When 22-year-old accountant Harvey Lisberg heard The Beatles’ Please Please Me, he had an epiphany: He could be Manchester’s answer to Brian Epstein. He had a musical ear, a knack for numbers and a gambler’s instinct for taking a punt.
Long stoty short: He was right. Within a year he had taken local group, Herman’s Hermits, to No. 1 with I’m Into Something Good. Soon, Hermania was a global phenomenon. Harvey had found his vocation.
In his uproarious, frank and moving autobiography — fittingly titled I’m Into Something Good — Lisberg reveals the excesses of life on the road with Herman’s Hermits; the frustration of championing unknowns Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber; the highs and lows of managing the brilliant 10cc; the utter madness of looking after snooker bad boys Alex ‘Hurricane’ Higgins and Jimmy ‘Whirlwind’ White; and much, much more. Many other artists benefitted from Harvey’s guidance during this time, including Tony Christie, Barclay James Harvest, Sad Café and The Chameleons.
I’m Into Something Good is his account of a life that started in Salford and ended up in Palm Springs; a life in which he travelled the world, met heroes and villains, fulfilled his dreams, spent a fortune on good living, family and friends, and never took himself or his achievements too seriously.
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