Published: 1 September 2010
ISBN: 9781409086642
Imprint: Vintage Digital
Format: EBook
Pages: 400

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You Never Give Me Your Money

The Battle For The Soul Of The Beatles

Peter Doggett

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The most important book about the Beatles since Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head.

When Paul McCartney told the world in 1970 that he had no plans to work with the Beatles again, it was widely viewed as a cultural tragedy by the media and public alike. But one of the most fascinating phases of the Beatles' story was just about to begin.

Now, for the first time, You Never Give Me Your Money tells the dramatic story of the Fab Four post 1969. It charts the almost Shakespearean rivalry of the Lennon and McCartney families, the conflict in George Harrison’s life between spirituality and fame, and Richard Starkey’s efforts to escape the alcoholism that threatened to kill him. It also chronicles the transformation of their multi-media company, Apple Corps, from a bastion of 1960s counter-culture into a corporate behemoth.

The best of rock'n'roll writers, Peter Doggett gives us a compelling human drama, spanning from tragedy to triumphant reunion, and court battles to chart success, tracing the untold story of a group and a legacy that will never be forgotten.

Published: 1 September 2010
ISBN: 9781409086642
Imprint: Vintage Digital
Format: EBook
Pages: 400

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About the author

Peter Doggett

Peter Doggett has been writing about popular music and social and cultural history for more than thirty years. His books include the acclaimed There's a Riot Going On: Revolutionaries, Rock Stars and the Rise and Fall of '60's Counter-culture,The Man Who Sold the World: David Bowie and the 1970s and Electric Shock:From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 years of Pop Music.

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Praise for You Never Give Me Your Money

The Beatles Story you haven't read
GQ

Enthralling...impossible to put down...fascinating
Independent

Truly remarkable...a gripping narrative...the most important book on its subject since Revolution In The Head
Sunday Herald

Refreshingly straightforward and highly readable portraits of the leading players...compulsive
Daily Telegraph

What Doggett has achieved is a laying bare of the darker consequences of enormous fame and wealth
Brian Boyd, Irish Times

A breath-taking record of uncontrolled fame's grotesque side-effects
Victoria Segal, Q Magazine

A page-turner, and for its genre and uncharacteristically literate one. The shelf of Beatles reads is short, but 'You Never Give Me Your Money' belongs on it
Christopher Bray, Literary Review

A familiar story, freshly told
Ludovic Hunter-Tinley, Financial Times, Music books of the year

4*, well worth reading
William Leith, Scotland on Sunday

offers refreshingly straightforward and highly readable portraits of the Beatles
Telegraph

an engaging narrative...paints a convincing picture of the relationship between Lennon and Yoko Ono and its impact on the financial and legal disputes which trailed success
Judith Rice, Sunday Guardian

Doggett has produced a fresh approach to the band.
Sunday Herald

...highly readableand full of great quotes...and surprising anecdotes.
Brandon Robshaw, Independent on Sunday

The book I most enjoyed reading last week was You Never Give Me Your Money, Peter Doggett's meticulous account of the Beatles in the years after the band fell apart.
Independent on Sunday, DJ Taylor

This brilliantly related work about the achievements and mishaps of The Beatles after they broke up is a guilty pleasure but irresistibly compelling
Boyd Tonkin, Independent