Paul McCartney - Man On The Run & Ringo Starr - A Fab Life with Tom Doyle

Join us for 2 conversations - the first focusing on Paul McCartney & the 2nd based around the life of Ringo Starr

Please join us for TWO live conversations with acclaimed music writer Tom Doyle - the first will focus on his Paul McCartney biography Man On The Run & the 2nd will be all about Ringo Starr focused on Tom's recent biography Ringo: A Fab Life.

Books will be for sale on the night & there will be an opportunity to ask questions.

We love Mothers Ruin here in Walthamstow, East London & hope you will join us for a drink & to talk some Beatles.

About Man On The Run:

Man on the Run paints an illuminating picture: from McCartney's nervous breakdown following the Beatles' split through his apparent victimisation by the authorities to the rude awakening of his imprisonment for marijuana possession in Japan in 1980 and the shocking wake-up call of John Lennon's murder. Ultimately, it poses the question: if you were one quarter of the Beatles, could you really outrun your past?

About Ringo - A Fab Life:

“Tom Doyle shines a long-overdue spotlight on Ringo Starr, proving that Ringo's story is not just a footnote to The Beatles, but a triumph in its own right” -- Chris Shaw, Host ― I am the EggPod

“Engrossing, affectionate and well-researched biography reveals the human behind the caricature” ― Big Issue

“Tom Doyle’s superb new biography… is full of drama, emotion, comedy, tragedy and incident… An essential purchase for music fans, never mind Beatles fans 10/10” ― Classic Rock

“(The) definitive biography. An engaging, meticulous view of the life of the Beatles drummer. It fleshes out with sharp analysis the well documented events whilst detailing - with no little sparkle - some of the lesser known aspects of his remarkable career” ― The I-Paper

“Tom Doyle's biography shows how Ringo used his light entertainer charm and instinctive talent to become the engine of the Beatles sound. Mojo writer and McCartney biographer Doyle seeks to tease out the lesser known stories from Starr's extraordinary life. A wide ranging biography, a thoroughly researched book” ― The Observer

“Extremely good. We loved it. You can never have too much Ringo” ― Word in Your Ear

“Doyle’s style is always a pleasure to read: friendly, informal, engaging yet fact-packed and forensic. A must for any discerning Fab shelf 5/5” ― Record Collector

“This charming biography casts Starr as the Beatles anchor emotionally as well as rhythmically. Gear portrait of the octopus's gardener. Resolutely fab 4/5” ― Mojo

“A fantastic book by the wonderful Tom Doyle” -- Iain McDermott ― Back to Now