This book provides fresh insight into the creative practice developed by Paul McCartney over his extended career as a songwriter, record producer and performing musician. It frames its examination of McCartney's work through the lens of the systems model of creativity developed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and combines this with the research work of Pierre Bourdieu. This systems approach is built around the basic structures of idiosyncratic agents, like McCartney himself, and the choices he has made as a creative individual. It also locates his work within social fields and cultural domains, all crucial aspects of the creative system that McCartney continues to be immersed in. Using this tripartite system, the book includes analysis of McCartney's creative collaborations with musicians, producers, artists and filmmakers and provides a critical analysis of the Romantic myth which forms a central tenet of popular music. This engaging work will have interdisciplinary appeal to students andscholars of the psychology of creativity, popular music, sociology and cultural studies.

Examines the creative processes of one of the most successful musicians on the planet Employs a theoretical framework that combines Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi's systems model of creativity with the social theory of Pierre Bourdieu Brings the theoretical apparatus of creativity to bear on creative practice itself

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Phillip McIntyre is a Professor in the School of Humanities, Creative Industries and Social Sciences at the University of Newcastle, Australia. A communication and media scholar, his research focuses on creativity and innovation. Susan Kerrigan is Professor and Chair of the Department of Film, Games and Animation at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. An expert in the fields of creative practice and screen production, her research highlights creative agents and how their practices produce creative products that are culturally consumed. Janet Fulton is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Australia. Her research interests include creativity and cultural production, journalism, journalism education, media entrepreneurship and work-integrated-learning. Evelyn King worked in schools and academia before tackling PR at the Australian Museum. She hasexperience in cultural and heritage tourism, economic development, smart city initiatives, renewable energy and business start-ups. Claire Williams is a writer and editor. Formerly Faculty Director Creative Industries at Hunter TAFE, she has also taught Communications, Information Studies and HR at tertiary level. She is also an actor and theatre director working in stage and film.

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Chapter 1. Background to the Study: The Systems Approach to Creativity.- Chapter 2. Paul McCartney as a Performing Musician.- Chapter 3. Paul McCartney and the Creation of 'Yesterday'.- Chapter 4. Paul McCartney and the Creation of 'Paperback Writer': Examining the Flow of Ideas and Knowledge Between Scalable Creative Systems.- Chapter 5. Paul Mcartney's Major Creative Collaborators: John Lennon and the Creative System.- Chapter 6. Paul McCartney as Record Producer: Complete Immersion in the Creative System.- Chapter 7. Paul McCartney's Multiple Creative and Business Ventures.