«The Last Days of John Lennon» is a book that, beyond addressing the last stage of the Beatle, searches within the history of the emblematic British band.

Despite its title, James Patterson’s work spans from Lennon’s childhood to the formation and separation of The Beatles, as well as his solo career and with Yoko Ono.

Something that gives rigor to the book is the interviews that support much of the material, including fellow Beatle Paul McCartney.

And the principal author is a skilled writer with 275 books and 425 million copies sold.

If we add that the center of the work is one of the greatest musicians in history, it can be said that it is a book worth reading.

If we add that the center of the work is one of the greatest musicians in history, it can be said that it is a book worth reading.

Patterson writes like a news agency journalist: in short, direct sentences, but not because of the lack of literary imagination.

John Lennon, non fiction murder

Another feature that stands out is that in «The Last Days of John Lennon» you can detect the author’s job as a writer of crime novels.

But since it is not fiction but one of the most notorious murders in history, Patterson requested the collaboration of real crime writers.

It is about Casey Sherman and Dave Wedge, authors of «<a href="http://Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph over Tragedy«>Boston Strong: A City’s Triumph over Tragedy«, focused on the marathon attack.

As a result, came this non-fiction book written by a novelist with the help of 2 crime investigators.

Could you ask for more? Well, Patterson is also a rock and roll lover who lived in the genre’s golden age.

He attended Woodstock and worked as an usher at the Fillmore East, a concert hall owned by promoter Bill Graham.

In that theater, he saw Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, Jefferson Airplane, and The Grateful Dead perform.

Insulted by Jim Morrison

In an interview with GQ Magazine in 2020 Patterson said that one night Graham, Jim Morrison and some of The Doors were sitting in the front row of this theater after the performance.

As the writer recalls, the lights were on about four stories up, and Morrison said: “Jesus Christ, Graham. Those lights could go out and kill everyone in these front rows! «

Graham told him, “You’re fucking crazy. This is crazy. «And Morrison just stormed off. He even yelled at the ushers.» We were honored that he even spoke to us, «Patterson said.

About 10 minutes later, according to the writer, they heard a scream. Then they saw Morrison dangling from the lights, legs in the air, yelling, «Bill, you’re right, these lights are perfectly safe!»

I do not know for you, but for me, it is a guarantee of veracity a book written by a person who confesses himself to be a rock and roll lover and received insults from Jim Morrison himself.

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