Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney (85 page)

‘Wedding Bells Are Breaking Up that Old Gang of Mine’: PM has often cited this song, which the Beatles sang in the early days, as an analogy for why the Beatles came adrift: in the
Anthology
(book) for instance.

14 : CREATIVE DIFFERENCES

Tony Bramwell and Peter Brown on the problems at Apple: quoted from author’s interviews.

What Klein said to John Eastman and ‘Proceedings got off to …’:
The Love You Make
(Brown). Also the letter that annoyed the Epsteins.

Clive Epstein sues the Beatles:
Daily Express
(24 June 1969).

ATV move:
Yesterday and Today
(Coleman).

PM quotes - ‘We’re a big act!’ and ‘I said, “It’s Friday night …’ - the
Anthology
(documentary).

Glyn Johns on the row with Klein: quoted from author’s interview.

PM records with Steve Miller: author’s interview with Johns; Miller quoted from
Paul McCartney Now and Then
(Barrow and Bextor).

PM’s anonymous postcards to Taylor, and PM’s comment to staff, ‘Don’t forget, you’re not very good …’:
Fifty Years Adrift
(Taylor).

Apple sackings and resignations: author’s interviews with Tony Bramwell, Peter Brown and Barry Miles (quoted).

Alistair Taylor quoted from
The Beatles
(Spitz). Background reading:
The Love You Make
(Brown) and
Shout!
(Norman).

Dr Asher’s suicide: his death certificate.

LM to RS - ‘Oh, they’ve got you, too’ -
Shout!
(Norman).

Recording ‘Give Peace a Chance’:
The Complete Beatles Chronicle
(Lewisohn).

GM on being asked to produce the Beatles again: the
Anthology
(book).

JL’s car accident:
The Longest Cocktail Party
(DiLello) and
John Lennon: The Life
(Norman).

Dekker poem:
The Oxford Book of English Verse
(Ricks, ed.).

Emerick on Yoko and her conversation with PM: his book
Here, There and Everywhere
.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg quoted from author’s interview on the rough cut of
Let It Be
.

Origins of ‘Polythene Pam’: author’s interview with Royston Ellis (quoted) and his unpublished memoirs by permission.

Scruffs climb through the bathroom window and dialogue:
Waiting for the Beatles
(Bedford).

Miles on the break-ins: author’s interview (quoted).

Abbey Road name change: Abbey Road Studios.

Mary McCartney born: birth cert.,
Daily Mirror
(29 Aug. 1969), and PM interview with the
Daily Mail
(19 Oct. 1998).

JL tells PM he’s leaving the group: reconstructed from JL’s comments to
Rolling Stone
, collected in
Lennon Remembers
(Wenner).

PM comments in the
Anthology
(documentary) that the Beatles always played ‘good’.

Paul is Dead (1966): author’s interview with Tony Barrow (quoted). 1969 recurrence of story:
Life
(4 Nov 1969 [including PM quotes]). Also
The Longest Cocktail Party
(DiLello) and Terence Spencer’s remarks in
Paul McCartney: A Life
(Carlin).

Tony Bramwell on the break-up of the band: author’s interview (quoted).

PM’s ‘breakdown’ interview:
Wingspan
(MPL, 2001).

Linda’s concern: author’s interviews with Danny Fields, and background sources.

PM screams at RS: RS’s affidavit to the High Court, 24 Feb. 1971.

The
McCartney
LP Q&A: quoted from the Q&A.

Establishment of McCartney Productions: Companies House records.

‘Paul is Quitting the Beatles’:
Daily Mirror
(10 April 1970); also author’s interview with Don Short. Brown reaction: author’s interview (quoted).

15: ‘HE’S NOT A BEATLE ANY MORE!’

Paul McCartney’s memo to Klein: reproduce in the
Anthology
(book).

Glyn Johns quoted from author’s interview.

Melody Maker
review of
McCartney
(18 April 1970). PM’s retort published: 2 May 1970.

Michael Lindsay-Hogg quoted from author’s interview. He is also the source for George Harrison blocking the release of a DVD of
Let It Be
.

Phil Spector quoted from the BBC
Arena
documentary broadcast 25 Oct. 2008.

Rupert
: PM’s interview with the
Evening Standard
(22 April 1970). Also
Fifty Years Adrift
(Taylor).

