Paul McCartney will reveal “the most extensive collection” of items from his personal archive for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s upcoming exhibit Paul McCartney and Wings, which will open on May 15.
The news comes in tandem with the impending release of Morgan Neville’s Wings documentary, Man on the Run, which premieres Feb. 27 on Amazon’s Prime Video and will screen for one night only tomorrow (Feb. 19) in cinemas worldwide. The Rock Hall is hosting its own screening on Feb. 21, with tickets available first to members and then to the general public.
The exhibit will be loaded with never-before-displayed artifacts such as instruments used by Wings in the studio and onstage, clothing, handwritten lyrics, artwork, unseen photos and assorted tour memorabilia.
Meanwhile, Man on the Run tells the Wings story through “unprecedented access to a never-before-seen archive of Paul and Linda [McCartney]’s home videos and photos, as well as new interviews” with the couple’s children, Wings band members, Sean Ono Lennon, Mick Jagger and Chrissie Hynde. It’s the most detailed look behind the curtain to date about McCartney’s post-Beatles years starting in 1970 and his 30-year relationship with Linda, who also played keyboards in the band.
With McCartney eager to get back on the road following the Beatles’ 1966 decision to stop touring altogether, Wings eventually became an arena-filling band in its own right thanks to albums such as Band on the Run (1973) and Venus and Mars (1975). McCartney also released acclaimed solo work attributed to himself (1970’s McCartney) or in tandem with Linda (1971’s Ram) before Wings dissolved in 1980. Linda McCartney died of cancer in 1998 at the age of 56.
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