Brian got curious enough to visit the Cavern, where he was hit by the thunderbolt. So now he was a beginner in the world of music hustling, and the Beatles had a manager who made up for his naiveté with his devotion—dreaming the Beatles became his all-consuming passion. He got them out of leather, dressed them up in suits, made them stop swearing and eating and drinking and belching onstage. Mr. Epstein’s dream was so seductive, they began to share it. The
