The Cutting Edge

The Beatles’ hairstyle changed the world. Along with the growth of their wild, unkempt hair, which was looked upon with horror by parents around the world, the Beatles sparked a cultural revolution and became the most tangible symbol of the psychedelic dream of peace, love, and peaceful rebellion that developed in the 1960s. Against the backdrop of these epoch-making changes, Leslie Cavendish, the Beatles’ hairstylist and one of the biggest stars of the music and entertainment industry, took his first steps. But how did a 15-year-old boy, fresh out of a Jewish school in a nondescript suburb of London, reach the upper echelons of fashion in just four years, without any particular artistic talent or knowledge of the entertainment industry? His honest story, always entertaining and inspiring, follows the meteoric rise of the Beatles, and it’s no less incredible…

• A first-person account that retraces the career of the most famous band of all time.
• Behind-the-scenes portraits of John, Paul, George, and Ringo at home, in the recording studio, and around the city.