Either I give up and cut my throat or (I) get me magic back.'" According to Linda: "Paul thought, 'I've got to do it. I'll make an album you'll wish you'd been on." And he did. Furious but undaunted, Paul thought to himself, "Screw you. As if this wasn't bad enough, on the eve of their departure to Lagos, drummer Henry McCullough quit too, calling Paul on the phone and informing him that he wouldn't be going either.Ī witness recalls Paul slamming down the phone after McCullough's surprise announcement. Two weeks before the band's departure to Nigeria, wings guitarist Denny Seiwell left the band, he and Paul not seeing eye-to-eye on issues. Paul chose Lagos, Nigeria, from the list, imagining that it would be a tranquil spot and he and Linda could sunbathe on the beach in the day's sunshine before "breezing in" and recording at the studio. Paul wanted to record his new album in an exotic location and he asked EMI for a list of their recording studios around the world. In 1973, Paul McCartney's resounding answer to his former bandmates and all his other dogpiling-on rock critics was about to be heard. Describing Paul's post-Beatles output as "Muzak in my ears" and saying "Those freaks was right when they said you was dead," "A pretty face may last a year or two," and "The only thing you done was 'Yesterday,'" John proceeded to tear Paul apart, in a song. Not to mention in the eyes of the three people whose opinions Paul considered most important.Ībout Paul's first solo album McCartney, George Harrison opined: Paul has "isolated" himself, so that "The only person he's got to tell him if a song is good or bad is (his wife) Linda." John called Ram, Paul's follow-up album, "Paul's granny music," and describing it as "awful." Even the mild-mannered Ringo chimed in on Ram: "I don't think there's a tune on it."īut the worst of all was John's vicious 1971 song "How Do You Sleep?" a merciless attack on his ex-writing partner, motivated by a few subtle jibes Paul had put in on a few of his songs. In a fairly general consensus, since leaving the Beatles, Paul had "lost it " he didn't have that sharp edge he had when he was writing songs with John Lennon. His four albums McCartney, Ram, Wild Life and Red Rose Speedway had each sold well, even reaching high spots on the Billboard charts, but had mainly been considered disappointing, from a critical viewpoint, at least. He had released four albums since the Fab Four's split, two solo and two with his band Wings.
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It was 1973 and Paul McCartney had by now been a solo artist (ex-Beatle) for four full years. I'll make an album you'll wish you'd been on." Visit Eddie at his website or at Facebook.
Neatorama presents a guest post from actor, comedian, and voiceover artist Eddie Deezen.
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