Henry McCullough (band member til August 1973):
'I didn't Macca much in Wings...'
Ulster guitarist says ex-Beatle kept members of supergroup on tight budget...
Henry McCullough has revealed how he reached the end of his own Abbey Road with Beatles' megastar Paul McCartney. For guitar virtuoso Henry McCullough has spoken about exactly why there was a parting of the ways between him and rock music's richest man more than 30 years ago.
The Portstewart-born musician has told how McCartney's alleged reluctance to honour pay increase promises fired his decision to take flight from 70s group Wings.
In the soon-to-be-published biography, McCartney, by Christopher Sandford, McCullough voiced his admiration and high regard for both Paul and his much-criticised first wife, Linda.
In an interview for the book, McCullough praised the courage of photographer-turned-musician Linda, who was ridiculed by many for joining Wings alongside her husband. In the book, he described Linda - who died of cancer in 1998 - as "a homemaker who, whatever people say, soon learned the piano as an alternative" and someone who "put a unique stamp" on their music. And he praised Paul for the time and advice he gave to other musicians - as well as championing unknown artists at the time, including David Essex.
McCullough's beautifully versatile blues, rock and country tinged guitar playing graced five UK Top 20 Wings hits - including his landmark 'one-take' guitar solo on the 1973 US chart-topper, My Love.
But Henry claimed that McCartney - recently estimated to be worth
