John & Paul

A Love Story in Songs

De: Ian Leslie

Narrado por: Chris Addison

*INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER*

"We think we know everything, but author Ian Leslie proves otherwise. His new book, 'John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,' is, astonishingly, one of the few to offer a detailed narrative of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s partnership. And it’s a revelation." ―Los Angeles Times

"It is stunning to follow Leslie’s insights into how far and fast John and Paul traveled, how profound their preternatural alliance was, and how epic their heroic journey. I’m sorry John isn’t here to read this book. I hope if Paul does read it he feels the depth of appreciation and gratitude and intelligence it contains." ―The New York Times

John Lennon and Paul McCartney knew each other for twenty-three years, from 1957 to 1980. This book is the myth-shattering biography of a relationship that changed the cultural history of the world.

The Beatles shook the world to its core in the 1960’s and, to this day, new generations continue to fall in love with their songs and their story. At the heart of this phenomenon lies the dynamic between John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Few other musical partnerships have been rooted in such a deep, intense and complicated personal relationship.

John and Paul’s relationship was defined by its complexity: compulsive, tender and tempestuous; full of longing, riven by jealousy. Like the band, their relationship was always in motion, never in equilibrium for long. John & Paul traces its twists and turns and reveals how these shifts manifested themselves in the music. The two of them shared a private language, rooted in the stories, comedy and songs they both loved as teenagers, and later, in the lyrics of Beatles songs.

In John & Paul, acclaimed writer Ian Leslie uses the songs they wrote to trace the shared journey of these two compelling men before, during, and after The Beatles. Drawing on recently released footage and recordings, Leslie offers us an intimate and insightful new look at two of the greatest icons in music history, and rich insights into the nature of creativity, collaboration, and human intimacy.

©2025 Ian Leslie (P)2025 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

We think we know everything, but author Ian Leslie proves otherwise. His new book, 'John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs,' is, astonishingly, one of the few to offer a detailed narrative of John Lennon and Paul McCartney’s partnership. And it’s a revelation."
―Los Angeles Times

"In John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs, author Ian Leslie details their union with perceptive insights bolstered by extensive research."
―People

"John & Paul shows us that the band’s collective closeness grew out of an earlier intimacy between the Beatles’ twinned geniuses. It celebrates the convoluted, beautiful and tragic nature of a songwriting partnership that still reverberates across the universe." ―Wall Street Journal

I’m looking through you

Loved it - the glimpse into their lives - John and Paul - and gaining insight into the music and the relationship and the steps they took on the way to fame and fortune, Also - all the social trends they were at the forefront of - LSD, fame, meditation, peace, activism.. very insightful and enlightening. Love it. Brought me back to 3rd grade and hours spent in my basement singing to their songs. Who wasn’t in love with their music and personas?

Redefines the Beatles biography

Clever, insightful and groundbreaking, a telling of the familiar Beatles story from a completely new and perpetually surprising angle. This is the Beatles book everyone should read.

Wow! Such truth!

This is an incredible story, especially if you know about music. It gives detailed descriptions of the chords, instruments and lyrics used in each song and how advanced their ideas were. They were geniuses and in the same esteemed “club” as Rogers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Lowe and the Gershwin’s. They changed music for ALL time. You will not be sorry to have listened to this astonishing book!

Stunned

This is what you get when you have a brilliant writer apply his skills to a subject he has a long-time passion for, taking a different angle at something already analyzed to death, and discovers that the more he digs, the more he finds and the more turned on he gets to communicate a cohesive story of new relevance to anyone who's a Beatles' fan,

Because it was he: because it was me.

That line from Montaigne describing his extraordinary relationship with La Boetie, which Ian Leslie ends this book on, beautifully elevates the scope and depth of John and Paul's devotion to one another. I've spent most of my life as something of a Beatle aficionado, but this is the first book to center specifically on this incredible, if at times dysfunctional, relationship. Before reading this amazing book, my opinions regarding them were colored mostly from their acrimony and I often wondered how they were able to work so closely together, but Leslie's book performed something of a heart transplant on me and now I see they held a deep love and devotion for one another that transcended all the chaos. I found it all inspiring as well as heartbreaking, but either way, it has completely reset my feelings about their relationship. This book is a must for any Beatle fan.

How lucky are we?

What a lovely listen. Sure, I am a lot more emotional now (at 42 y/o) than I was ten or (dios mio) twenty years ago. But I felt so damn lucky listening to this book. Lucky that we live in a cosmos where these two dudes met; lucky they opened up to each other through music in a time where opening up was in the basement closet bomb shelter; lucky that they loved each other. Thanks, Ian.

Enjoyed it very much

Glad I took a chance on this book. Great insights into why this music meant and still means so much to so many. Very well written and an excellent narrator.

The emotional "explanations" of the lyrics was amazing

I love the different Angeles the author has Manager to present. I was delighted.... I strongly recommend