The final word on music's greatest legend, in which
Philip Norman reveals a John Lennon the world has never
seen. With ground-breaking insight into the pain, beauty
and frustration that shaped the genius of modern music,
John Lennon: The Definitive Biography redefines a
legend. John Lennon - the iconic songwriter, composer
and one quarter of The Beatles - was a giant of the
twentieth century. As the founding member of the world's
most successful group ever, he changed lives. The
popularity and significance of The Beatles is beyond
comparison in our age - in the UK alone, they released
more than 40 number one singles and albums. But their
impact extended well beyond their music. Their clothes,
hairstyles, statements, and even their choice of
instruments made them trend-setters from the 1960s to
this day, while their growing social awareness -
reflected in the development of their music - saw their
influence extend into the social and cultural
revolutions of the 1960s. Following the painful collapse
of The Beatles, John came out a wiser but angrier
person. Together with his wife Yoko Ono, he attempted to
transform the world through non-musical means.Their
bed-in in Amsterdam and Montreal, their black bag
appearances on stage, their innocent flirting with
political activists and radicals, all received massive
media attention. These events were in search of world
peace. John Lennon was shot dead by a mentally disturbed
fan outside his New York apartment building on December
8, 1980. Featuring previously unseen photographs, this
truly is the definitive John Lennon. |
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