The Making of John Lennon
The Untold Story Behind the Rise and Fall of The Beatles
Published on 31. October 2014
Book
Hardback
328 pages
978-1-908373-90-8 (ISBN)
Description
The Making of John Lennon focusses on the question of what might have caused the downfall of one of the most confident and brilliant musicians of the past century.
Kenny emphasises three main influences which helped shape Lennon's creative process and stayed with him throughout his life. How did strong roots in his hometown of Liverpool, his troubled mental health, and a turbulent family background all form the man himself? How did his troubles and ultimate downfall affect his relationship with the other Beatles, his family, the press and the public? What really made the legend, John Lennon?
Kenny emphasises three main influences which helped shape Lennon's creative process and stayed with him throughout his life. How did strong roots in his hometown of Liverpool, his troubled mental health, and a turbulent family background all form the man himself? How did his troubles and ultimate downfall affect his relationship with the other Beatles, his family, the press and the public? What really made the legend, John Lennon?
Reviews / Votes
Francis Kenny, author of this new counter-biography of John Lennon, is a lifelong Liverpool resident and makes some great observations about where John fit in - socially, politically, economically - in Liverpool. And his answer is that John didn't really fit in at all. Of the Beatles, he was the least typically Liverpudlian of the group. - THE GLASS ONION BEATLES JOURNALPainstakingly researched and detailed. THE LIVERPOOL ECHO
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Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Unseen and rarely seen photographs.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
670 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-908373-90-8 (9781908373908)
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Book
11/2015
2nd Edition
Luath Press Ltd
€32.37
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Person
FRANCIS KENNY was born in Liverpool, giving him a uniquely comprehensive understanding of the city that John Lennon grew up in. He met his wife in The Cavern and has been immersed in Liverpool and Beatles culture all his life. He has undergraduate degrees in Economics and in Social Policy and an MA from Liverpool University. There, his dissertation focused on Urban Renewal and Art. He often lectures on the topics of arts, culture and music.