Robert M. (songman) reviewed on 8/17/2011 + 2 more book reviews

On February 9th 1964 I became a "Beatle Freak". George was always my favorite Beatle. I enjoy reading anything about him that I can. This book was no exception.

While I read with interest Pattie's inside information of her circle of friends, I came away with the idea that she had/has a somewhat grandiose perception of her influence on George and Eric.

According to Pattie, it was she who first dabbled in "chanting" which became such an important part of George's life, an event that put him on his path of inner enlightenment.

She states that the song "Something" was written for her. Maybe it was but other things I have read indicate very strongly that George actually wrote it as a love song for the Lord Krishna but had to make it sound as if he was singing about a female in order for it to be accepted by the public.

She also says that her refusal to respond to Eric Clapton's affections caused him to begin using heroin and thus, resulted in his addiction to it and a life of self-destruction.

Since I wasn't there, all of these things could be true. But some of them do seem a little far-fetched. Still, I feel that reading this book was not a waste of time. I liked reading about George's interactions with Pattie's family as well as other scenarios of their life together. Some people have commented on her tendency to jump around from event to event which to them was confusing. I agree that she does do that and at times I also had difficulty keeping her time frames straight. But my mind kinda works the same way as her writing style so it wasn't that big of a deal for me. I still liked her story.

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