Through extensive interviews with those who knew Buddy Holly, including his widow, this biography paints a detailed portrait of the influential musician who revolutionized American music before his untimely death in a plane crash. It captures his vibrant personality, artistic journey, and the impact he had on the music industry, offering readers a deep understanding of his legacy and the profound loss felt by those who loved him.
For more than a quarter century, Philip Norman's internationally bestselling Shout! has been unchallenged as the definitive biography of the Beatles. Now, at last, Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the world's most beloved pop group was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, here is the comprehensive and most revealing portrait of John Lennon that is ever likely to be published. This masterly biography takes a fresh and penetrating look at every aspect of Lennon's much-chronicled life, including the songs that have turned him, posthumously, into a near-secular saint. In three years of research, Norman has turned up an extraordinary amount of new information about even the best-known episodes of Lennon folklore? his upbringing by his strict Aunt Mimi; his allegedly wasted school and student days; the evolution of his peerless creative partnership with Paul McCartney; his Beatle-busting love affair with a Japanese performance artist; his forays into painting and literature; his experiments with Transcendental Meditation, primal scream therapy, and drugs. The book's numerous key informants and interviewees include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Sean Lennon? whose moving reminiscence reveals his father as never before? and Yoko Ono, who speaks with sometimes shocking candor about the inner workings of her marriage to John. Honest and unflinching, as John himself would wish, Norman gives us the whole man in all his endless contradictions? tough and cynical, hilariously funny but also naive, vulnerable and insecure? and reveals how the mother who gave him away as a toddler haunted his mind and his music for the rest of his days
BEYOND is the first in a series, a sci-fi fantasy adventure set in a
mysterious and sometimes nightmarish world, weaving fast action narrative
around plucky children fighting against a brutal system. By turns comic and
absurd, there is a dark undercurrent that sweeps up from time to time to
engulf the unwary.
From the author of the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their
Generation and the bestselling John Lennon: The Life comes a revealing
portrait of George Harrison, the most undervalued and mysterious Beatle. číst
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This is the story of Elton John, whose career began as Reg Dwight pounding the piano in a Pinner pub, but who achieved massive fame with his performance at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. This edition updates his story.
A biography of rock superstar Elton John by the author of "Shout! The True Story of the The Beatles", "Stones", "The Skater's Waltz" and "The Life and Good Times of the Rolling Stones"
Mick Jagger's persona as the lead of the Rolling Stones is explored, highlighting his reputation as an arrogant superstar with a legendary sexual appetite and a history of controversial drug use. The narrative delves into the complexities behind his public image, revealing the man behind the rock legend and the impact of his actions on the music industry and culture over five decades. This portrayal captures the essence of Jagger's influence and the scandals that have defined his career.
