Libri di Philip Norman Migliori da leggere e Consigliati

Quando, nel 1969, gli chiesero di seguire le vicende di Apple, Philip Norman non poteva certo immaginare che quell’incontro ravvicinato con i Beatles avrebbe definito la sua carriera di scrittore. Nove anni dopo, infatti, avrebbe iniziato le “ossessive” ricerche poi sfociate in “Shout! The Beatles in their generation”, la prima versione di quella che sarebbe rimasta negli annali come la biografia “definitiva” e insuperata dei Beatles. “Shout!” ripercorre vita e musica dei Fab Four dai primordi disordinati e spesso comici di Liverpool e Amburgo fino ai vertici della Beatlemania, per poi accompagnarli durante il caos di Apple, il collasso degli ideali hippy e infine lo scioglimento della band. Vengono esplorate anche le difficoltà legate alla soffocante eredità dei Beatles e le carriere soliste di John, Paul, George e Ringo. Già profondamente rivista a inizio millennio, la biografia è stata aggiornata alle informazioni disponibili al 2020 in esclusiva per questa nuova traduzione italiana.

A miracle of still-plentiful hair, raw sex-appeal, and strutting talent . The frontman of one of the most influential and controversial groups of all time. A musical genius with a career spanning over four decades. He is a testament to British glamour, the ultimate architect and demi-god of rock. Bestselling biographer Philip Norman offers an unparalleled account of the life of a living legend, Mick Jagger. From Home Counties schoolboy, to rebel without a cause to Sixties rock sensation and global idol, Norman unravels with astonishing intimacy the myth of the inimitable frontman of The Rolling Stones. MICK JAGGER charts his extraordinary journey through scandal-ridden conspiracy, infamous prison spell, hordes of female admirers and a knighthood while stripping away the colossal fame, wealth and idolatry to reveal a story of talent and promise unfulfilled. Understated yet ostentatious; the ultimate incarnation of modern man’s favourite fantasy: ‘sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll’, yet blessed with taste and intelligence; a social chameleon who couldn’t blend in if he tried; always moving with the Jagger swagger yet modest enough to be self-deprecating, Mick was a paradoxical energy that reconfigured the musical landscape. This revelatory tour de force is ample tribute to a flawed genius, a Casanova, an Antichrist and a god who, with characteristic nonchalance realised the dreams of thousands of current contenders and rocker pretenders, longevity, while coasting on a sea of fur rugs.

‘A thorough, objective telling of McCartney’s story – in and out of the most famous band ever.’ ESQUIRE The first biography written with McCartney’s approval and with access to family members and friends closest to him. In 2013, Sir Paul McCartney granted Philip Norman ‘tacit approval’ as his biographer. The result is a masterly and complex portrait of the most successful songwriter in history. It gives a unique insight into McCartney’s childhood, blighted by the loss of his mother when he was fourteen, and into the creative symbiosis and fierce rivalry between John Lennon and himself that powered the Beatles’ music. Here, too, for the first time, is the full story of McCartney’s triumphant but troubled post-Beatles years: the tragic death of his first wife, Linda, and the chaotic divorce from his second wife, Heather Mills. Paul McCartney is the definitive life of a long-misunderstood genius that superbly evokes half a century of popular music and culture.