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What Paul McCartney's 'The Lyrics' can teach us about harnessing our creativity

  • Written by: Edward Wasserman, Professor of Experimental Psychology, University of Iowa
What Paul McCartney's 'The Lyrics' can teach us about harnessing our creativityFor Paul McCartney, songwriting involved a convergence of memory, experience and happenstance.Evening Standard/Getty Images

In his new book “The Lyrics,” Paul McCartney divulges the origins of 154 of his most significant and enduring songs.

Although each song’s provenance is unique, the compendium is an unprecedented resource for...

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