at art college in liverpool in 1959, stuart sutcliffe met john lennon and they
soon became close -with lennon persuading sutcliffe to use the proceeds of a
painting he had sold to buy a bass guitar and join his band, along with paul
mccartney and george harrison. before long, with drummer pete best in the line-
up, they won a contract in hamburg playing sleazy clubs in the seedy reeperbahn
area of the city, amidst the casual sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll of the era.
the newly-christened beatles were on their way.
with the band on the brink of success, sutcliffe left the group to concentrate
on his first love, art, and his new love, german photographer astrid kirchherr.
but stuart's health soon began to decline. on the 10th of april 1962, stuart
suffered a seizure and slipped into a coma. as astrid cradled his head in her
hands, stuart died of a cerebral hemorrhage, cutting short the life of the
promising young artist.
interviewees include stuart's fianc
soon became close -with lennon persuading sutcliffe to use the proceeds of a
painting he had sold to buy a bass guitar and join his band, along with paul
mccartney and george harrison. before long, with drummer pete best in the line-
up, they won a contract in hamburg playing sleazy clubs in the seedy reeperbahn
area of the city, amidst the casual sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll of the era.
the newly-christened beatles were on their way.
with the band on the brink of success, sutcliffe left the group to concentrate
on his first love, art, and his new love, german photographer astrid kirchherr.
but stuart's health soon began to decline. on the 10th of april 1962, stuart
suffered a seizure and slipped into a coma. as astrid cradled his head in her
hands, stuart died of a cerebral hemorrhage, cutting short the life of the
promising young artist.
interviewees include stuart's fianc
