McCartney Times

When the biography Many Years From Now was published in 1997, it was met with some incredulity, with critics suggesting it was a work of propaganda overseen by its manoeuvring subject. Was Paul McCartney, who spoke extensively with author Barry Miles over five years and thirty-five tapes (and was granted final copy approval), trying to change perceptions regarding who did what in the Fab Four? This sat uneasily with some, particularly as his partner in rhyme was no longer around to repudiate any such claims. And besides, most pop fans and fans of the Beatles in particular, probably couldn’t care less who wrote what line, or who was hanging out with Karlheinz Stockhausen and luminaries of the avant garde scene in London during the 1960s, or who for that matter embraced musique concrète or had the idea to incorporate experimental tape loops into the music in the first place. Most are just happy to sing along and luxuriate in the magic, regardless of authorship or origin.

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