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Behind Sad Eyes: The Life of George Harrison
by
Marc Shapiro
Shrouded in a sea of mystery, the elusive George Harrison has long been the most private and enigmatic member of the Beatles. From his hard knock childhood in Liverpool to his ascendance into rock infamy, George Harrison's life has been a torpid ride filled with legendary success and heart crushing defeat.
New York Times bestselling author Marc Shapiro sheds new ligh...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
January 2nd 2003
by St. Martin's Griffin
(first published 2002)
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George was always my favorite Beatle, an post-Beatles, his work was what I liked the most.
This book is good, and it had to be told, but I still liked George the best.
My favorite song is Here Comes the Sun.
Because he was a guitar player, I will always remember him as the inspiration for my life. And, though the book pre-dates it, the Concert for George held in London a year after his death is awesome! --From A Reader's Journal, by d r melbie.
This book is good, and it had to be told, but I still liked George the best.
My favorite song is Here Comes the Sun.
Because he was a guitar player, I will always remember him as the inspiration for my life. And, though the book pre-dates it, the Concert for George held in London a year after his death is awesome! --From A Reader's Journal, by d r melbie.
There are rare occasions when appallingly poor writing, absence of editing and a gonna-sell-my-biography-of-the-rich-and-famous style all come together to render a dark stain on a great person's life story. I'm a huge, life-long fan of George Harrison. I should know better than to think reading crap books about him will do anything but offend. In the case of this book, it was not just the content that sucked. The writing was very poor, and the editor obviously was not paying any attention. My ad...more
Interesting and reflective in parts, gave me a greater appreciation for his creativity and spirtual sides. A little gossipy in parts, but the author did try to remain objective for the most parts. Some value judgements by the author on George's motives, things he could never possibly know, contributed to my assessment of being gossipy. If you want to learn more about his early life, and creative portions of his life, it is an interesting read.
I was very disappointed in this book. He gets the facts wrong and seems to write with an agenda. I don't recommend it at all.
Interesting as I spent more of my time in love with Paul, but not a page-turner read; more like a long magazine piece
OK READ. VERY INFORMATIONAL ABOUT BEATLES FORMATION AND LIFE OF GEORGE.
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Marc Shapiro is the author of the New York Times bestselling biography, J.K. Rowling: The Wizard behind Harry Potter, and more than a dozen other celebrity biographies. He has been a freelance entertainment journalist for more than twenty-five years, covering film, television, and music for a number of national and international newspapers and magazines.
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