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AUDIO: Paul McCartney (1980)

John Tobler, Rock's Backpages audio, May 1980

John Tobler and others ask Paul about his new solo album, McCartney II: how he played all the instruments and did all the engineering; how he came up with the songs, and chose those that ended up on the record; his surprise at 'Coming Up' being a hit; the situation with Wings, and his defense of the title 'Frozen Jap'.

Read a transcript of this interview.

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