Paul McCartney hasn’t snuck up on anyone for at least 60 years, since the days when you could have walked into a random Hamburg nightclub (the Indra! the Kaiserkeller!) and happened upon the ...

"The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present" by Paul McCartney (Liveright) is a massive, 960-page memoir and career overview by the Beatle, spanning 154 of his most important songs and the stories of their ...

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Let’s be ineluctably clear from the outset: Paul McCartney stands alone as the finest singer-songwriter and most accomplished musician of the rock ‘n’ roll era. Sporting an impressive vocal range ...

Paul McCartney is undisputedly one of the best songwriters in music history. His words and melodies have been firmly cemented into the zeitgeist. We’re taking a closer look at McCartney’s lyricism to ...

If you’ve already splurged on the handsome two-volume boxed set of Paul McCartney’s “The Lyrics,” you might logically wonder: Why buy the $30 paperback? But the biggest draw for fans is the addition ...

The Beach Boys' 'Pet Sounds' famously inspired The Beatles' 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'. The influence is most prominent in one of 'Sgt. Pepper''s most chaotic songs. The Beatles' ‘Rubber ...

The Beatles struggled with Maxwell’s Silver Hammer during the Abbey Road sessions and Paul McCartney’s determination turned ...

While most of the book consists of behind-the-scenes stories from the writing of each of McCartney’s songs, there are also moments of hard-earned wisdom throughout. Find five McCartney tips you need ...

Paul McCartney has looked back on the creation of his Beatles’ classic "Yesterday," revealing that several of the song’s lines were subconsciously inspired by his mother. “Yesterday” ranks among the ...