Based on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews undertaken over a period of five years by Barry Miles, and complete access to McCartney's own archives, this is Paul McCartney in his own words. It's the private life of a man made public property by the age of 21. It's the trajectory of the most popular pop group in history, from beginnings to break-up. It's the story of the very centre of it all. It's music, drugs, women, money, madness, the Maharishi, love, peace and bitterness: it's the Beatles from beginning to end, as never told before.