bountiful.' - Craig Brown, Mail on Sunday or so I thought until I read Paul McCartney's magical treasure trove of a book. The Lyrics is McCartney at his best.' - Daniel Finkelstein, The Times All that, and its highly original organisation, means you never get bogged down in a period of his life you don't find interesting.
The pictures of McCartney and of handwritten lyrics, many of them never previously published, are worth the entry ticket on their own and the quality of the boxed product makes it a tactile pleasure and fun to possess.
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It is hugely readable, devoid of rock cliche, and full of fresh stories and opinions that even devoted fans won't have encountered before. Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd ISBN: 9780241519332 Number of pages: 912 Weight: 3910 g Dimensions: 269 x 214 x 71 mm MEDIA REVIEWS
The ultimate adornment to any self-respecting booklover’s shelves, The Lyrics is a once-in-a-generation masterpiece to treasure forever. Boasting a huge number of never-before-seen images from McCartney’s personal archive, it is also a supreme testament to book design and production a sumptuous slipcased work housing two deluxe volumes that represent a true visual feast. Written in collaboration with acclaimed poet Paul Muldoon, this mighty volume contains the lyrics to songs which have soundtracked millions of lives across the globe and stand as some of the touchstone cultural achievements of the past 75 years.īut The Lyrics is more than an addictively insightful window into the craft and inspiration of a rock legend. Through 154 career-spanning songs – from his iconic work in The Beatles and Wings to the restless creativity of his solo output - Paul McCartney unveils his unique songwriting process through endlessly fascinating background notes and considered critical evaluation. And these songs span my entire life.'Ĭhampioned by our booksellers from the moment of its publication, The Lyrics represents the defining literary statement from Britain’s greatest living songwriter. What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose.
I know that some people, when they get to a certain age, like to go to a diary to recall day-to-day events from the past, but I have no such notebooks. The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs. 'More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right. The book is set for release on April 19th 2022.Winner of The British Book Awards 2022 Non-Fiction Lifestyle Book of the Year What do you think the most philosophical Metallica song is? The Meaning of Metallica: Ride the Lyrics is available to pre-order here. Sure to spark debate and discussion, The Meaning of Metallica provides a close reading of lyrics dense with details and rich with allusions.” A thematic tour de force that traces Hetfield’s lyrical development across the decades, this companion examines everything from deep cuts like ‘Confusion’ to mega hits like ‘Enter Sandman’. The description continues: “ The Meaning Of Metallica is like a riveting conversation with a close friend. A master of narrative, Metallica makes listeners care about a vast array of characters, from a vengeful God, to a suicidal teenager, to a man in mid-life crisis.” Painting a rainbow of emotions with a deft palette, subtle but not obscure, Hetfield’s lyrics deserve careful attention. “Lead singer James Hetfield writes rock poetry dealing with death, war, addiction, alienation, corruption, freedom, religion, and other weighty topics. “Their mighty guitar riffs and pounding drums are legendary, but Metallica’s words match the intensity of their tunes,” the book’s description says. It seeks to explore “topics such as truth, identity, questions of life and death, the mind-body problem, justice and more”, all through the lens of Metallica’s finest songwriting.
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