Barry Miles was born on 21 February 1943 and is an English author known for his participation in and writing on the subjects of the 1960s London underground and counterculture.
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Barry Miles is the author of numerous books and his work has regularly appeared in newspapers such as The Guardian.
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Barry Miles brought McCartney into contact with people who wanted to start International Times, which McCartney helped to fund.
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Barry Miles became the de facto manager of the Apple's short-lived Zapple Records label in 1969.
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Barry Miles produced Ginsberg's Songs of Innocence and Experience LP, recorded in 1969 and released the following year.
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In 1970, Barry Miles moved with his wife to rural New York state, where he lived with Ginsberg on his farm.
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Barry Miles's book Hippie is a reminiscence of the Hippie sub-culture of the 1960s and early 1970s, with interviews, quotes, and images.
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Barry Miles co-wrote I Want to Take You Higher with Charles Perry and James Henke.
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Barry Miles wrote Paul McCartney's official biography, Many Years from Now.
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In March 1978, Barry Miles wrote an article critical of the band Rush and its drummer Neil Peart, which contentiously labeled the band as right-wing; Peart described himself as a "left-libertarian".
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Barry Miles described Rand as an "ultra right-wing American".
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Barry Miles focused on Peart's politics and criticised the band's perceived aloofness and libertarian rhetoric.