New Book: Paul McCartney, The Life
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Is this really "authorized"? Anyone know? Phillip Norman's at it again: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-norman/paul-mccartney/9780316269407/
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Fan4-45years:
Is this really "authorized"? Anyone know? Phillip Norman's at it again: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-norman/paul-mccartney/9780316269407/
From what I have read about the book, Paul didn't sit down to interviews with Norman, but he did cooperate via email to inquiries from Norman. So I guess you can call it "authorized." Can't be worse than the Sounes book, Fab.
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Fan4-45years:
Is this really "authorized"? Anyone know? Phillip Norman's at it again: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-norman/paul-mccartney/9780316269407/
I'm looking forward to this book. His Lennon biography was very good by all accounts.
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dcshark:
Fan4-45years:
Is this really "authorized"? Anyone know? Phillip Norman's at it again: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-norman/paul-mccartney/9780316269407/
I'm looking forward to this book. His Lennon biography was very good by all accounts.
Yeah, that was good. And, he had a gazillion sources listed.
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Fan4-45years:
Is this really "authorized"? Anyone know? Phillip Norman's at it again: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-norman/paul-mccartney/9780316269407/
It says "written with his approval" on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Paul-McCartney-Life-Philip-Norman/dp/0316327964/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1459994267&sr=1-1&keywords=mccartney+the+life -
Looks like Paul's finally made with with Phillip Norman, he was livid with him for years at his portrayal in Norman's book "shout" iirc.
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Eeee Cor Blimey:
Looks like Paul's finally made with with Phillip Norman, he was livid with him for years at his portrayal in Norman's book "shout" iirc.
.....or 'Shite' as Paul called it.
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Kestrel:
Eeee Cor Blimey:
Looks like Paul's finally made with with Phillip Norman, he was livid with him for years at his portrayal in Norman's book "shout" iirc.
.....or 'Shite' as Paul called it.
I bought that book years ago and read maybe a fourth of it. Never got back to it. Sitting on the shelf. I always heard that Norman downplayed Paul's role in the Beatles.
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Fan4-45years:
Kestrel:
Eeee Cor Blimey:
Looks like Paul's finally made with with Phillip Norman, he was livid with him for years at his portrayal in Norman's book "shout" iirc.
.....or 'Shite' as Paul called it.
I bought that book years ago and read maybe a fourth of it. Never got back to it. Sitting on the shelf. I always heard that Norman downplayed Paul's role in the Beatles.
I read it, and enjoyed it. I NEVER got the feeling Paul was downplayed in SHOUT. Could be Paul wanted something more like..... Paul McCartney: A Life!!!
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If it's authorized, I ain't interested.
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audi:
If it's authorized, I ain't interested.
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audi:
If it's authorized, I ain't interested.
You mean its likely to be another whitewash job?
I hope not as this could be the last chance in Paul's lifetime that we're going to get a fair but accurate biography. -
Kestrel:
audi:
If it's authorized, I ain't interested.
You mean its likely to be another whitewash job?
I hope not as this could be the last chance in Paul's lifetime that we're going to get a fair but accurate biography.Well, Norman had Yoko looking like a saint in John's book, instead of a desperate person who "stalked John unmercifully because she and her husband were broke and about to be evicted from their London flat (per Tony Bramwell at AROTR live talk, 2013)." I was there and asked the question of who pursued whom between John and Yoko. So, the short answer: Entirely possible.
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Fan4-45years:
Is this really "authorized"? Anyone know? Phillip Norman's at it again: http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/philip-norman/paul-mccartney/9780316269407/
I hope the author did not do a "hachette" job on Paul.
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What is the best book on Paul, to buy?
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love2travel:
What is the best book on Paul, to buy?
Depends on the era really. I certainly enjoyed the following books: 1940's / 1950's: The McCartneys * In The Town Where They Were Born ( Kevin Roach) 1950's / 1960's: Thank U Very Much (Mike McCartney) 1960's Many Years From Now (Barry Miles) 1960's / 1970's The Paul McCartney Story (George Tremlett) 1970's Man On The Run (Tom Doyle)
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I've got an advance copy of this new book coming, and I'm excited because I enjoyed Norman's Lennon bio...even given his past bias against Paul, he seems to have acknowledged it and this should be a good book. I did recently review Many Years From Now if anyone is interested: http://rnrchemist.blogspot.com/2016/03/book-review-paul-mccartney-many-years.html
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I always found Chet Flippo's Macca bio book very detailed and an entertaining read.
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Conversations with McCartney by Paul du Noyer (Author)
