In love with John Lennon and addicted to sedatives: Tragedy of Brian Epstein and his years with The Beatles
At lunchtime on Wednesday, November 9, 1961, failed schoolboy (seven different schools, expelled from two, no qualifications), failed drama school student (left after three terms) and failed soldier (sent home for being “unfit” – gay), Brian Epstein left his successful record shop in Liverpool’s Whitechapel and headed out on a mission.