This weekend I got the most recent issue of Rolling Stone magazine. It is the one with John Lennon on the cover. I am sure that most of you Beatlefans out there have heard about the "Lost Lennon Tapes" that have surfaced in RS. One of the RS reporters interviewed John in December 1980, and after his death, pulled a few quotes for the memorial issue of R.S. and then never transcribed the tapes or listen to them again. They have been in storage until now and he decided he was ready to release them. The transcripts are in the current issue of Rolling Stone. They are very interesting and I highly recommend reading them.
But the real gem in this issue is not the "lost" interview. Yoko writes an article called "John's last days an intimate remembrance." This was an amazing article! As you all know, I have never been Yoko's biggest fan. I always respected her because she was John's wife and he obviously adored her, but I have never been a supporter of Yoko. This article has somewhat changed my views on Yoko. I recommend all of you that read this blog getting this issue of Rolling Stone. It is $5.99 well spent!
"Anybody who claims to have some interest in me as an individual artist or even as part of the Beatles has absolutely misunderstood everything I ever said if they can't see why I'm with Yoko. And if they can't see that, they don't see anything. "
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I love that quote, Gary, thanks for posting!
ReplyDeleteI sooooooooooo have to get this and fast!!, unfortunately we don't get the US Rolling Stone in Aussie :-(
ReplyDeleteHi Sara...
ReplyDeleteI already have the magz (but not the US version=not in english) and I loved Yoko Ono's quote in the last paragraph, about being hated by world and what he and John really want. I couldn't find it anywhere in the internet, so if you could help me and write the english version of what she said, please... Thanks.