Paul McCartney

"A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes,...

Paul McCartney didn't plan to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of 'Rockdown, ' he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones. A stripped-back, self-produced, and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970's McCartney and 1980's McCartney II.

This film not only traces the history of the '60s British counter-culture scene, but also explores its impact on the The Beatles, and Paul McCartney in particular. Featuring new interviews with key players from the time including Barry Miles, Joe Boyd, Robert Wyatt, and many more, as well as rare footage, archive photographs, and music from The Pink Floyd, The Beatles, Soft Machine, and AMM.

Six months after their triumphant first U.S. visit in February, 1964 which included their live American television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Beatles returned to the States for their first full-fledged North American tour.