For this towering figure, whose influence on popular music continues to reverberate almost 30 years after his death, there were surprisingly few quality John Lennon Biographies. Exhaustive Effort by Philip Norman claims to be definitive, largely due to the cooperation and input of several key players, namely McCartney and Yoko Ono Lennon's widow, although subsequently withdrew his blessing, considering it "unfair" treatment of Norman. That may or may not be, depending on whether or not you thought of Lennon was a total git.
In terms of events, ' John Lennon: The Life ' contains every detail that could want, describing the minutiae of Lennon family situation and the Beatles ' Hamburg years particularly alive in detail. Cats who are finally left out of their bags, such as the owner of the apartment Pino-coated immortalized in ' Norwegian Wood ' and the truth behind the holiday did-they-or-not-they that Lennon spent with manager Brian Epstein will delight in the gossipmongers.A significant contribution from Yoko Ono Franc also manages to collect some sympathy over the witch-hunt that she swallowed during the final days of the Beatles. the subject itself, in principle, a man encounters as thoroughly unpleasant, incapable of recognizing the greatness of his greatest achievements or the essential contribution of the other, in particular the producer George Martin.
That is all very well. As a chronicle of the life of Lennon-what did-book of Philip Norman is near essential, even if it ends abruptly, with no discussion of his elevation after Holiness. But if you want to know the inspiration, the moments of bulb above-heads and the true essence of genius that has lifted the way John Lennon above its peers, you still need to turn to remarkable ' Revolution In The Head of Ian MacDonald '.
That said, "life" is still a titanic effort, but ultimately is a book that, like most of Lennon output-only, you can admire rather than love.
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