Paul McCartney is opening up like never before in Man on the Run, Morgan Neville’s new documentary about his life after the Beatles. The film follows his journey from the band’s breakup to forming Wings with his wife Linda, featuring rare footage and interviews with McCartney, his family, Mick Jagger, and more. It’s streaming now on Amazon Prime, and it just screened at the Academy Museum on September 28 with a Q+A hosted by Judd Apatow.
The doc doesn’t skip the hard parts. McCartney talks about the criticism of his early solo work, the legal battles over the Beatles’finances, a stint in a Japanese prison, and the murder of John Lennon. In one of the film’s most moving moments, he says,“I loved John and love him to this day and always will.”He also describes the aftermath of the breakup in the bluntest way possible: the Beatles were the only job he’d ever had, and losing it felt like getting sacked.
For longtime fans and casual listeners alike, Man on the Run is a rare look at what happens when the biggest band in history ends and one of its members has to figure out what comes next. So, which era of McCartney’s career do you think deserves more credit: the Beatles or Wings? Let us know in the comments.
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