It's not every day that you get to meet your idol. For John Taylor, that day came in 1975 when he stopped by New Orleans' Sea-Saint Studio on a whim and struck up a relationship with Paul and Linda McCartney. After the breakup of the Beatles, the McCartneys formed the band Wings, which was active through the early '80s. The band had come to New Orleans to record their album Venus and Mars at Allen Toussaint's famous studio, setting the stage for some of the greatest-ever moments for McCartney fans. The chance meeting with Paul and Linda McCartney led to a prolonged acquaintance, and Taylor, a professional musician, snapped scores of candid photographs of the famous couple. Taylor's recollections, along with those of other locals who spent time with the McCartneys and their children during their New Orleans stay, are included with more than sixty of these photographs, many published here for the first time. The McCartneys' graciousness and unpretentious nature shine through in these vignettes.

本作は、単なるスーパースターの回顧録ではない。一人のミュージシャンが偶然出会ったポールとリンダという「神話」の裏側に、血の通った「人間」を見出すまでの奇跡の記録だ。ニューオーリンズの湿り気を帯びた空気の中、伝説のスタジオで交わされた眼差しは、歴史の断片を鮮やかかつ親密に描き出している。 最大の見どころは、レンズが捉えた彼らの飾らない素顔だ。成功の絶頂にあっても失われない謙虚さと温かな魂は、読者の心を深く揺さぶる。そこには音楽への純粋な情熱と名声を超えた愛が息づいており、黄金時代の熱狂を昨日のことのように追体験させてくれる、魂の共鳴が詰まった一冊である。