{"product_id":"wings","title":"Wings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAn \"oral history of a band that came to define a generation, [this book] tells the madcap story of Paul McCartney and his newly formed band, from their humble beginnings in the early 1970s to their dissolution barely a decade later. Drawn from over 500,000 words of interviews with McCartney, family and band members, and other key participants, Wings recounts--now with a half-century's wisdom--the musical odyssey taken by a man searching for his identity in the aftermath of The Beatles' breakup. Soon joined by his wife--American photographer Linda McCartney--on keyboard and vocals; drummer Denny Seiwell; and guitarist Denny Laine, McCartney sowed the seeds for a new band that would later provide the soundtrack of the decade. Organized chronologically around McCartney, RAM, and nine Wings albums, the narrative begins when a twenty-seven-year-old superstar, rumored to be dead, fled with his new wife to a remote sheep farm in Scotland amid a sea of legal and personal rows. Despite the harsh conditions, the Scottish setting gave McCartney time to create, and it was here where this new band emerged\"--\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"publish date- 11\/04\/25 hardcover","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53246047551798,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/Screenshot2025-11-06at3.41.18PM.png?v=1762465284","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/wings","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}