The book will be available this fall
Paul McCartney has unveiled the cover art for his upcoming book, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run. The book, due on November 4th via Liveright, was edited by Ted Widmer, prize-winning historian, a former White House speechwriter, and a lifelong music fan.
One of music’s greatest adventures told by a cast of incredible characters who were there, including: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Mary McCartney, Stella McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin, Sean Ono Lennon, Chrissie Hynde, Dustin Hoffman, Twiggy, and all the members of Wings—Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Jimmy McCulloch, Geoff Britton, Joe English, Steve Holley, and Laurence Juber.
This remarkable cast tells the story of a band who made history—selling over 22 million albums worldwide, spawning singles including No. 1 hits “My Love,” “Band on the Run,” “Listen to What the Man Said,” “Silly Love Songs,” “Let ’Em In,” and “With a Little Luck,” and an Oscar nomination for “Live and Let Die” (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 to pioneering large-scale concerts, long before stadiums and arenas were commonly used for rock shows.
The book includes a foreword written by Paul McCartney and is compiled from over 42 hours of new interviews, plus historical interviews and newly discovered, previously unheard interviews from McCartney’s personal archive. Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run features over 150 photographs capturing Wings throughout the years—many previously unseen—and shot by an array of photographers including Linda McCartney, Mike McCartney, Clive Arrowsmith, Henry Diltz, Robert Ellis, and Paul himself. The book also includes memorabilia, including some of Paul’s diary entries from the time and handwritten lyrics.
Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run is an international story that moves through space as well as time, including adventures in Scotland, New York, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Nashville, Lagos, Japan, the Virgin Islands, Morocco, Montserrat, and other memorable places, against the backdrop of political and social timelines of the 1970s.
