, in the
Big Apple, backstage at Live 8 and making
peace signs in Amsterdam…
AFTER THE BEATLES…
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In more recent times McCartney has opened
up about the troubling period directly after
The Beatles split. We examine the aftermath
BAND ON THE RUN
110
Considered by most as Paul’s first bona fide
post-Beatles pop classic,
Band On The Run
was
riddled with problems, from a half-built studio
in Nigeria through to a near-death experience
THE FIREMAN
116
When Killing Joke bassist Martin ‘Youth’
Glover and McCartney joined forces –
incognito – the results were experimental,
contemporary and really quite good
THE LIVERPOOL ORATORIO
122
Breaking out of the confines of his comfort
zone of pop and rock, Paul has enjoyed
several successes in the classical music world
IN HIS OWN WORDS
128
Paul speaks out on The Beatles, his death
conspiracy, drugs, animal rights and
vegetarianism, and more
CLASSIC POP MOMENTS
130
It fell to McCartney to bookend proceedings
for 2005’s Live 8 worldwide TV show – and
this time it went swimmingly…
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