![]() Dogged chronology is untrue to life, too. My system is to cut those boring bits out. I’ve always found exhaustive biographies, which is most of them, boring. How did your multicoloured approach to writing biographies evolve? The others often resented Paul for being the band’s driving force but without him, they wouldn’t have achieved nearly as much. Things like She’s Leaving Home, Eleanor Rigby and Here, There and Everywhere are so beautiful. He not only had this extraordinary genius for melody but for lyrics too. Paul was the one I always wanted to be and since doing the book, he remains my favourite. ![]() I can’t claim a lifelong friendship but he was very pleasant. I briefly met Paul at a gig in 1973 and asked him to sign the only thing I had on me, which happened to be a Roxy Music album. I also remember singing Yellow Submarine at boy scout camp. I was 10 in 1967, so came in at the Sgt Pepper period. The book is 600 pages but could’ve been 10 times the length.ĭo you remember when you first heard the Beatles? There’s the sociological backdrop, the curious phenomenon of fandom, the array of interesting weirdos in their orbit… It’s endlessly fascinating. Once they became successful, of course, it didn’t make them happier. It’s a complete contrast to Princess Margaret’s, which is a sort of stationary life. ![]() Very, because the Beatles story has got everything. ![]()
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