Even a Fool Learns to Love: The Story of My Way

Even a Fool Learns to Love: The Story of My Way is an exploration into the fascinating history of one of the most iconic songs ever written: My Way. 

​From its origins as the French hit Comme d'habitude to David Bowie’s little-known failed attempt at an English adaptation, the book traces the extraordinary journey that ultimately led Paul Anka to write My Way for Frank Sinatra—and the birth of an anthem that would define generations. 

​But Even a Fool Learns to Love goes beyond the melody and lyrics. Paolo Hewitt and Simon Wady delve into Sinatra’s own story, exploring how “doing it his way” reflected not just his artistry but also his complex politics and social liberalism, traits that often made him a controversial figure. 

The book also uncovers the astonishing cultural afterlife of My Way: 

• its countless cover versions across genres and decades, 

• its enduring presence at funerals worldwide, 

• the darkly infamous “karaoke killings” it inspired, 

• its unlikely echo in geopolitics through Mikhail Gorbachev’s “Sinatra Doctrine” 

• and explores its future through social media.

Part biography, part cultural chronicle, and part musical detective story, Even a Fool Learns to Love is a deeply researched and entertaining portrait of how one song came to define individuality, defiance, and the human spirit itself. 

​Even a Fool Learns to Love is the first title in Sorrento Books’ new series, The Song of A Lifetime, where authors re-evaluate an artist’s life and legacy through the lens of a single song. 

​Published 30 January 2026. Available to order now at a special pre-publication price — for a limited time only. Signed by the authors.