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The time I strummed Paul McCartney’s bass guitar

Loitering backstage in the hope of an interview, writer Philip Norman dared to talk to Paul McCartney – and ended up accessing the Beatles’ dressing roomOn 4 December 1965, the Beatles appeared at Newcastle-on-Tyne’s City Hall during what would be their last ever British tour. I was a 22-year-old re...

Paul McCartney embraces virtual reality to recall the Beatles' best recordings

Pure McCartney VR, a joint project with virtual reality app Jaunt, puts viewers in the room with him as he tells the story behind some of his best-known songsWhen we think of the Beatles, we think of black-and-white television footage, 45s playing on a turntable, and their reluctance to embrace stre...

Peter Owen obituary

Publisher whose list of writers included 10 Nobel prizewinnersPeter Owen’s survival as a publisher across 60 years was against all commercial odds. In 1993 he described himself as “one of the few remaining independent publishers specialising in translation”, and at his death aged 89 his mission and...

Peggy Spencer obituary

Teacher, choreographer and popular judge on the BBC’s Come DancingAlthough Peggy Spencer’s life revolved around the ballroom, she never thought of herself as a dancer or choreographer; she was a natural teacher who worked for more than 70 years in service of her belief in “dance for all”. For 50 of...

Paul McCartney by Philip Norman review – the Beatle finally gets his due

Norman was one of the commentators who made popular the idea that John Lennon was the key member of the Beatles. In this flawed but powerful new book he admits he was wrongPhilip Norman’s biography of the Beatles, Shout!, has sold more than a million copies. Published in 1981 soon after John Lennon’...

All You Need Is Love review: a glorious reminder of how pop docs used to be

Stuffed with amazing footage, this magisterial history of pop – partly narrated by Liberace, partly written by Stephen Sondheim – got more than a little help from John Lennon’s contacts bookThe subheading to this 17-part documentary says it all: The History of Popular Music. It shows what a massive...

Paul McCartney: Beatles’ breakup sent me into depression – video

Speaking at a recording of Mastertapes for Radio 4, Paul McCartney reveals he fell into depression after the Beatles broke up in 1970. McCartney describes taking up heavy drinking and questioning his future in the world of music. The episode of Mastertapes will be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 at 10am on...

Sean Lennon: 'I Feel Guilty About Surpassing My Dad's Age'

Paul McCartney: I was depressed after the Beatles broke up

McCartney spoke about Kanye (‘I love him – he’s a monster’), writing a love song for John Lennon and Wings (‘we were terrible’) before a star-studded Mastertapes audiencePaul McCartney has revealed that he started drinking heavily and came close to quitting music altogether after the Beatles disband...