Paul McCartney reflects on life beyond the Beatles at 'Man on the Run' screening hosted by Brown University

 “ If I didn’t do it as a job, I would do it as a hobby, because it’s just in me. There’s something magical in any art form about discovering ‘that thing’ ... it’s just so exciting, and it never gets boring.” ”

Neville, whose work explores the inner lives of cultural figures from backup singers to Fred Rogers, approached the project with a guiding principle rooted in music itself. Before assembling the film, he began by constructing what he described as a “soundtrack” of McCartney’s post-Beatles songs, using them as a narrative blueprint.

“The great thing about making a film about a songwriter is their songs,” Neville said. “The songs tell you that they need to be there, because he’s narrating some part of his life through them.”

That approach shaped the structure and emotional arc of “Man on the Run.” The result is a peek into a life propelled by a sense of restlessness, insatiable creativity, exploration, and forward motion. Despite setbacks that could have discouraged others — a bizarre television special, a handful of commercial flops and an infamous international arrest — McCartney pressed on.

For McCartney, watching this period if his life unfold on screen isn’t without discomfort.

“There were bits of it that got embarrassing, where I thought, maybe we should take those out, because I’m going to be sitting there squirming like I was tonight,” McCartney said, laughing.

Source: brown.edu

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