Allan Kozinn

Gotta say, after having read literally hundreds of books about either the Beatles as a group, or the individual members, or peripheral personalities (Epstein, George Martin, Sutcliffe, Best), I'd finally reached the point where I decided, no more. There's nothing new to be learned.

Yeah, well, first it was Mark Lewisohn with his utterly incredible Tune In, Part 1 and Tune In, Part 2 (if you're a Beatles fan, don't settle for the single book, get the full 1700+ page story in all its glory), who decided to prove me wrong.

And now Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair are doing the same with this monster. Almost 700 pages for four years of McCartney's post-Beatle life? Hell yes, sign me up.

The level of detail, and the stories that finally settle some of the myths around McCartney and Wings, and the honesty to which they deal with Linda's contributions, make this a fantastic read.

They don't shy away from some of the headscratching decisions Paul made (and continues to make) on things like his Mary Had a Little Lamb and other songs that are simply terrible, but that he seems to love. It's a fair and balanced approach.

Overall, despite digging into a virtually day-to-day accounting of Paul and Linda's movements and activities, I was never bored. Loved this book, and eagerly await the next volumes.… (altro)