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De Stones - het meeslepende verhaal van de sjofele rebellen die hun Lelijkste Groep in Engeland lieten uitgroeien tot THE GREATEST GROUP ON EARTH.

For over 25 years, Philip Norman's bestselling Shout! has stood as the definitive Beatles biography. Now, he focuses on the Beatle who sought more than just fame. Utilizing previously untapped sources and gaining unprecedented access to key figures, this biography offers a comprehensive and revealing portrait of John Lennon. It explores every facet of his well-documented life, including the songs that have elevated him to a near-secular saint status posthumously. Through three years of research, Norman uncovers a wealth of new information about familiar episodes in Lennon's life, such as his upbringing by his strict Aunt Mimi, his supposedly wasted school years, and his creative partnership with Paul McCartney. The narrative delves into his love affair with a Japanese performance artist, his ventures into painting and literature, and his experiences with Transcendental Meditation, primal scream therapy, and drugs. Key informants include Sir Paul McCartney, Sir George Martin, Sean Lennon, who shares poignant memories of his father, and Yoko Ono, who candidly discusses their marriage. Honest and unflinching, this biography reveals the complexities of Lennon—tough yet cynical, funny yet vulnerable—while highlighting how the mother who gave him away haunted his mind and music throughout his life.

BEYOND is the first in a series, a sci-fi fantasy adventure set in a mysterious and sometimes nightmarish world, weaving fast action narrative around plucky children fighting against a brutal system. By turns comic and absurd, there is a dark undercurrent that sweeps up from time to time to engulf the unwary.

From the author of the million-copy selling Shout!: The Beatles in Their Generation and the bestselling John Lennon: The Life comes a revealing portrait of George Harrison, the most undervalued and mysterious Beatle. číst celé

This is the story of Elton John, whose career began as Reg Dwight pounding the piano in a Pinner pub, but who achieved massive fame with his performance at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. This edition updates his story.

A biography of rock superstar Elton John by the author of "Shout! The True Story of the The Beatles", "Stones", "The Skater's Waltz" and "The Life and Good Times of the Rolling Stones"

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music.

Renowned for its engaging content, this book has received high praise from notable figures such as Sir Ray Davies of The Kinks. It promises to deliver a captivating narrative that resonates with readers, showcasing elements that are both entertaining and insightful. The endorsement highlights its appeal and suggests a blend of creativity and charm that stands out in its genre.

Norman is an enviably skilled pen-portraitist, with a consummate ability to conjure the presence of [McCartney] ... A powerful sense of McCartney the man comes across in this book's evocative high points ... A capably executed biography, brimming with detail John Harris THE GUARDIAN číst celé

Throughout five decades of fronting the Rolling Stones, Mick Jagger has been seen as the ultimate arrogant, narcissistic superstar, whose sexual appetite and cavalier treatment of women rival Casanova's and whose supposed reckless drug use touched off the most famous scandal in rock history. Norman explores the keen and calculating intelligence that has kept the Stones on their plinth as "the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band" for half a century.

Almost 50 years after his lonely death, Hendrix is the abiding symbol of musical genius cut tragically short. Wild Thing will be the first biography to bring together the splendour and sadness of his brief life, and to attempt to unravel the circumstances of his death. Hendrix revolutionised classic rock, inventing a whole new vocabulary for the guitar. Onstage he pushed the boundaries of Sixties permissiveness, fellating the strings of the guitar with his tongue, lying it flat and straddling it, even setting fire to it. Yet in private he was polite, shy and sweet-natured. Norman will explore these contradictions in a narrative that takes us from Hendrix's roots in Seattle to his louche and glamorous life in Mayfair, when London was the world's most 'swinging' capital and then back to the US with the series of historic outdoor rock festivals that rounded out the decade. Wild Thing will be a celebration of matchless artistry, and a gripping chronicle of those now mythical times. But it will also investigate the peculiar conditions of his death, part whodunnit as it tells the most cautionary of rock 'n' roll parables. After all these years of rumour and speculation, Jimi's ghost may finally be laid to rest.

Looks at the development and the music of the rock group The Rolling Stones. Philip Norman is also the author 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.

"Commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Jimi Hendrix's death, the best-selling author of Shout! delivers a compelling new biography of the legendary guitarist. Celebrated as the most innovative guitarist ever to play, Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970) is renowned for symphonic solos and virtuosic picking (sometimes, with his teeth). But, as Philip Norman describes, before Hendrix was setting guitars aflame onstage, he was a shy kid in Seattle, plucking at a broken ukulele and looking out for his father, who chided him for playing left-handed. Interweaving new interviews with friends, lovers, bandmates, and his family, Wild Thing vividly reconstructs Hendrix's remarkable life- from playing in segregated clubs on the Chitlin' Circuit to earning stardom in Swinging London in 1966. For more than four mindboggling years Hendrix found unparalleled success, making historic appearances at Monterey and Woodstock while becoming the highest paid musician of his day, but it all abruptly ended with his tragic death in the sordid basement of a London hotel. Filled with insights into the greatest moments in rock history, Wild Thing reveals the endlessly complex figure behind the unforgettable riffs"-- Provided by publisher

Fast 50 Jahre nach seinem einsamen Tod wird Jimi Hendrix in der ganzen Welt immer noch geliebt und verehrt. Im September 1970 verstarb die Legende in einem schäbigen Londoner Hotelzimmer und hinterließ eines der größten ungelösten Geheimnisse der Rockwelt. Der Starbiograf Philip Norman wird dem musikalischen und politischen Wirken des Ausnahmetalents nachspüren und die noch verborgenen Facetten dieses kurzen Lebens durchleuchten – er erhielt Zugang zu bisher unveröffentlichten Dokumenten und sprach mit bislang stillen Zeugen aus dem engsten Kreis des Musikers. So wird Normans bewegendes Porträt von Hendrix nicht nur zu einer Hommage an den Künstler, sondern auch zu einem spannenden Kriminalstück.

Biografia Beatles od Philipa Normana je najdôležitejšou knihou o najvplyvnejšej kapele v dejinách hudby a zároveň pútavým príbehom o životoch jej členov a dobe, v ktorej tvorili. Táto aktualizovaná publikácia mapuje cestu štyroch neupravených liverpoolskych mladíkov od divokých a často komických začiatkov cez ohromujúci vrchol zhmotnený vo fenoméne beatlemánie až po náhly rozpad kapely. Autor opisuje aj boj jej členov s hudobným škatuľkovaním a okolnosti úmrtia Johna Lennona a Georgea Harrisona. Zábavná, duchaplná a dojímavá kniha Shout! Beatles a ich skutočný príbeh sa už krátko po vydaní stala bestsellerom a predalo sa z nej viac než milión výtlačkov. Zaradila sa medzi povinné čítanie nielen pre fanúšikov a fanúšičky Beatles, ale aj pre každého, kto sa zaujíma o históriu popmusic.