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'''''The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present''''' is a book released in November 2021 by the English musician [[Paul McCartney]] and the Irish poet [[Paul Muldoon]]. It will be published by [[Allen Lane]] in the United Kingdom, [[W. W. Norton & Company|W.W. Norton/Liveright]] in the United States of America and [[C.H. Beck]] in Germany. |
'''''The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present''''' is a book released in November 2021 by the English musician [[Paul McCartney]] and the Irish poet [[Paul Muldoon]]. It will be published by [[Allen Lane]] in the United Kingdom, [[W. W. Norton & Company|W.W. Norton/Liveright]] in the United States of America and [[C.H. Beck]] in Germany. |
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The book consists of McCartney's discussions with Muldoon of the lyrics of 154 of his songs written during his time as a member of the rock bands [[the Beatles]] and [[Wings (band)|Wings]] and as a solo artist.<ref name='WW'>{{cite web|title=The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present|url=https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631492563/about-the-book/description|work=|publisher=[[W.W. Norton/Liveright]]|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=Bookseller>{{cite news|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/paul-mccartney-tells-life-story-through-lyrics-allen-lane-1238682|title=Paul McCartney tells life story through lyrics for Allen Lane|author=Mark Chandler|date=24 February 2021|work=[[The Bookseller]]|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref> The lyrics will be arranged alphabetically over two volumes. The book will also include many previously unseen photographs, paintings and handwritten texts.<ref name='WW'/> Muldoon spoke with McCartney over five years in two or three hour sessions during the creation of the book and felt that McCartney's "... |
The book consists of McCartney's discussions with Muldoon of the lyrics of 154 of his songs written during his time as a member of the rock bands [[the Beatles]] and [[Wings (band)|Wings]] and as a solo artist.<ref name='WW'>{{cite web|title=The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present|url=https://wwnorton.com/books/9781631492563/about-the-book/description|work=|publisher=[[W.W. Norton/Liveright]]|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=Bookseller>{{cite news|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/paul-mccartney-tells-life-story-through-lyrics-allen-lane-1238682|title=Paul McCartney tells life story through lyrics for Allen Lane|author=Mark Chandler|date=24 February 2021|work=[[The Bookseller]]|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref> The lyrics will be arranged alphabetically over two volumes. The book will also include many previously unseen photographs, paintings and handwritten texts.<ref name='WW'/> Muldoon spoke with McCartney over five years in two or three hour sessions during the creation of the book and felt that McCartney's "...{{nbsp}}insights into his own artistic process confirm a notion at which we had but guessed — that Paul McCartney is a major literary figure who draws upon, and extends, the long tradition of poetry in English".<ref name=Bookseller/><ref name=Guard21>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/24/paul-mccartney-to-publish-900-page-lyrical-autobiography-the-lyrics|title=Paul McCartney to publish 900-page lyrical 'autobiography'|author=Alison Flood|date=24 February 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref> Muldoon felt that their conversations mimicked McCartney's writing sessions with [[John Lennon]] as they were both "...{{nbsp}}determined never to leave the room without something interesting".<ref name=Guard21/> |
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McCartney had always previously declined to write an [[autobiography]] recalling that he had been asked "More often than I can count" as "the time has never been right". McCartney has said that he has never kept a diary to recall the past but does have "... |
McCartney had always previously declined to write an [[autobiography]] recalling that he had been asked "More often than I can count" as "the time has never been right". McCartney has said that he has never kept a diary to recall the past but does have "...{{nbsp}}my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life".<ref name='Waterstones'>{{cite web|title=The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present|url=https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-lyrics/paul-mccartney/paul-muldoon/9780241519332|work=|publisher=[[Waterstones]]|accessdate=27 September 2021}}</ref> |
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| Author | Paul McCartney, Paul Muldoon |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Paul McCartney's lyrics |
| Published | November 2, 2021 |
| Publisher | Liveright, Penguin Books Ltd |
| Publication place | UK |
| Pages | 960 |
| ISBN | 978-1631492563 |
| Website | Official website |
The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present is a book released in November 2021 by the English musician Paul McCartney and the Irish poet Paul Muldoon. It will be published by Allen Lane in the United Kingdom, W.W. Norton/Liveright in the United States of America and C.H. Beck in Germany.
The book consists of McCartney's discussions with Muldoon of the lyrics of 154 of his songs written during his time as a member of the rock bands the Beatles and Wings and as a solo artist.[1][2] The lyrics will be arranged alphabetically over two volumes. The book will also include many previously unseen photographs, paintings and handwritten texts.[1] Muldoon spoke with McCartney over five years in two or three hour sessions during the creation of the book and felt that McCartney's "... insights into his own artistic process confirm a notion at which we had but guessed — that Paul McCartney is a major literary figure who draws upon, and extends, the long tradition of poetry in English".[2][3] Muldoon felt that their conversations mimicked McCartney's writing sessions with John Lennon as they were both "... determined never to leave the room without something interesting".[3]
McCartney had always previously declined to write an autobiography recalling that he had been asked "More often than I can count" as "the time has never been right". McCartney has said that he has never kept a diary to recall the past but does have "... my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life".[4]
References
- ^ a b "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present". W.W. Norton/Liveright. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Mark Chandler (24 February 2021). "Paul McCartney tells life story through lyrics for Allen Lane". The Bookseller. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ a b Alison Flood (24 February 2021). "Paul McCartney to publish 900-page lyrical 'autobiography'". The Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present". Waterstones. Retrieved 27 September 2021.