Kenneth Womack is one of the world's foremost writers and thinkers about the Beatles. He is Professor of English and Popular Music at Monmouth University in New Jersey, the Music Culture critic for Salon,and a contributor to publications such as the Guardian,the Independent, Slate, Billboard, Timeand Variety. He is the author of several highly regarded books about the band, most recently Solid State: The Story of Abbey Road and the End of the Beatlesand John Lennon 1980: The Last Days in the Life. www.kennethwomack.com