{"product_id":"9780804179140-1","title":"Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn illuminating look at the most tumultuous decade in the life of a rock icon—the only McCartney biography in decades based on firsthand interviews with the ex-Beatle himself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the 1970s began, the Beatles ended, leaving Paul McCartney to face the new decade with only his wife Linda by his side. Holed up at his farmhouse in Scotland, he sank into a deep depression. To outsiders, McCartney seemed like a man adrift—intimidated by his own fame, paralyzed by the choices that lay before him, cut loose from his musical moorings. But what appeared to be the sad finale of a glorious career was just the start of a remarkable second act.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The product of a long series of one-on-one interviews between McCartney and Scottish rock journalist Tom Doyle, \u003ci\u003eMan on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles Paul McCartney’s decadelong effort to escape the shadow of his past, outrace his critics, and defy the expectations of his fans. From the bitter and painful breakup of the Beatles to the sobering wake-up call of John Lennon’s murder, this is a deeply revealing look at a sometimes frightening, often exhilarating period in the life of the world’s most famous rock star.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Sensing that he had nowhere to go but up, Paul McCartney started over from scratch. With emotional—and musical—backing from Linda, he released eccentric solo albums and embarked on a nomadic hippie lifestyle. He formed a new band, Wings, which first took flight on a ramshackle tour of British university towns and eventually returned Paul to the summit of arena rock superstardom.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eMan on the Run,\u003c\/i\u003e Doyle follows McCartney inside the recording sessions for Wings’ classic album \u003ci\u003eBand on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e—and provides context for some of the baffling misfires in his discography. Doyle tracks the dizzying highs and exasperating lows of a life lived in the public spotlight: the richly excessive world tours, the Japanese drug bust that nearly ended McCartney’s career, his bitter public feuds with his erstwhile Beatle bandmates, and the aftermath of an infamous drug-and-alcohol-fueled jam session where McCartney helped reconcile the estranged John Lennon and Yoko Ono. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For Paul McCartney, the 1970s were a wild ride with some dark turns. Set against the backdrop of a turbulent decade, \u003ci\u003eMan on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e casts the “sunny Beatle” in an entirely new light.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for\u003ci\u003e Man on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ““Tom Doyle’s detailed chronicle, which includes rare interviews with McCartney and former Wings members, portrays a band that was far more contentious than eager-to-please hits like 1976’s ‘Let ’Em In’ had us believe, fronted by a legend who wanted to be both boss and buddy. The book is larded with tales of Seventies rock-star excess, Paul and Linda’s love of weed, docked paychecks, and grousing musicians.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Well-researched but still breezy and engaging, the book offers a comprehensive tour of the shaggy, bleary-eyed decade when the hardest-working ex-Beatle reached the zenith of his creative and commercial success. . . . \u003ci\u003eMan on the Run\u003c\/i\u003e makes an excellent contribution to the burgeoning literature devoted to McCartney’s post-Beatles career.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “In the 1970s, a depressed, heavy-drinking Paul McCartney walked away from The Beatles and reinvented himself as the leader of another hitmaking rock ’n’ roll band. A new book by longtime \u003ci\u003eQ\u003c\/i\u003e magazine contributing editor Tom Doyle about that turbulent period in the legendary rock star’s life, \u003ci\u003eMan on the Run,\u003c\/i\u003e catches him in mid-flight.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBillboard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47042102722800,"sku":"9780804179140","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780804179140_p0.jpg?v=1763727135","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780804179140-1","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}