Paul McCartney announces new book ‘Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run’ 

Paul McCartney has announced details of a new book titled Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run. Check out the details below.

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Set to arrive on November 4, the new book comes as an oral history of the iconic band, which was formed by Paul, his wife Linda, and Denny Laine back in 1971, following the huge global success of The Beatles.

Described in a new press release as “a rousing, stereophonic celebration of the songs, collaborations and performances that would shape the soundtrack of the late 20th century”, the release is drawn from over half a million words and countless hours of interviews from McCartney and other key players in the band’s orbit.

It explores the impact of the band across their albums and follows various incarnations of the line-up through their career. Anecdotes include the time they were mugged in Nigeria, their surprise appearances at university halls in the UK, and how they came to write hits including ‘Let ‘Em In’, ‘Live And Let Die’, ‘Band On The Run’ and more.

Over 100 photographs are featured in Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run – many of which have never been seen before. The book is also set to “shed new light on the immediate aftermath and seismic global impact of The Beatles’ break-up, as the musical landscape and tastes began to splinter and diverge along with societal views.”

Speaking about the new book, McCartney said: “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.”

“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’,” he added. “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.”

Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run will be available to pre-order at a later date.

News of the book arrives just weeks after it was confirmed that the band’s classic album ‘Venus And Mars’ is set to be reissued to mark its 50th anniversary. Set for release on March 21, the new version of Wings’ 1975 fourth studio record is set to arrive in the form of a special half-speed master edition.

Both the book and the album reissue are part of a larger celebration of the band, who made a massive global impact on the music scene before their dissolution in 1981.

Other new releases around the band have included a theatrical release of the film One Hand Clapping, as well as its accompanying 1974 live-in-studio album. Both arrived in 2024.

Earlier that year, the band also shared a five-decade edition of their 1973 third album, ‘Band On The Run’.

In other news, Paul McCartney has recently teased that he hopes to finish a new solo album this year. “I’ve been working on a lot of songs, and have had to put it to the side because of the tour,” he said. “So, I’m hoping to get back into that and finish up a lot of these songs. So, how’s about that? ‘My New Year’s resolution is to finish a new album!’”

Meanwhile, the musician has played three surprise intimate gigs in New York City, and also said that proposed changes to copyright law would allow AI to rip off artists and result in a “loss of creativity”.

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