SUMMARY

Unseen Paul builds on our earlier episodes by sharing even more quotes, stories, and insights about young Paul McCartney, who deserves a nuanced and dynamic portrait in any Beatles biography.

We explore some of his more overlooked character traits: his quirks and gifts; his stressors and anxieties; his unusual interests and values. These features reveal him as a fascinatingly dualistic artist and person.



SOURCES

Paul McCartney: the Definitive Biography by Chris Salewicz (1986)

The Beatles by Bob Spitz (2005)

“Portrait of Paul” Women Magazine by Mike McCartney (1965)

Magical Mystery Tours: My Time with the Beatles by Tony Bramwell (2006)

Many Years From Now by Barry Miles (1997)

Thank U Very Much by Mike McCartney

Paul McCartney on Howard Stern (2021)

“A Political Paul” Interview w/ Jonathan Powers for Prospect Magazine (Jan 17, 2009)

Paul McCartney interview w/ Hot Press magazine (2002)

Maureen Cleave “Intelligent Beatle”

“Mockers” Interview https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9e6zHA6eOY&t=116s

The Beatles Authorized Biography by Hunter Davies (1968)

The Beatles diary: Volume 1 by Barry Miles (2001)

BBC Interview “dyslexia”  (October 4, 1997)

https://www.effinghamradio.com/2023/06/15/happy-birthday-paul-mccartney-2

Angie McCartney Interview w/ Geoffrey Guiliano (1984)

https://www.tumblr.com/pleasantlyinsincere/697307027602571264/angie-and-ruth-mccartney-on-saying-i-love-you-in?source=share

Mike McCartney; Beatles Book Monthly Magazine (1992)

Paul McCartney for New York Times Magazine (2020)

THE LYRICS by Paul McCartney and Paul Muldoon (2021)

Icke, Evelyn Hamann und die Beatles: Eine Art Biografie by Hans “Icke” Braun (2019)

*ENGLISH TRANSLATION of Braun's book and further anecdotes generously provided to AKOM by @packyourromanticmind on tumblr

A Cellar Full of Noise by Brian Epstein (1964)

Allan Williams quote from Music Legends The Beatles Special Edition by The Rock Review Music Legends Library (Sept 2, 2019)

https://issuu.com/codarecordsltd/docs/music_legends_beatles_special_edition

Interview w/ Horst Fascher for Deutschlandfunk Kultur (2006)

Astrid Kirchherr Interviewed by Colin Hall for Get Rhythm (August 2001)



PLAYLIST

Stairway to Paradise SARAH VAUGHAN

4 Pointers 1 TREVOR DUNCAN

Fine and Mellow ETTA JONES

Welcome to My World JIM REEVES

El Paso MARTY ROBBINS

You Go To My Head BILLIE HOLIDAY

Nature Boy NAT KING COLE

Black and White EARL ROBINSON

My Bucket’s Got a Hole in it HANK WILLIAMS

Spoonful HOWLIN WOLF

Since I Don’t Have You THE SKYLINERS

Perhaps DORIS DAY

Lonesome Town RICKY NELSON

Love to Love NINA SIMONE