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The lives of [blank] people often take a lot of telling. Yet even devotees might [blank] at the heft of Sir Paul McCartney's memoir: two volumes totaling 960 pages. Casual Beatles fans may be [blank] by the title, too. Though most would consider Sir Paul the band's best [blank] (with an honorable mention for George Harrison), John Lennon [blank] gets the plaudits for writing. In a poll by the BBC in 2001 to rank the greatest lyricists, Lennon received more than twice as many votes as McCartney.

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The lives of distinguished people often take a lot of telling. Yet even devotees might raise an eyebrow at the heft of Sir Paul McCartney's memoir: two volumes totaling 960 pages. Casual Beatles fans may be surprised by the title, too. Though most would consider Sir Paul the band's best musician (with an honorable mention for George Harrison), John Lennon typically gets the plaudits for writing. In a poll by the BBC in 2001 to rank the greatest lyricists, Lennon received more than twice as many votes as McCartney.
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