By the time the Beatles has broken-up in 1971, Paul McCartney had already produced his first solo album, McCartney and, alongside wife Linda, was adding the final touches to their somewhat wacky but wonderful Ram. By the end of 1971, Paul's desire to get back on the road saw him put together the band Wings, with Linda on keyboards plus the two Dennys - ex-moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine and American session drummer Denny Seiwell. Their first album, Wild Life, was panned by critics and many of the Fab Four's devoted fans. Nothing could compare to the Beatles. For 10 dramatic and turbulent years, Wings would have to endure such negativity along with stormy band bust-ups (drummers and guitarists constantly departing); regular drug busts at home and abroad; and, in 1973, surviving life-threatening experiences in Africa while recording their masterpiece album, Band on the Run. For Paul McCartney's unparalleled career in popular music, only another 50-plus years to get through. In this independent and lavishly illustrated publication, Pete Chrisp tells the story of how and why the Beatles fell apart; how, despile everything, Wings produced chart-topping records that make McCartney more money than the Beatles ever had; and how, at the age of 81, this masterful songwriter and multi-talented musician continues to add more remarkable music to his unprecedented body of work, just to prove.