Howard Sounes, the bestselling author of Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan and Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life, turns his considerable reporting and storytelling skills to one of the most famous, talented?and wealthiest?men alive: Paul McCartney.
Fab is the first exhaustive biography of the legendary musician; it tells Sir Paul’s whole life story, from childhood to present day, from working-class Liverpool beginnings to the cultural phenomenon that was The Beatles to his many solo incarnations.
Fab is the definitive portrait of McCartney, a man of contradictions and a consummate musician far more ruthless, ambitious, and moody than his relaxed public image implies. Based on original research and more than two hundred new interviews, Fab also reveals for the first time the full story of his two marriages, romances, family feuds, phenomenal wealth, and complex relationships with his fellow ex-Beatles.
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Booklist,Top Ten Biographies: 2011, 6/1/11
“This is the first comprehensive, candid, and up-to-date portrait of Sir Paul McCartney.”
Curled Up with a Good Book, 9/25/11
“Sounes is not afraid to call out McCartney on some of his less than stellar work...Fab is a good book for learning who McCartney was and who he became.” Hudson Valley News, 12/21/11“The Beatles did, indeed, change the course of music forever. Read all about it, fans.”
Portland Book Review, March/April Issue“This book takes readers beyond the success of the Beatles—the pop culture icons and classic musicians—and sheds light upon their life before stardom. The author writes with so much heart he makes readers feel as though they’re walking with Paul McCartney through his life...Fab is an essential piece to add to any Beatles fan collection.”
Vancouver Columbian, 6/24/12“A well-researched extremely detailed biography...If you’re a fan of ‘the cute Beatle’ and want more than the tidbits you might find in People magazine, this is the biography for you.”
Montreal Gazette, 12/11/10
“One might think Paul McCartney's life has already been examined exhaustively, but the post-Beatles years—and that's a lot of years—have always been given short shrift until now...Sounes is a tenacious researcher.” Kirkus
One of the Best Biographies of 2010. Booklist, 12/20/102010 Adult Editors’ Choice
New York Times, 12/19/10“Expand[s] on the myth for insatiable Beatlemaniacs.”
Washington Times, 12/24/10“[Sounes] writes quite movingly about [Linda McCartney’s] death from cancer.”
WomanAroundTown.com, 12/17/10
“This book...is nearly as fascinating as ‘the cute Beatle’ himself.” Blog on Books, 12/1/10
Metroland, 12/13/10
“Moves smoothly from the familiar coming together and dissolution of the Beatles on to the subsequent bulk of his life as a solo artist, father, husband (including the disastrous second go-round), and knighted man of wealth.” Waterbury Sunday Republican, 12/5/10
“Door-stopper thick...Though the Beatles may be the most written about musical act in world history, Sounes’ giant book reminds us that the existence of the ‘Fab Four’ comprised only a thin slice of McCartney’s life.” Acadiana LifeStyle, December 2010
“Paul’s life, loves and music are fully explored. This is a must for Beatle/McCartney fans.” Winnipeg Free Press (Canada), 12/11/10
“Provid[es] a window into the entirety of the great pop musician's creative and personal journey...Impressive...McCartney's life has been well documented in print, but never with such expanse...In many ways, Fab is as much a recollection of another time as it is a window onto a great artist's accomplishments and, not infrequently, failures.”
Word, November 2010
“[T]he first major unauthorized biography.... Howard Sounes brings to the task the same solid journalistic values he employed in writing his Dylan biography Down the Highway,which succeeded in unearthing troves of new information through the simple expedient of diligent legwork, hunting down the right people, and asking them the right questions.”
Rolling Stone, 11/11/10
“Few Beatle biographies are as exhaustive as this 634-page epic: Sounes paints an unsparing portrait of McCartney...For fans willing to ponder their hero’s flaws, Fab delivers all you need to know—and a lot more.”
Booklist, July 2010
“Everyone knows who Paul McCartney is. And everyone can imagine how much in demand this biography will be.”
Kirkus, 9/15/10
“[A] solid addition to the ever-expanding library of books about the Beatle named Paul...More than 200 interviews—and no-nonsense attention to detail...The graceful prose and superb storytelling create a riveting narrative.”
Melbourne Herald Sun (Australia), 1/8/11
“Howard Sounes has done his homework to turn up so much that even Beatles fans might not have known. These 672 pages mostly demand attention, much more so than 671 pages of McCartney's authorised biography...A compelling re-telling of rock's greatest story.”
Charleston Post and Courier, 1/9/11
“This comprehensive text is billed as ‘the first exhaustive biography of Sir Paul,’ and it lives up to that billing. The book is well-researched and finely detailed, with many pages of source documentation provided...The book is stuffed with fascinating anecdotes and previously unpublished incidents...An excellent resource.”
Blurt Online, 10/18/10
“The portrait painted in Howard Sounes’ Fab is of a man with more to him than meets the eye or ear...Sounes' treatment of Paul is fairly even-handed though. He doesn't shy away from the bad and doesn't overstate the good...There's still a hunger for all things Beatle and Sounes' book has its place.”
Howard Sounes is the bestselling author of meticulously researched and revelatory books including Down the Highway: The Life of Bob Dylan and Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life. He lives in London.
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