Paul McCartney reflects on his life after The Beatles

Paul McCartney recently shared a rare insight into his life after The Beat broke up back in 1970.

From his oral history book, Wings: The Story of a TeamOut today, Paul talked about the struggles he faced during the transition between his time as a drummer and his life as a solo artist.

“Separation is like an atom bomb,” wrote the newspaper in a friendly ending to the group’s split.

Then, Paul formed his own band in 1971 with his late wife Denny Laine, who released seven studio albums before their 1981 release.

“The timing of the wings is interesting because we built it, and finally we hit the big time. There was a special kind of happiness to achieve that goal,” he reflected.

Paul pointed out, “after the hit really didn’t know what it was like on the screen, without a plan, and we thought it was the only place where we could get a quote from the audience.”

“It was a completely off the wall idea, but we’re glad we did it,” added the 83-year-old.

Elsewhere in the book, Paul explains that he “doesn’t spend a lot of time reviewing the whole thing, I like to live in the moment, like everything else, it’s a matter of time”.