Peter Brown, a former director of Apple Corps and close confidant to the Beatles, uses his personal access to document the band’s internal dissolution. He details the financial mismanagement by Allen Klein and Lee Eastman, the heavy drug use during the recording of the White Album, and the intensifying friction between Yoko Ono and the rest of the group. The narrative focuses on the interpersonal animosity that eroded the band's professional cohesion, specifically highlighting the private disputes between Lennon and McCartney over the appointment of a new business manager.
This account is written for readers who want an uncensored look at the conflicts that ended the 1960s pop era. Musicians and historians read it to understand the logistical and emotional collapse of a major artistic enterprise. The audience gains a clear perspective on how legal battles, personal infatuations, and substance abuse dismantled a global brand. A reader walks away with a blunt record of the band’s private lives, devoid of the idealized imagery promoted by the music industry.
- Published
- 1983
- Language
- EN
