Humanities & Classics 3270
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Finally, after two months, I finished reading a book about one of my four favorite people in the whole world, Paul McCartney. (The other three would be the rest of the Fab Four.) In ways it changed my opinion about the man, but nothing will ever change my opinion about his music. The book, Blackbird: the Life and Times of Paul McCartney by Geoffery Giuliano, explores the truth about McCartney. Everything fromhis love/hate relationship with John Lennon, the real story behind the disintegration of the Beatles, his problems with drug use and the law, his long-standing battle with Yoko Ono, and the fabulous commercial success of Wings and his current solo career. It also goes into great detail about his relationship with Linda and how they treated the other members of Wings.
Beginning in the Beatles days, McCartney and the other Beatles went a little "astray" when they were starting out in London. The amphetamines, barbiturates, booze, and of course, the sexual smorgasboard of women. How "the birds hopped from one bed to the next. If I got sick of one, I would trade with John or George." His relationship with the beautiful actress Jane Asher, and the many affairs he had while they were together, and finally the marriage of Linda Eastman. A big chunk of the book is how his group Wings got off the ground and how the McCartney's were especially hard to work with. The other musicians worked for penuts while Paul kept all the money to himself. But he never showed it. When his parents would come to visit they would have to sleep on filthy dirt floors or old smelly matresses. Most of the money went to drugs, which is brought up many times throughout the book. But I don't belive Paul is a bad person. He had it tough becoming famous at such a young age, and the way he delt with his life reflected that. This book is one of the frankest and most searching studies McCartney has ever been subjected to. I highly recommend it.