Fresh Air · 2026-03-04 · 45 min · 6,876 words

From Beatles break-up to John’s murder, a look at Paul’s transformation

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This is fresh air, I'm Terry Gross. A new documentary about Paul McCartney, his life after the breakup of the Beatles, and And the formation of his band Wings is streaming on Amazon Prime Video. The film was made by our guest Morgan Neville. He also directed documentaries about Fred Rogers, Anthony Bourdain, and Orson Wells.

As well as many prominent musicians and And has won an Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy. Morgan Neville spoke with fresh airs and Marie Baldonato. Chances are Morgan Neville has made a documentary about music that you love. He won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Grammy for Best Music Film for Twenty Feet from Stardom, his portrait of the back up singers whose voices helped define rock and pop music while remaining largely invisible. His latest film is about one of the most visible musicians,

Paul McCartney. If I hear someone damning Paul McCartney. I tend to agree with them. So when everyone was saying I broke up the Beatles

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