New Releases by Philip Norman

From the premiere Beatles biographer—author of the New York Times bestseller John Lennon: The Life and Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation—a rare and “absorbing biography” (Wall Street Journal) of George Harrison, the most misunderstood and mysterious Beatle, based on decades-long research and unparalleled access to inside sources. Despite being hailed as one of the best guitarists of his era, George Harrison, particularly in his early decades, battled feelings of inferiority. He was often the butt of jokes from his bandmates owing to his lower-class background and, typically, was allowed to contribute only one or two songs per Beatles album out of the dozens he wrote. Now, Philip Norman examines Harrison through the lens of his numerous self-contradictions in this “keen and lovely tribute” (Booklist, starred review). Compared to songwriting luminaries John Lennon and Paul McCartney he was considered a minor talent, yet he composed such masterpieces as “While My Guitar Gently Weeps” and “Here Comes the Sun,” and his solo debut album All Things Must Pass appears on many lists of the 100 best rock albums ever. Modern music critics place him in the pantheon of sixties guitar gods alongside Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, and Jimmy Page. Harrison railed against the material world yet wrote the first pop song complaining about income tax. He spent years lovingly restoring his Friar Park estate as a spiritual journey, but quickly mortgaged the property to help rescue a film project that would be widely banned as sacrilegious, Monty Python’s Life of Brian. Harrison could be fiercely jealous, but not only did he stay friends with Eric Clapton when Clapton fell in love with Harrison’s wife, Pattie Boyd, the two men grew even closer after Clapton walked away with her. Unprecedented in scope and filled with numerous color photos, this rich biography captures George Harrison at his most multi-faceted: devoted friend, loyal son, master guitar player, brilliant songwriter, cocaine addict, serial philanderer, global philanthropist, student of Indian mysticism, self-deprecating comedian, and, ultimately, iconic artist and man beloved by millions.

A NOVA E EXPLOSIVA BIOGRAFIA DO GÊNIO MAIS ULTRAJANTE E TRÁGICO DO ROCK! Eleito livro do ano pelo New York Times Book Review e Publishers Weekly. Mais de cinquenta anos após sua morte, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) é celebrado como o maior guitarrista de rock de todos os tempos. Mas antes de incendiar as guitarras e o mundo, James Marshall Hendrix era um garoto tímido em Seattle, dedilhando um ukulele quebrado e com medo de um pai que iria bater nele por tocar com a mão esquerda. Trazendo a história de Jimi para a vida vívida no cenário do rock de meados do século, e com uma riqueza de novas informações, o aclamado biógrafo musical Philip Norman oferece um retrato cativante e definitivo de uma lenda musical. Com base no acesso sem precedentes ao irmão de Jimi, Leon Hendrix, que fornece detalhes perturbadores sobre sua infância, bem como Kathy Etchingham e Linda Keith, as duas mulheres que desempenharam papéis vitais na ascensão de Jimi ao estrelato, Norman traça a vida de Jimi tocando em clubes como o segregado Chitlin'' Circuit, onde ele encontrou racismo diário, mal sobrevivendo no Greenwich Village de Nova York, onde foi assumido pelo baixista do Animals, Chas Chandler, em 1966, e exportado para o Swinging London e o estrelato internacional. Por quatro anos impressionantes, de 1966 a 1970, Jimi reescreveu totalmente as regras do estrelato do rock, principalmente em Monterey e Woodstock (onde ele tocou sua versão infundida de protesto de “Star-Spangled Banner”), enquanto se tornava o músico mais bem pago da década. Mas tudo terminou abruptamente no porão de um hotel de Londres com a morte prematura de Jimi. Com detalhes notáveis, este livro finalmente revela a verdade por trás dessa tragédia há muito encoberta. A pesquisa exaustiva de Norman revela um jovem que era tão tímido e educado em particular quanto ultrajante em público, cuja insegurança sobre sua voz nunca poderia ser aplacada por seu gênio instrumental e cujos esforços inúteis para agradar seu pai o deixaram em busca do família que ele sentiu que nunca teve de verdade. Repleto de insights sobre os maiores momentos da história do rock. Um relato fascinante das figuras mais duradouras e cativantes da música.

Philip Norman''s life is full of drama, experience and positivity. His memoir is not simply a snapshot of a particular time in cultural history, but a genuinely revealing and compelling account of a life lived and lived well.

