The year was 1989 and Paul McCartney hadn’t been on the road since the 1975/1976 Wings Over the World tour. Small wonder then that the press conference at the Lyceum Theater in New York announcing the world tour supporting Flowers In The Dirt was a lively affair. McCartney is in top form here, no doubt feeding off members of the press who, at times, act like giddy teenage girls from 1964. Amidst this laughter and applause, highlights of the press conference include nods to Jerry Garcia, to Yoda, and to Reagan and Gorbachev “getting it on.”

Also included here is an interview with Scott Muni (apparently Paul was a big fan) in which they talk mostly about the upcoming tour, including profiles of each of the band members. There are also some gems of reminiscence here, including seeing Jimi Hendrix’ first show and quitting as the lead guitarist for The Beatles.

Press Conference 01:04 – Getting older and still playing rock n’ roll 01:30 – The Grateful Dead and Muddy Waters as inspirations 01:56 – Playing for people who have never seen him before 02:10 – Differences between touring in the ‘90’s and the ‘60’s 02:50 – Corporate sponsors: Michael Jackson, The Beatles 03:46 – Corporate sponsors: finding one that fits for the tour 04:33 – Picking songs to play on the tour 05:24 – Playing Beatles songs he’s never played live before 05:42 – [Paul leads applause for Scott Muni] 05:51 – Playing Hey Jude 06:29 – Writing with Elvis Costello / plans for future collaborations 07:08 – The process of writing Put It There 07:51 – Yesterday came in a dream [Yoda impersonation] 08:14 – The Dead still touring 08:51 – Dates for the tour 09:42 – Plans for releasing the Russian album / compilation of rarities 10:49 – Supporting act(s) for the tour 11:09 – A Richard Lester movie for the tour 11:55 – Heading in a jazz direction? 12:46 – Touring in Russia: learning from history 13:30 – Plans for an autobiography 14:55 – Dodgy books about The Beatles

Interview with Scott Muni 00:18 – Excitement for the upcoming tour 00:43 – The band 00:55 – Hamish Stewart 01:46 – Linda McCartney and Wix (Paul Wickens) 02:46 – Spoiled by Jimi Hendrix 03:49 – Robbie McIntosh 04:12 – Chris Whitten 05:47 – Material for the tour 08:27 – Playing lead guitar with The Beatles 08:51 – Dates for the tour 10:13 – Special guests for the tour (Elvis Costello, David Gilmour)