Description
Behind The Locked Door is Graeme Thomson's rich, insightful account of George Harrison's extraordinary life and career.
As a Beatle, Harrison underwent a bewilderingly compressed early adulthood, buffeted by unprecedented levels of fame and success. After Beatlemania left him unsettled and unfulfilled his became a quest for deeper meaning which travelled far beyond the parameters of his former band and indeed music itself.
This elegant, in-depth biography tracks him assiduously through his many changes and conflicts, from schoolboy guitarist to global superstar, God seeker to independent film-maker, Formula One enthusiast to UNICEF Fundraiser, and marks the perennial struggle of a man attempting to walk a spiritual path lined with temptation.
Drawing on scores of new interviews with close friends and collaborators, rigorous research and critical insight, George Harrison: Behind The Locked Door is the ultimate account of the motives and varied achievements of an often misunderstood man. It is also an intimate character study, beautifully illustrating the eternal yin and tang of Harrison's nature; the definitive account of a compelling, contradictory life.
Author: Graeme Thomson
Publisher: Omnibus Press
Published: 03/01/2016
Pages: 488
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d
ISBN13: 9781785582691
ISBN10: 1785582690
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Music
- Music | Genres & Styles | Rock
- Music | Individual Composer & Musician
About the Author
Graeme Thomson is one of Britain's leading music writers. As the author of critically acclaimed and definitive biographies of George Harrison (Behind the Locked Door Omnibus Press 2013) and Elvis Costello (Complicated Shadows, Canongate, 2004).