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"A work of unparalleled candor and splendorous beauty, The Lyrics celebrates the creative life and the musical genius of Paul McCartney through 154 of his most meaningful songs. From his early Liverpool days, through the historic decade of The Beatles, to Wings and his long solo career, The Lyrics pairs the definitive texts of 154 Paul McCartney songs with first-person commentaries on his life and music. Spanning two alphabetically arranged volumes,...

"I came off the back of 'The Beatles anthology' with an urge to do some new music. The 'Anthology' ... reminded me of The Beatles' standards, and the standards that we reached with the songs. So in a way it was a refresher course that set the framework for this album. Watching the 'Anthology' also reminded me of the time that we didn't take to make an album and of the fun we had when we did one. The Beatles were not a serious group-- So I wanted to...

Paul McCartney didn't plan to release an album in 2020, but in the isolation of 'Rockdown, ' he soon found himself fleshing out some existing musical sketches and creating even more new ones. A stripped-back, self-produced, and, quite literally, solo work marking the opening of a new decade, in the tradition of 1970's McCartney and 1980's McCartney II.

Paul McCartney invites listeners on a musical journey with his latest album, which shares a title with one of his paintings. It is the first full album of all new material since his hit 2013 release NEW. Includes the tracks I Don't Know and Come On to Me.