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Paul McCartney's Wings: Triumphs and Trials Unveiled

11/6/2025

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Story summary

Paul McCartney of Wings is chronicled in Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, edited by Ted Widmer, through 40 hours of interviews.
The book shows McCartney forming Wings with Linda to escape the Beatles' shadow, despite her inexperience.
The band faced press and changes but produced hits like Band on the Run.
McCartney's 1980 arrest for drug possession marks a decline, and the band disbanded in 1979.

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Story summary

Paul McCartney of Wings is chronicled in Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, edited by Ted Widmer, through 40 hours of interviews.
The book shows McCartney forming Wings with Linda to escape the Beatles' shadow, despite her inexperience.
The band faced press and changes but produced hits like Band on the Run.
McCartney's 1980 arrest for drug possession marks a decline, and the band disbanded in 1979.