Paul McCartney’s private images might be displayed at London’s National Portrait Gallery in an exhibit titled Paul McCartney Photographs 1963-64: Eyes of the Storm. The assortment might be on show from June 28 to October 1.
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“Looking at these photos now, decades after they were taken, I find there’s a sort of innocence about them,” Paul McCartney mentioned in an announcement. “Everything was new to us at this point. But I like to think I wouldn’t take them any differently today. They now bring back so many stories, a flood of special memories, which is one of the many reasons I love them all, and know that they will always fire my imagination. The fact that these photographs have been taken by the National Portrait Gallery for their reopening after a lengthy renovation is humbling yet also astonishing—I’m looking forward to seeing them on the walls, 60 years on.”
National Portrait Gallery director Dr. Nicholas Cullinan added, “We all know what Beatlemania looked and sounded like from the outside, but what did it look and feel like for the four pairs of eyes that lived and witnessed it first-hand? Over more than half a century, we have become familiar with press photographs showing the smiling Beatles and their screaming fans, but Paul McCartney’s intimate photographs have more in common with a family album, capturing people caught in off-guard moments of relaxation and laughter.”
Back in January, McCartney first started teasing this new assortment of images with the announcement of the accompanying ebook entitled 1964: Eyes of the Storm.
Paul McCartney additionally not too long ago shared new reflections on his time headlining Glastonbury 2022, alongside new images and pictures from the night time. The legendary musician performed a monumental, career-spanning set, together with particular company Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl to sit down in together with his band.
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