About IDD Publishing
IDD Publishing
My interest in McCartney (and the Beatles)
My interest in McCartney (and the Beatles)
IDD Publishing is run by Dr Ian D Derbyshire, a music writer and Cambridge University-trained historian. Ian's most recent book, Macca in the Long Noughties: Paul McCartney tracks, life and tours 1998-2009, is being published in August 2024. Ian has also written books on world politics and on Indian economic and social history. These in
IDD Publishing is run by Dr Ian D Derbyshire, a music writer and Cambridge University-trained historian. Ian's most recent book, Macca in the Long Noughties: Paul McCartney tracks, life and tours 1998-2009, is being published in August 2024. Ian has also written books on world politics and on Indian economic and social history. These include The Iron Raj: Railways' Economic Impact on Uttar Pradesh and Colonial North India (1960-1914), published in 2022 (hardback) and 2023 (paperback) by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. Ian will write and publish further music books under the IDD Publishing imprint.
My interest in McCartney (and the Beatles)
My interest in McCartney (and the Beatles)
My interest in McCartney (and the Beatles)
My musical interests are broad: 1960s and 1970s UK and US classic rock; progressive rock; Brazilian music; jazz and jazz rock; folk, folk rock and Americana; 1990s and 2000s indie and alt-rock; reggae; soul and R&B; and African and Indian music. But my abiding passion since the early 1970s has been the Beatles and, in particular, Paul
My musical interests are broad: 1960s and 1970s UK and US classic rock; progressive rock; Brazilian music; jazz and jazz rock; folk, folk rock and Americana; 1990s and 2000s indie and alt-rock; reggae; soul and R&B; and African and Indian music. But my abiding passion since the early 1970s has been the Beatles and, in particular, Paul McCartney. My top five Macca albums? Ram, Venus and Mars, Memory Almost Full, Band on the Run and Flaming Pie. My top five Macca songs? Maybe I'm Amazed, Back Seat of My Car, Junior's Farm, Love in Song and I Lie Around, with an honourable mention for House of Wax.
Why the long noughties: 1998-2009?
My interest in McCartney (and the Beatles)
Why the long noughties: 1998-2009?
The long noughties was a period of unprecedented change in Paul’s life, following the death of Linda in 1998, marriage to Heather Mills in 2002, divorce in 2008 and finding new love with Nancy Shevell. Paul released ten albums across diverse genres (pop-rock; rock 'n' roll; indie; avant-garde; mash-ups; and classical) and five live CDs
The long noughties was a period of unprecedented change in Paul’s life, following the death of Linda in 1998, marriage to Heather Mills in 2002, divorce in 2008 and finding new love with Nancy Shevell. Paul released ten albums across diverse genres (pop-rock; rock 'n' roll; indie; avant-garde; mash-ups; and classical) and five live CDs and DVDs. He resumed touring, performing 190 concerts before 3.7 million people between 2002-09. These included memorable shows at Moscow’s Red Square, Glastonbury and Coachella. Paul also campaigned vigorously for animal welfare and against landmines. He also emerged as a painter and poet. It is a fascinating period.
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Why did you write this book?
Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career in the 1970s has been well chronicled: most notably in The McCartney Legacy series by Kozinn and Sinclair. Less covered has been Macca’s musical renaissance in the 2000s, when, at a time of personal challenges, he released some of his strongest and most innovative works: Rushes (1999); Run Devil Run (1999); Driving Rain (2001); Twin Freaks (2005); Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (2005); Memory Almost Full (2007); and Electric Arguments (2008).
How did you research and write this book?
This work has been sourced from newspaper and music magazine articles, interviews from the period, the 2008 court judgement from Paul’s divorce settlement and secondary sources including biographies, setlists, McCartney focused websites and fanzines, including the Netherlands-based Maccazine.
What new things did you learn about Paul from writing this book?
The sheer wide range of Paul's musical, artistic, literary, social and leisure interests and how is always exploring new avenues - except many changes in his setlists! As Bob Dylan told Rolling Stone magazine in 2007: “I’m in awe of McCartney … He can do it all. And he’s never let up.” I did not expect to discover Paul and I share a love of dinghy sailing: my dinghy is named Wanderlust while Paul sails a Sunfish dinghy named Linda. What I found striking in that Paul's career path choices are driven by serendipity and inter-connections between friends and acquaintances. For example, Paul came to know Ian Dury during the final months of his life through their shared friendship with the artists Peter Blake and Humphrey Ocean. But at times, when Paul sensed a big change was needed, he had the courage to do so: taking up the commission for Ecce Cor Meum; the Twin Freaks and the Fireman projects; turning to Nigel Godrich in 2003-05 to produce Chaos and Creation in the Backyard; and changing management and leaving EMI in 2007 for the Starbucks-backed Hear Music in 2007.