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Riding So High : The Beatles and Drugs by Joe Goodden (2017, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPepper & Pearl
ISBN-101999803302
ISBN-139781999803308
eBay Product ID (ePID)3038415764
Product Key Features
Book TitleRiding So High : the Beatles and Drugs
Number of Pages364 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHistory & Criticism, Composers & Musicians
Publication Year2017
IllustratorYes
GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorJoe Goodden
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal782.421660922
Synopsis'Who gave the drugs to the Beatles? I didn't invent those things. I bought it from someone who got it from somebody. We never invented the stuff.' - John Lennon Riding So High charts the Beatles' extraordinary odyssey from teenage drinking and pill-popping, to cannabis, LSD, the psychedelic Summer of Love and the darkness beyond. Drugs were central to the Beatles' story from the beginning. The acid, pills and powders helped form bonds, provided escape from the chaos of Beatlemania, and inspired colossal leaps in songwriting and recording. But they also led to break-ups, breakdowns, drug busts and prison. The only full-length study of the Beatles and drugs, Riding So High tells of getting stoned, kaleidoscope eyes, excess, loss and redemption, with a far-out cast including speeding Beatniks, a rogue dentist, a script-happy aristocratic doctor, corrupt police officers and Hollywood Vampires. 'The deeper you go, the higher you fly...' 'An essential new work in Beatles historiography.'- Erin Torkelson Weber, author of The Beatles and the Historians, 'Who gave the drugs to the Beatles? I didn't invent those things. I bought it from someone who got it from somebody. We never invented the stuff.' - John Lennon Riding So High charts the Beatles' extraordinary odyssey from teenage drinking and pill-popping, to cannabis, LSD, the psychedelic Summer of Love and the darkness beyond. Drugs were central to the Beatles' story from the beginning. The acid, pills and powders helped form bonds, provided escape from the chaos of Beatlemania, and inspired colossal leaps in songwriting and recording. But they also led to break-ups, breakdowns, drug busts and prison. The only full-length study of the Beatles and drugs, Riding So High tells of getting stoned, kaleidoscope eyes, excess, loss and redemption, with a far-out cast including speeding Beatniks, a rogue dentist, a script-happy aristocratic doctor, corrupt police officers and Hollywood Vampires. 'The deeper you go, the higher you fly...' 'An essential new work in Beatles historiography.' - Erin Torkelson Weber, author of The Beatles and the Historians
LC Classification NumberML421.B4G55 2017
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- Sep 28, 2020
The Fabs felt drugs were essential. Therefore, this book is essential.
The Beatles were among the first pop bands to openly admit to using psychedelic drugs & went on the record in support for the decriminalization of marijuana. The band's leader, though, had a history of alcohol and substance (ANY substance, hard or soft) use which absolutely affected his art. The band's most successful songwriter had a long love affair with cannabis. As an addict myself, I cannot imagine the Beatles' story without a detailed discussion of their drug use. John Lennon was one of the first celebrity "LSD casualties" which led to the warping of his personality which led to his attraction to Yoko Ono which led to John becoming the first British rock musician of the era to get a heroin addiction. I know the role substances play in an addict's life. Drugs were absolutely as important in John Lennon's life as, say, music or art. And, probably in that order of importance. I suppose Mark Lewisohn will (should) cover this topic in his 2nd and 3rd books in his series, but I'm 52 and I'll be lucky to live long enough for this book to be published. (In fact, Lewisohn's approach to (esp John's) use of hard drugs will be the most fascinating to read, and impossible to neglect. Until the final Lewisohn books, "Flying So High" will remain the most important book about the most important thing to John Lennon & Paul McCartney - intoxicating substances. The only weakness is the lack of detail of George Harrison's 1970s era. I'm sure George did his share of drugs. His voice during the 1974 tour disaster might be attributed to nicotine and cocaine. Yes, drugs ruined the only U.S. tour George ever conducted.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
