As soon as the Beatles became famous, the spin machines began to construct a myth, a myth that has continued to this day. Biographers have come and gone, each repeating the story precisely as they were meant to.But the truth is much more interesting, much more exciting, and much more moving. Now, after years of research around the world, hundreds of unprecedented interviews, and the mining of tens of thousands of documents (many never before seen), Bob Spitz has written the masterpiece biography that Beatles fans have been waiting for. Spitz restores the Beatles to what they were: a loud, angry, rock and roll band-kids who became gods, not gods who happened to look like kids.This is a biography of a band in full, not the story of John and Paul and their two mates from Liverpool. Here we see a vibrant Ringo, sharply portrayed for the first time, willing the Beatles to produce the classic White Album. And here we see in vivid focus George+s wild passion for innovative music.

鲍勃.施皮茨（Bob Spitz），曾担任布鲁斯.斯普林斯汀与埃尔顿.约翰的经纪人，著有《超级巨星的诞生》（The Making of Superstars）、《迪伦传》(Dylan: A Biography)《赤足步入巴比伦》（Barefoot in Babylon）、《光芒四射》（Shoot out the Lights）等书，文章常在《纽约时报杂志》、《先生》、《华盛顿邮报》、《康德纳斯旅行者》、《男士月刊》、GQ、In Style、Sky等报刊发表。目前居住在美国康涅狄格州。