John Lennon Called Out 'The Beatles: The Authorised Biography' — and the Author Responded

Only one book about The Beatles was published during their time together. However, John Lennon had some criticisms for the book. Here’s how the author behind The Beatles: The Authorised Biography reacted to his words.

John famously gave an interview to Rolling Stone’s Jann S. Wenner which Wenner later published as a book called Lennon Remembers. John told Wenner that Hunter Davies’ The Beatles: The Authorised Biography was not truthful at all. He said it didn’t mention The Beatles’ orgies because the members of the band didn’t want to hurt their wives’ feelings. In addition, he said he would have preferred a book that was “real.”

For The Guardian, Davies wrote about John’s response to The Beatles: The Authorised Biography. “John had a go at my book on the Beatles, the only authorised biography,” he said. “When it came out, in 1968, it was seen as brutally honest. Hard to believe now, but at the time biographies of popular heroes revealed no warts. The word ‘f*ck’ was used and taking LSD admitted. Daring, huh?”

Source: cheatsheet.com

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