Shout! - The True Story of the Beatles

Published to coincide with the 40th anniversary of Beatlemania, this updated edition contains insights into the rise of the Beatles, their final years, the chaos of Apple and the collapse of hippy idealism.In the first Beatles biography, Philip Norma has close working relationships with each of the Fab Four, having interviewed them many times since 1965 and observed first hand the events that led to the split during 1969-70. The resulting book contained insights into the rise of the Beatles, their final years, the chaos of Apple and the collapse of Hippy idealism.; Fully updated, this book is for anyone with an interest in pop music, the Sixties and the pleasures and perils of fame.