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Man on the Run Paul McCartney in the 1970s

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Tom Doyle harks back to the 1970’s a time when Paul McCartney’s life was in total contrast to the man he is today. For Paul McCartney, the 1970’s were a time of uncertainty, the Beatles split to the death of John Lennon, global wandering and drug busts to the shock of imprisonment in Japan for possession of marijuana. How did Paul McCartney adapt and survive after this troublesome decade?

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Millions of words have been written about Paul McCartney, you’d think there would be nothing new to find out! But Tom Doyle reveals a very different man to his contemporary ‘thumbs aloft’, establishment image. He takes us hurtling through Macca’s first post-Beatles decade with real verve and insight. And he packed a lot in! There’s his nervous breakdown after the Beatles’ split, his drug busts, his banned (and occasionally baffling) records, the trials and triumphs of Wings, his Japanese jail time, his fraught relationships with his Beatle band mates, and the nightmare of John Lennon’s murder. Tom really excels at writing about the music—you can tell how much time he’s spent with his headphones on—and the excess of the music industry (so many lavish parties!) And it is impossible not to revisit the songs yourself after reading: what a treat! Vikki O’Reilly, Sales & marketing Manager, Polygon Books (and lifelong Beatles nut!)

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