In 'Wings,' Paul McCartney recounts the making of his post-Beatles band
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Paul McCartney about his new book, "Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run," an oral history of the band McCartney formed after The Beatles broke up.
A MARTÍNEZ, HOST:
In 1970, the Beatles broke up. Paul McCartney and his family left the chaos of Abbey Road for a quieter life on a farm in Scotland, but soon the itch came back. He wanted to get back to writing silly love songs.
(SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "SILLY LOVE SONGS")
WINGS: (Singing) And what's wrong with that? I'd like to know 'cause here I go again.
MARTÍNEZ: Paul McCartney's new band was called Wings, and they became one of the biggest hitmakers of the 1970s. McCartney chatted with us about his new book, "Wings: The Story Of A Band On The Run." And we started where the Beatles ended.
PAUL MCCARTNEY: I didn't really see it coming. The sort of giveaway was that we weren't spending a lot of time with each other.
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