Denny Seiwell background and the making of
Ram
: author’s interview with Seiwell (quoted).

Linda Aiello (
née
Magno) quoted from author’s interview.

PM’s fear of kidnapping: author’s interview with Mike Robbins (quoted).

LM - ‘He’s not a Beatle any more!’ - recalled by Linda Aiello in author’s interview.

Ram
recording dates (different to those published elsewhere) are based on Monique Seiwell’s diaries.

PM told a reporter around this time - ‘I think the other three are the most honest, sincere men I have ever met …’ -
Evening Standard
, 21 April 1970.

PM on his decision to take the Beatles to court:
Reveille
(24 April 1971).

PM - ‘I single-handedly saved …’ -
Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
(Miles).

Worst moment of life:
Rolling Stone
(3 May 2007).

Writ issued and court proceedings: as reported contemporaneously in the press.

JL to
Rolling Stone: Lennon Remembers
(Wenner).

PM’s response to reading JL’s interview:
Rolling Stone
(31 Jan. 1974).

High Court evidence including quotes: contemporaneous court reports.

Recording in LA: author’s interview with Jim Guercio (quoted) and Denny Seiwell.

PM wins at the High Court:
Daily Telegraph
(12 March 1971).

Sir James Douglas Spooner quoted from author’s interview.

PM attends Mick Jagger’s wedding: author’s interview with Duncan and Alice McLean (quoted throughout).

Girls in the woods: author’s interview with Rory Colville (quoted). PM quoted from the
Sun
(2 July 1971).

PM expands his Scottish farm: author’s interviews with neighbouring farmers, and estate records.

PM on his wife writing with him:
Reveille
(1 May 1971).

Sued by Northern Songs:
Evening Standard
(23 July 1971).

Thrillington
project: author’s interviews with Clem Cattini (quoted) and Herbie Flowers.

Album quote - ‘Born in Coventry Cathedral …’ - is from the liner notes of the 1995 CD re-release of
Thrillington
.

PM adopts Heather See: adoption certificate. PM is quoted on bringing up Heather from his interview with the
Evening Standard
(22 April 1970).

Americans come to Kintyre: author’s interview with Denny Seiwell (quoted).

Lessons with Mrs Matthews: author’s interview with Evelyn Grumi (quoted).

GM on Paul and Linda’s musical partnership:
Melody Maker
(4 Sept. 1971).

PM - ‘comforting’ -
Wingspan
(MPL, 2001).

Denny Laine background and quotes: author’s interview.

Stella McCartney born: birth certificate. Birth and naming of the band: PM in
Wingspan
and
Daily Express
(9 Feb. 1997). Thanks also to Denny Seiwell.

16: THE NEW BAND

Recording
Wild Life
: author’s interviews with Denny Laine and Denny Seiwell (both quoted).

JL and Phil Spector in conversation:
Melody Maker
(6 Nov. 1971).

Wings launch party:
Melody Maker
(13 Nov. 1971).

PM speaks about the Beatles and responds to ‘How Do You Sleep?’:
Melody Maker
(20 Nov. 1971). JL’s open letter to PM:
Melody Maker
(4 Dec. 1971).

Trouble with Cavendish neighbours: the dispute with Mrs Griswold was documented in the
Sunday People
(21 Jan. 1972). Also author’s interview with former neighbour Evelyn Grumi.

Henry McCullough joins Wings: author’s interview with Laine and McCullough (both quoted).

PM on LM being ‘absolute rubbish’ on keyboards:
South Bank Show
(Jan. 1978).

‘Give Ireland Back to the Irish’: author’s interviews and press coverage. PM’s comments from contemporaneous TV news footage.

University tour: author’s interviews with McCullough and Seiwell and contemporaneous press coverage in
Melody Maker
(various). Also
Newsweek
(29 Oct. 1973);
Daily Express
(9 Feb. 1977);
The Best of the Beatles Book
(Dean) and
Club Sandwich
# 40.

Sun
ad: the
Sun
(21 Feb. 1972).

LM’s analysis of Irish problem:
Melody Maker
(26 Feb. 1972).

Reader’s letter:
Melody Maker
(4 March 1972).

Stelly nickname: PM to
Daily Telegraph
(10 March 2001).

