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Summary: How are we to know?
Review: This book tries to peek into a private world, with mixed results. When George Harrison himself said of the author that "the guy knows more about my life than I do," as is quoted on the jacket of some editions, I don't think he meant it as a compliment. Rather, I think he meant that some of this stuff isn't true, which it may not be. Mostly Guilano rambles around quoting interviews and borrowing prose from his own other books.
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Summary: HARI'S SON
Review: This is the SPIRIT of Harrison captured on paper and ink. Not an easy thing to do. Great work on a great man!
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Summary: DON'T BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: To quote Olivia Harrison from "The Guardian" dated October 10, 1992:
"To rate himself the world's greatest rock and roll biographer (a laughable title in the first place) is nothing but delusion. He has only been in the vicinity of my husband for about 10 minutes and considers himself an expert.
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His life is a 'curse' to himself and perhaps his admitted 300 acid trips by the age of 19 has something to do with it. I'm sick of this guy"If you want to read about George Harrison, go and buy the "Beatles Anthology" and hear from the man himself.
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Summary: Inconsistent
Review: What can you expect from a slim volume on the life of a highly private and religious man whose musical associates were far more interesting than he was? Not much, and that's what you'll find here. The sections on the Beatles are sketchy and padded with over-familiar trivia. The post-Beatles stuff is fresher, but like so many biographers Giuliano seems to have no insight at all when it comes to the music. Instead, he babbles at length about Harrison's Eastern mysticism and hunts for anything resembling a sexual or drug-related scandal, digging up barely enough to justify the exercise. There are some good parts like the useful discography and frequent photo sections. And then there's the thematic, semi-chronological organization, which gives Giuliano room to expound on related themes like Harrison's bizarre country estate. Not the most interesting rock bio in the world, but as the author himself notes, you're pretty much stuck with it if you want to read about John and Paul's sidekick.
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