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Mark lewisohn paul mccartney7/7/2023 ![]() ![]() “I’m not happy with the biographies of the Beatles. On the already existing Beatles biographies: ![]() Karen was kind enough to transcribe some of these comments the following is a selection covering Lewisohn’s discussion of these various subjects. In the second part of the interview, Lewisohn reveals that he has accessed the notes Albert Goldman compiled while researching The Lives of John Lennon and praises Goldman’s research methods while, at the same time, acknowledging Goldman’s fatal flaw of selectively choosing evidence to support his pre-determined thesis. The interview also covered more contentious topics, including Lewisohn’s evaluation of the posthumous lionization of John Lennon, how that lionization has impacted Paul McCartney’s reputation, and his conclusion that that lionization is now done his current assessment of Philip Norman’s Shout!, a narrative-defining work on which Lewisohn served as a researcher and his own professional interactions with George Harrison and Paul McCartney. ![]() In a recent two-part interview, Mark Lewisohn offered some interesting thoughts regarding why a premier Beatles history needs to be written, and written correctly discussion of his own research methods and approaches, and his evaluation of where the Beatles stand in comparison to other titans of art and culture. ![]()
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