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THE AVOCADO FOOL is a harrowingly comic tale of one man''s mid-life crisis, set against the backdrop of London and New York in the early 1980s. Mal Pritchard is a publicist for Badge Records, doing little to justify his huge salary and expense account beyond entertaining trade journalists at expensive restaurants. Living with his doting girlfriend, dreamily obsessed with his literary idol F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mal seems to be heading for matrimony. That is until he falls for a new work colleague which throws everything into chaos. The strain of their office affair and his insecurity over the beautiful Alex''s other lovers - real and imagined - lead Mal to suggest they run away to New York, which he''s often visited on his lavish expense account. He soon finds that it''s a very different place if you''re paying your own way, especially downtown in not-yet-fashionable TriBeCa. Trying to write a film-script in an ''artist''s loft'' without air-conditioning during the city''s worst heatwave for decades, Mal soon finds his insecurities over Alex soaring off the chart. Mal escapes the cockroad-ridden Manhatten for leafy Long Island and there finds a cure for his amorous obsession in an unexpected form - an Old English sheepdog named Chequers. Exploring emotions from a male perspective and by turns hilarious and touching, THE AVOCADO FOOL appeals to anyone who has loved ''not wisely but too well''.

Hailed for its astounding portrait of Jimi Hendrix, Philip Norman’s Wild Thing has become the definitive biography of rock’s most outrageous—and tragic—genius. Today, Jimi Hendrix (1942–1970) is celebrated as the greatest rock guitarist of all time. But before he was setting guitars and the world aflame, James Marshall Hendrix was a shy kid in Seattle, plucking at a broken ukulele. Bringing Hendrix’s story to vivid life against the backdrop of midcentury rock, and interweaving new interviews with friends, lovers, bandmates, and his family, Wild Thing vividly reconstructs Hendrix’s remarkable career, from playing segregated clubs on the Chitlin’ Circuit to achieving stardom in Swinging London.

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation. For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music''s greatest virtuosos, the unrivalled master of an indispensable tool, the solid-body electric guitar. His career has spanned the history of rock, and often shaped it via the seminal bands with whom he''s played: the Yardbirds, John Mavall''s Bluesbreakers, Cream, Blind Faith, Derek and the Dominoes. Winner of 17 Grammys, the Rock ''n'' Roll Hall of Fame''s only three-time inductee, he is an enduring influence on every other star soloist who ever wielded a pick. Now, with Clapton''s consent and access to family members and close friends, rock music''s foremost biographer returns to the heroic age of British rock and follows Clapton through his distinctive and scandalous childhood, early life of reckless rock ''n'' roll excess, and twisting & turning struggle with addiction in the 60s and 70s. Readers will learn about his relationship with Pattie Boyd -- wife of Clapton''s own best friend George Harrison -- the tragic death of his son, which inspired one of his most famous songs, "Tears in Heaven," and even the backstories of his most famed, and named, guitars. Packed with new information and critical insights, Slowhand finally reveals the complex character behind a living legend.

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Ein Muss für alle Beatles-Fans: das biographische Meisterwerk über die größte Legende der Popmusik – John Lennon. Philip Norman liefert ein facettenreiches Porträt des Gründers der Beatles, der mit seinen genialen Songs Musikgeschichte schrieb. Eine grandiose Hommage an die Pop-Ikone.

Joe Flannery has been described as the ‘Secret Beatle’, and as the business associate and partner of Brian Epstein, he became an integral part of The Beatles’ management team during their rise to fame in the early 1960s. Standing in the Wings is Flannery’s account of this fascinating era, which included the controversial dismissal of Pete Best from the group (nothing to do with London, but matters back in Liverpool), Brian Epstein’s fragility, and the importance of the Star Club in Hamburg. This book is not simply a biography, as it also considers issues to do with sexuality in 1950s Liverpool, the vagaries of the music business at that time and the hazards of personal management in the ‘swinging sixties’. At its heart, Standing in the Wings provides an in-depth look at Flannery’s personal and professional relationship with Epstein and his close links with the Fab Four. Shortly before John Lennon’s murder in 1980, it was Flannery who was one of the last people in the UK to talk to the great man. Indeed, Flannery remains one of the few ‘Beatle people’ in Liverpool to have the respect of the surviving Beatles, and this is reflected in this timely and revealing book.

Rock Music.

