John and Paul: A Love Story in Songs

透過約翰藍儂與保羅麥卡尼的作品，深度追溯兩大巨星的心路歷程、彼此之間的情誼、矛盾與悔恨。

書的時間線從1957年開始，描述了兩位年輕人在利物浦相遇、成為音樂搭檔並共同創作音樂的過程，直到1980年藍儂被謀殺為止。這段期間，他們從普通人變成全球的音樂巨星，並創作了無數經典歌曲。

他們不僅是朋友、競爭對手或合作夥伴，更是深厚的知己。他們在年輕時都經歷過人生的重大創傷，這使得他們渴望尋找情感上的連結——無論是彼此之間，還是與觀眾之間。他們透過音樂來表達自己的情感，無論是悲傷、快樂還是其他複雜的情感。言語無法表達時，他們總會寫成音樂唱出來。

他們的音樂承載了他們內心的痛苦、喜悅和彼此間的矛盾。即便解散後，他們也透過各自的歌曲在音樂上進行對話，這些歌曲充滿了指責、後悔和愛的情感。

Ian Leslie仔細聆聽、研究兩位音樂巨星的作品，深入剖析他們的關係，並提供有關創意、合作與人際情感聯結的豐富見解。書中使用了近期釋出的披頭四影像和錄音資料，以新的視角詮釋藍儂和麥卡尼的傳奇故事，致敬兩位音樂偶像，讓讀者重新看待和聆聽他們的作品。

A majestic biography of two young geniuses who merged their talents to create one of the greatest bodies of music in history.

John & Paul begins in 1957, when two teenagers in suburban Liverpool meet and decide to play rock n'roll together. It ends twenty-three years later, when one of them is murdered. In between, we see them become global stars, create countless indelible songs, and play a central role in shaping the modern world.

Lennon and McCartney were more than friends, rivals or collaborators. They were intimates who both had the fabric of their world ruptured at a young age, and who longed to make emotional connections; with each other, and with audiences. The pop song was a vessel into which they poured feelings of grief and euphoria and everything in between. When they couldn't speak what they felt, they sang it. After the break-up of their group, they maintained a musical dialogue at a distance, in songs full of recrimination, regret, and affection.

Ian Leslie traces the twists and turns of their relationship through the music it produced and offers rich insights into the nature of creativity, collaboration and human connection. Drawing on recently released footage and recordings, this is a startlingly fresh take on two of the greatest icons in music history.

Leslie's majestic and wildly enjoyable biography will make us see and hear Lennon and McCartney anew.