Mr Moonlight

‘Superb, detailed research and analysis of how four ordinary boys from Liverpool took over the world, through the lens of the man who made it all happen’ * Daily Telegraph *
‘A highly proficient book that is entertaining and well written. And also necessary. I am sure it will be regarded as the standard book on Epstein for some time’ * The Times *
‘Mr Moonlight is a crisply written canter through Epstein’s rich and mysterious life’ * The Spectator *
‘The elusive subject is of course fascinating’ * MOJO *
‘Excellent, a tribute to a man who was both gay and Jewish and thus the subject of abuse from all directions but who managed to convince the world that the band he loved was also the greatest group of all time’ * Classic Rock *
This captivating biography of Beatles manager Brian Epstein proves that Norman (Shout!), one of the band’s most prolific chroniclers, still has plenty left in the tank … A rip-roaring yet empathetic rock history’ * Publishers Weekly *
‘Norman guides us through how the four hard-boiled Scousers were “steam-cleaned” and professionalised by Epstein’ * God is in the TV *

Philip Norman has an international reputation as a chronicler of pop music and culture.

Shout!, his groundbreaking biography of the Beatles, first published in 1981, has been continuously in print ever since. He went on to write definitive biographies of the Rolling Stones, Elton John, Buddy Holly, John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Sir Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix and most recently George Harrison.

Also an award-winning writer of fiction, he was one of Granta’s first Top 20 Young British Novelists.

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