McGrath & Mills/The Beatles in Perspective - A Carnival of Light, 5. The Bohemian Beatles

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How to Cite: Campbell, Colin. The Bohemian Beatles. The Beatles in Perspective - A Carnival of Light. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 85-107 Jul 2023. ISBN 9781800502420.

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Although, in post-Leary psychedelic parlance, The Beatles had tuned in’ andturned on’ by 1967 (as was apparent in their interest in drugs and their modes) they had in various ways ‘dropped out’ of mainstream years earlier. This chapter considers The Beatles’ relationship to various countercultural influences and the broader terms of the ‘bohemian’. The group’s relationship to scenes and movements including the Beats, Hipster-Rockers and later, the Continental avant-garde. However, Colin Campbell argues here, it is a something of a mistake to conceive of the Beatles as having become bohemians. Rather it is suggested that, to a significant extent, they always were bohemians, or at least that bohemianism was a crucial part of their identity, and what is more, that this helps to account for their phenomenal success.

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    The Beatles in Perspective: A Carnival of Light
  • creator
    Colin Campbell
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    9781781791967 (eBook)
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    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
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    Sheffield, United Kingdom
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    Equinox Publishing Ltd.
  • series title
    Studies in Popular Music
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