" Deux sexagénaires, chacun à leur façon bien particulière, continuent de faire frissonner les plus jeunes fans de rock ; d''incarner l''anarchie et la mauvaise conduite mieux qu''aucun de ceux qui les ont suivis. A la simple mention du nom de l''un ou l''autre, les plus belles jeunes femmes comme les grands-mères dressent l''oreille et rougissent. Le moindre journaliste qui vient à se trouver en présence de l''un ou l''autre - qu''il soit jeune ou vieux, homme ou femme, de la presse à scandale ou sérieuse - se transforme instantanément en fan ému. En résumé, ils nous ont montré ce que les maîtres du blues de Chicago, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon et consorts leur avaient montré il y a bien longtemps. On peut être vieux et rester cool. " L''histoire des Stones fait partie de la légende du XXe siècle. Ce livre, entièrement remis à jour à l''occasion de leur cinquantième anniversaire, est la biographie la plus complète jamais écrite sur le groupe. Grâce à son talent d''enquêteur et d''écrivain, Philip Norman donne une dimension nouvelle au mythe : la rencontre et les premières tournées sans argent, l''ascension fulgurante des " mauvais garçons " en pleine Beatlemania, les abus de drogues, les scandales et les procès, la mort de Brian Jones, l''enregistrement épique d''Exile on Main St, le contrôle obsessionnel de Jagger sur les affaires du groupe et son divorce avec Jerry Hall, l''apogée des stars multimillionnaires remplissant les plus grands stades, le différend entre les Glimmer Twins après la publication des mémoires de Keith Richards, Life...

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National Bestseller Drawing on previously unknown sources, unpublished letters, and unprecedented access to all the key figures, author and journalist Philip Norman gives us the most complete and revealing portrait of John Lennon that is ever likely to be published. For this masterpiece of biography, Philip Norman set himself the challenge of looking afresh at every aspect of Lennon’s much-chronicled life. He has not just dug deep into the archives, including his own vast collection of tapes and notebooks dating back to the 60s, but spoken to hundreds of witnesses, from every walk of life and every stage of Lennon’s. The interviewees include Sean Lennon, whose moving reminiscences reveal his father as never before, and Yoko Ono, who speaks with sometimes shocking candour about her marriage to John. In his brilliant Shout!, we were shown a band; in John Lennon, Philip Norman gives us a portrait of a man. It reconciles as never before the contradictions of this endlessly fascinating character–the volatile and violent hippie, the phenomenally wealthy advocate of no possessions, the family man and junkie–and his journey from Liverpool suburbia to becoming one of the presiding geniuses of pop culture.

A beautifully written and insightful portrait of a musical legend by one of our most acclaimed biographers. Buddy Holly is the best-known yet most elusive and enigmatic of all Rock ''n'' Roll legends. Now Philip Norman, who has won international praise for his biographies of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and Elton John, has written the definitive story of a short but extraordinary life. Buddy''s records are played, and his memory is cherished, the world over.

Levensbeschrijving van de Britse popartiest (1940-1980).

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.

"This salute to ''the father of New Zealand composition'' offers fascinating insights into the world of New Zealand music. literature and fine art through the eyes and ears of one of our most creative sons, Douglas Lilburn. Affectionately written by composer and musicologist Philip Norman, the book is a happy blend of meticulous research and human-interest revelations from Lilburn''s personal papers. Lilburn was at the vortex of arts activity in New Zealand from the 1940s, forging friendships with cultural luminaries such as Allen Curnow, Denis Glover, Rita Angus and Alistair Campbell, and associations with leading arts organisations, from the National Film Unit and the literary journal Landfall to the New Zealand Players and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. At Victoria University of Wellington, where he taught for thirty years, Lilburn helped found what has become the most influential music school in the country. A number of his former students are now leading composers and teachers. His work was recognised with many honours, including a personal chair in composition and the rare Order of New Zealand, New Zealand''s highest award. The ''musician with the farmer''s hands'', as Lilburn once described himself, touched and enriched many lives. This biography is a lively and long-overdue account of an extraordinary man." --Dust Jacket.

The year is 1953. This biography of the author evokes the joys and heartache of childhood, and takes the reader on a nostalgic trip back to a lost era, when the Isle of Wight was an exotic holiday location and babycham the height of sophistication.

His genius flamed briefly, and then he was gone--killed in a plane crash at 22. Now, the best selling author of the Beatles biography Shout! provides the definitive portrait of one of rock-and-roll''s greatest and most enigmatic figures. of photos.

As Louis Brennan comes to terms with his gift for writing and with one private or public shock after another, Philip Norman conjures up swinging London in vibrant detail. And he leads his hero, and the reader, to startling insights about journalism and to a fresh appreciation of the human comedy in which we all play a part.