Such was the negativity swirling around Shout, that I started its research in an embarrassed, underhand way. I’d say that the book was ‘about popular culture in the 1960s as exemplified by …’, then slur over ‘the Beatles’, before someone else could tell me I was wasting my time.
‘The guitar’s all very well, John, but you’ll never make a living at it.’ One of the many priceless gems in this backstory to Shout!
Thank you Richard!