Barry Miles
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Barry Miles (or "Miles") (born 1943 in Cirencester, England) is an author who has written biographies of Paul McCartney, The Beatles, William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Frank Zappa, Charles Bukowski and Allen Ginsberg, as well as books about John Lennon, the Beatles, and The Clash.[1][2] His latest book on Pink Floyd came out in September, 2007.
In the 1960s, Miles was co-owner of the Indica Gallery, allowing him to meet many of the stars of the Swinging London social scene. Miles brought McCartney into contact with people who wanted to start The International Times, which McCartney helped to fund.[3] Miles would later become de facto manager of the Apple's short-lived Zapple Records label, and wrote McCartney's official biography, Many Years from Now (1998).
In 1965, Miles lived at 15 Hanson Street, London, and he and his wife introduced McCartney to Hash Brownies by using a recipe for Hash fudge which they had found in the Alice B. Toklas Cookbook.[4]
Miles published a book named Hippie, telling the story of the hippie movement from the sixties to the early seventies with interviews, quotes, and images. He co-wrote I Want to Take You Higher (documenting the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum exhibit by the same name) with Charles Perry and James Henke.
As an author and journalist Miles has become known for his criticism of musicians who speak out in support of Libertarian and or pro-Capitalist views. Artists he has clashed with include Neil Peart of Rush and Frank Zappa. The views of such musicians contrast sharply with Miles' own Socialist ideology.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Amazon Review of Many Years from Now Amazon.com, 4 November 2005. Retrieved on 14 September 2007
- ^ Miles, Barry (1981). The Clash. London; New York: Omnibus Press. OCLC 7676911.
- ^ Miles, p232
- ^ Miles, p233
[edit] References
- Miles, Barry (1998). Many Years From Now. Vintage-Random House. ISBN 0-7493-8658-4.
- Miles, Barry (1998). The Beatles: A diary. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0711963153.
- Miles, Barry (2002) In the Sixties (London: Jonathan Cape)
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