Paul McCartney has announced a new book, "The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present," due out on November 2.
The two-volume, 960-page book will see McCartney "recount his life and art through the prism of 154 songs from all stages of his career," according to a press release. The book was edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Muldoon, who also penned the introduction.
"More often than I can count, I've been asked if I would write an autobiography, but the time has never been right," McCartney said.
"The one thing I've always managed to do, whether at home or on the road, is to write new songs."
"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," he added. "What I do have are my songs, hundreds of them, which I've learned serve much the same purpose. And these songs span my entire life."
In addition to lyrics, the book will include never-before seen photographs, letters, drafts, and more.
"Based on conversations I had with Paul McCartney over a five year period, these commentaries are as close to an autobiography as we may ever come," Muldoon said in press release.
He added, "His insights into his own artistic process confirm a notion at which we had but guessed-that Paul McCartney is a major literary figure who draws upon, and extends, the long tradition of poetry in English."
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Roger Taylor Denies Rumors Queen Considered Recruiting George Michael
Queen's Roger Taylor has denied rumors that the band considered hiring George Michael as replacement for Freddie Mercury following the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
Queen's Roger Taylor has denied rumors that the band considered hiring George Michael as replacement for Freddie Mercury following the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert.
"I remember hearing the rumors, but it wouldn't have suited us," the drummer recently told Classic Rock. "George wasn't really used to working with a live band. When he heard the power he had behind him in rehearsal, he couldn't believe it. He thought he was on Concorde or something."
Mercury tragically died in November 1991, aged 45, from AIDS-related complications. The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for AIDS Awareness benefit took place in April 1992 at London's Wembley Stadium.
Michael performed three songs with Queen: "39," "These Are the Days of Our Lives" (with Lisa Stansfield) and "Somebody to Love."
Meanwhile, Queen were recently forced to postpone their 2021 U.K. and European Rhapsody tour into 2022 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The tour will now kick off on May 30, 2022.
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Bruce Springsteen, who was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in New Jersey in November, was relieved to get a lesser punishment.
A New Jersey Federal Court judge agreed to drop charges of driving while intoxicated and reckless driving against Springsteen after the veteran rock star pleaded guilty to drinking alcohol in a restricted area.
Springsteen, who was arrested on November 14 and accused by federal prosecutors of three charges, virtually appeared via video conference in the courtroom Wednesday.
"I had two small shots of tequila," he told Judge Anthony Mautone.
The court dismissed the DWI and reckless driving charges, noting that the "Born in the USA" singer's blood alcohol content was only 0.02 BAC, which is well under the legal limit of 0.08 BAC.
"He did submit to the legally required breath test when he was at the ranger station," Assistant U.S. Attorney Adam Baker told the court.
The punishment was confined to a $500 fine and $40 in court fees.
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Paul McCartney Announces New Book About Life And Art
Roger Taylor Denies Rumors Queen Considered Recruiting George Michael
Bruce Springsteen Gets DWI, Reckless Driving Charges Dropped