Imagine that Paul McCartney didn't bury himself in hermit-like seclusion in Liverpool after the assassination attempt by Jack Ruby that followed the break-up of the Beatles. Imagine instead that he formed a group with his wife, put out a massively successful string of easy listening albums and singles, became the most prominent of the ex-Beatles and climaxed his career with a tribute to his Scottish home-from-home.*

CREEM: Once they've attained a certain level of popularity, many artists consider it unnecessary to converse with the public through the media...