Articles by Adrian Sinclair
Bill Murray Sings Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” on Late Show With Dave Letterman
Bill Murray is no stranger to making us laugh, and his iconic lounge singer alter ego, Nick Winters, never fails to entertain. In a memorable appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, Murray took things up a notch by performing Olivia Newton-John’s hit song “Physical.” At the time, Newton-John’s recording was still fresh, having been released just a few months earlier, and would later go on to be named Billboard’s most successful single of the 1980s.
Aerosmith's Isolated Vocals For "Dream On"
Aerosmith’s “Dream On” was written by the band’s lead singer, Steven Tyler, and released as the second single from their self-titled debut album, Aerosmith, in 197. 3Despite not initially achieving significant commercial success upon its release, “Dream On” became more popular over time and has since been widely praised. It remains one of Aerosmith’s most enduring and beloved songs.
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73
Scholars of the Talmud, Geoffrey Chaucer, or Taylor Swift have nothing on the passion and production of those devotees who’ve gleefully dissected the Beatles since even before the group disbanded in 1970. Beatle bookshelves groan under the increasing weight of “insiders’ stories,” discographies, and especially the waves of tomes penned by otherwise sane, intelligent people slightly unhinged by their passion and obsession.
How Paul McCartney Dispelled the Myth of His Own Death
It was a bad move, probably the worst thing he could have done at the moment. Paul McCartney, the most publicity-savvy of the Beatles, knew that the instant he hurled a bucket of kitchen scraps at a pair of unwanted visitors to High Park, his hard-to-find, harder-to-reach farm in the Scottish countryside, near Campbeltown. As the vegetable scraps, dirty water, and dinner leftovers flew through the air, Paul focused on his targets and realized that he knew one of the intruders.
The McCartney Legacy
In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in the years immediately following the dissolution of the Beatles, a period in which McCartney recreated himself as both a man and a musician.
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"The McCartney Legacy" Author Adrian Sinclair on Wings, Pink Floyd, & Abbey Road
“They went up to Paul’s for New Year’s Eve in Liverpool,” the former Wings drummer Denny Seiwell explained to me about a flustered phone call he fielded from Paul McCartney on December 31, 1972. “Paul called me—I was in the States—and he said, ‘Jesus, Henry [McCullough, the Northern Irish Wings guitarist] and his wife, Sheila, had a big fight. They were out in the streets and everything.
Book Review: ‘The McCartney Legacy’ by Allan Kozinn and Adrian Sinclair
Books|No John, No George, No Ringo, but Still a Lot to Say https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/books/review-the-mccartney-legacy.html Nonfiction “The McCartney Legacy” follows the superstar from the last gasp of the Beatles to “Band on the Run.” It’s 700 pages — and only the first volume planned. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. Anyone can read what you share.
Review: 'McCartney Legacy' a compelling read for any Beatles fan. And it's just Volume 1
When the Beatles flew to America for the first time in early 1964, Phil Spector happened to be on the same flight. Paul McCartney, nervous about the band’s prospects in the New World, quizzed the producer: “What are we going to give them that they don’t already have?” To say that thousands of books have been written about the Beatles is no exaggeration.
THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY
VOLUME 1: 1969-73 by Allan Kozinn & Adrian Sinclair ‧ A fulsome biography set during a crucial period of the iconic musician’s life. Drawing on hundreds of interviews, theirs and others, Kozinn and Sinclair create a thorough narrative seeking to show a “deeper sense of how (and why) McCartney…created the music of the period we cover.” Covering five years in more than 700 pages, the book is extremely detail-laden, probably more than some readers will want.
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