You Never Give Me Your Money
The Beatles After the Breakup

The nauseating subtitle “The Battle for the Soul of the Beatles” appears to have been replaced in a later edition by “The Beatles after the Break-Up” but that’s not quite right either because this is a very detailed account of the break-up itself – this is the first half of the book – followed by th......more

Whenever The Beatles are brought up, it evokes those in the conversation to enter a time machine in their mind that takes them back to another time and place. I find it to be truly fascinating that a band who in their final configuration (McCartney, Lennon, Harrison, and Starr) essentially played to......more

Peter Doggett takes his title from the opening lyrics of the "Abbey Road Medley", and it is apt on multiple levels. Ringo Starr is referred to throughout the book as Richard Starkey, who admonished the author "Don't use my stage name." Doggett quotes my favorite George Harrison line: Avant garde is......more

A gripping, enthralling record of the grotesque side effects of global fame and enormous riches "You Never Give Me Your Money: The Battle For The Soul Of The Beatles” concludes with.... “The soul of the Beatles turned out to reside not in the boardroom of Apple Corps or the bank accounts of four mult......more

As a longtime Beatles fan I was looking forward to reading this book. After having finished it, I thought it had been worth my while, but barely. Doggett is very gifted writer whose prose flows effortlessly; I never felt like I was bogged down while reading "Money". However, I was left somewhat disa......more