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THE LYRICS 2 BDE - PAUL MCCARTNEY GEBUNDEN

THE SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR   Winner of Non-Fiction Book of the Year  British Book Awards
(Nibbies)  2022    A self-portrait in 154 songs  by our greatest living songwriter   'More
often than I can count  I've been asked if I would write an autobiography  but the time has
never been right. The one thing I've always managed to do  whether at home or on the road  is
to write new songs. I know that some people  when they get to a certain age  like to go to a
diary to recall day-to-day events from the past  but I have no such notebooks. What I do have
are my songs  hundreds of them  which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs
span my entire life.'  In this extraordinary book  with unparalleled candour  Paul McCartney
recounts his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career - from
his earliest boyhood compositions through the legendary decade of The Beatles  to Wings and his
solo albums to the present. Arranged alphabetically to provide a kaleidoscopic rather than
chronological account  it establishes definitive texts of the songs' lyrics for the first time
and describes the circumstances in which they were written  the people and places that inspired
them  and what he thinks of them now. Presented with this is a treasure trove of material from
McCartney's personal archive - drafts  letters  photographs - never seen before  which make
this also a unique visual record of one of the greatest songwriters of all time.  We learn
intimately about the man  the creative process  the working out of melodies  the moments of
inspiration. The voice and personality of Paul McCartney sings off every page. There has never
been a book about a great musician like it.   Each volume is 480 pp  not available separately

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