Peter Brown (26) (1937–)

This book was available at my local library when I was a teenager in the 90s. I must have read it about five times. It was my favorite book about the Beatles.

This book was available at my local library when I was a teenager in the 90s. I must have read it about five times. It was my favorite book about the Beatles.

Peter Brown was a Beatles associate dating back from Liverpool days and here he dishes the dirt - lots of sex, drugs and rock 'n roll (gee, maybe Paul is not my intended after all, though he does come off as far less debauched than John). Published in 1983, the book begins with Cynthia Lennon returning from a 1968 trip to find Yoko in her house, and ends with John's murder (with flashbacks to earlier times in between).

According to Lennon, Peter Brown "came to the party late," at the tail end of Apple, and was one who took three hour lunches, and was pissed when The Beatles broke up because it ended the "gravy train".

It is especially telling that these "kiss-and-tells" were all published AFTER Lennon was murdered -- when he could not answer back.

Much more worthy are Shout!, by Philip Norman, and the authorized The Beatles, by Hunter Davies.