Lennon
The Man, the Myth, the Music - The Definitive Life
Published on 5. July 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
816 pages
978-0-7535-4075-6 (ISBN)
Description
Music historian and journalist Tim Riley's biography challenges many popular assumptions about Lennon's life, from his widely misunderstood 'Working Class Hero' origins to his epic romance with Yoko Ono. Riley also explores Lennon in all his contradictions: the misogynist turned peace activist, the moralist who loved to outrage and the 'bigger than Christ' LSD enthusiast who settled down to become a house-husband.
A pre-eminent scholar of Beatles music, Riley has consulted some of the most important Beatles scholarship of the past two decades. In a field littered with untrustworthy memoirs, he has culled the most reliable information from hundreds of books, and tracked down even more insightful sources among Lennon's friends, enemies, confidantes, celebrity associates and business contacts. He also writes brilliantly about the music and about Lennon's artistic and creative processes.
The Beatles have just enjoyed their most successful sales decade ever, and this book will be a great gift for the Beatles fan in your life or for anyone with an interest in this British music legend.
A pre-eminent scholar of Beatles music, Riley has consulted some of the most important Beatles scholarship of the past two decades. In a field littered with untrustworthy memoirs, he has culled the most reliable information from hundreds of books, and tracked down even more insightful sources among Lennon's friends, enemies, confidantes, celebrity associates and business contacts. He also writes brilliantly about the music and about Lennon's artistic and creative processes.
The Beatles have just enjoyed their most successful sales decade ever, and this book will be a great gift for the Beatles fan in your life or for anyone with an interest in this British music legend.
Reviews / Votes
This exhaustively researched life of the Beatles' chief cynic, John Lennon, aims to get beneath the surface gloss ... a compelling account -- Mark Edmonds * The Sunday Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Ebury Publishing
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
1337 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7535-4075-6 (9780753540756)
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Additional editions
E-Book
09/2011
1st Edition
Virgin Digital
€14.99
Available for download
Person
Tim Riley is the author of several books, including Tell Me Why: A Beatles Commentary (Vintage 1988), Hard Rain: A Dylan Commentary (Vintage, 1992, Da Capo 1999), and Fever: How Rock' N' Roll Transformed Gender In America (Picador 2005); and has contributed to Newsweek and The Washington Post, among other publications.