Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George Harrison

Geoffrey Giuliano

Da Capo Press, 1997 - Biography & Autobiography - 290 pages

The least understood and most paradoxical of the Beatles, George Harrison has parried for more than twenty-five years any attempt to penetrate the public enigma that cloaks the private man—that is, until Dark Horse. In the mid–1980s Geoffrey Giuliano lived in the "often wonderfully unreal" world of Harrison and his friends, interviews with whom are the basis for much of this vivid and revealing portrait. Here are Harrison's Liverpool childhood, the forging of the Beatles, their unheralded ascendancy, and the bitter break-up; his turbulent solo career with its soaring successes and harrowing setbacks; his reincarnation as a Traveling Wilbury; his impact as a record and film producer; his oft-publicized and misjudged spiritual quest; and much more. This edition includes an additional chapter that discusses Harrison's life through the twenty-fifth-anniversary reunion of the surviving Beatles to record new tracks for their video and musical anthology, as well as updated appendices and rare, previously unpublished photos. The result is a comprehensive, illuminating look at George Harrison's musical career and inner life.

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Review: Dark Horse: The Life And Art Of George Harrison

User Review  - Sweet - Goodreads

Poorly written and researched. George deserves better.

Review: Dark Horse: The Life And Art Of George Harrison

User Review  - Kacey - Goodreads

Conglomeration of bits from other books and interviews. Going to move on to I Me Mine by Harrison himself and see if there is more substance there.

About the author

Geoffrey Giuliano, one of the leading authorities on the Beatles, is the author of Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George ; Behind Blue Eyes: The Life of Pete Townsend; The Lost Beatles Interviews; The Lost John Lennon Interviews; and many other books on rock music and culture.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Dark Horse: The Life and Art of George Harrison
• Author: Geoffrey Giuliano
• Edition: 2, illustrated
• Publisher: Da Capo Press, 1997
• ISBN: 0306807475, 9780306807473
• Length: 290 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Composers & Musicians