‘Mary Had a Little Lamb’: author’s interview with Laine (quoted). Also
Club Sandwich
# 64 (the
Basil Brush Show
).

Wings Over Europe tour: author’s interviews with Laine, McCullough and Seiwell (quoted). Also press coverage.

Denny Laine meets Jo Jo Patrie: author’s interview with Laine except quote about groupies, which is from his 1 Feb. 1984 interview with the
Sun
.

Smoking dope on Wings Over Europe tour: author’s interviews with McCullough and Seiwell; and Denny Laine’s
Sun
interview (1 Feb. 1984).

Gothenburg bust: author’s interviews with McCullough and Seiwell (quoted) and press reports.

Scottish bust: author’s interview with PM’s lawyer Len Murray (quoted) and contemporaneous press reports including the
Evening News
(8 March 1973 [PM’s quotes]).

Conversation between PM and McCullough and his quotes: author’s interview with McCullough.

Making
Red Rose Speedway
: author’s interviews with Glyn Johns and Denny Seiwell (both quoted).

James Paul McCartney
: footage of the ATV show.

Recording ‘Live and Let Die’:
All You Need is Ears
(Martin).

17: IN THE HEART OF THE COUNTRY

Wings’ 1973 UK tour: author’s interviews with band members and press coverage.

Changes to Liverpool:
Liverpool 800
(Belchem) and
Liverpool
(Sharples).

Closure of the Cavern:
The Cavern
(Leigh [includes PM quote]).

Purchase of Waterfall: author’s local enquiries and interviews; land and property records.

Purchase of Nor Va Jak Music: PM quoted from
Playboy
(Dec. 1984);
Club Sandwich
# 21 and 39; and the
Evening Standard
(15 Feb. 1973). Thanks also to Lilian Marshall.

Lamborghini:
Evening News
(13 Dec. 1972).

LM’s necklace:
Cosmopolitan
(Jan. 1973).

McCullough and Seiwell leave Wings: author’s interviews (quoted); thanks also to Denny and Monique Seiwell for consulting their diaries.

Duncan McLean and Denny Laine quoted from author’s interviews.

Henry McCullough quoted from author’s interview.

PM’s dialogue - ‘What the Hell’s going on?’ - reported by Denny Laine in his interview with the author.

Making
Band on the Run
: author’s interview with Laine; liner notes and supplementary interview material for the 25th anniversary edition of the album;
Club Sandwich
# 68; and
Here, There and Everywhere
(Emerick [from which the engineer is quoted]).

Uncle Will Stapleton: see notes to Chapter 1.

The McCartneys in Kintyre: author’s interviews with the Black family, Rory Colville (quoted) and their vet Alastair Cousin (quoted).

US visa problems: PM to
Newsweek
(29 Oct. 1973).

JL’s visa problems and his Lost Weekend:
John Lennon: The Life
(Norman) and
The Lives of John Lennon
(Goldman).

LM and May Pang friends: author’s interview with Sid Bernstein.

PM on his advice to JL:
Q
magazine (Oct. 1986).

Tennessee working holiday: author’s interview with Curly Putman Jr and
Club Sandwich
# 71.

New line-up of Wings: author’s interview with Howie Casey and Denny Laine (both quoted).

PM quoted on his father’s song:
Standing Stone
liner notes.

John, Paul, George, Ringo … & Bert
: author’s interview with Willy Russell (quoted).

Beatles partnership dissolved:
Daily Telegraph
(10 Jan. 1975).

Making
Venus and Mars
: author’s interview with Denny Laine (quoted).

Prince Stash on the Mother’s Pride commercial: author’s interview.

Laine on McCulloch: author’s interview (quoted).

PM on Linda
vis-à-vis
Billy Preston:
Sunday Times
magazine (April 1976).

LA bust: press reports and author’s interview with Peter Brown (quoted).

Blair Sabol on Linda McCartney: the
Village Voice
(14 April 1975).

GH’s problems:
Wonderful Today
(Boyd) and
The Beatles After the Break-Up
(Badman).

McCartneys visit the Dakota Christmas 1975: Bob Gruen quoted from
Linda McCartney
(Fields).

Mal Evans’ death: the
Anthology
(book),
Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now
(Miles) and an article about Evans’s diaries by Mark Edmonds published online at
http://lifeofthebeatles.blogspot.com
.