John Lennon 
Interview, DEc. 8, 1970
Lennon Remembers: Life With the Lions CD 1 Darthdisc DD-05


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Sourced from a copy of Jan Wenner’s tapes of his infamous interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The interview was conducted at Allen Klein's office at 1700 Broadway in New York City on December 8, 1970. Wenner caught the couple at a time when the breakup of The Beatles was still fresh and acrimonious, Plastic Ono Band was first released, and John and Yoko’s emotions had been laid bare through intense primal scream therapy. The lengthy interview was published in Wenner’s Rolling Stone Magazine in two installments in early 1971 (January 21 and February 4, 1971 editions). Lennon later repudiated some of his more venomous statements in this interview and always decried the fact that Wenner published it in book form under the title “Lennon Remembers.”
Oddly, the book was republished, with Yoko’s assistance, upon the 20th anniversary of Lennon’s death at about the same time that the Anthology book was released. It included elements that had been excised in the first edition. Lennon Remembers and Anthology present two startling different characterizations and recollections of the Beatle years.

Much better than reading the interview, you know can hear it all yourself.


See more about John's therapy sessions here: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/carousel/pob11.html


Sessions for the "Primal Scream/John Lennon Plastic Ono Band" album started on September 26, 1970 or 40 years ago tomorrow. John & Yoko are said to have spent 4 months in California before this time undergoing therapy. That was certainly a radical way to deal with all of the emotions not only of the last couple of years but also of all of John's repressed childhood traumas. Not what George what would have done, of course...





01. Directness Of Rock, 'Blues Is A Chair'	  6:17


02. The Beatles Music - Early Studio Work	  3:22
		

03. Live Recordings, Concerts			  1:37
		

04. Ticket To Ride, Walrus			  3:35
		

05. Song Dedications				  1:20
		

06. Abbey Road, Plagiarism Suit			  2:56
		

07. Instant Karma, Spector, Wenner's Instamatic	  2:12
		

08. Stereo, Taking Control Of Production	  1:23
		

09. Give Peace A Chance, Working Class Hero	  2:34
		

10. Plastic Ono Band Album - Picking The Single	  7:15
		

11. Guitar Vs. Piano				  1:36
		

12. John Lennon's Favorite John Lennon Songs	  3:26
		

13. Let It Be In More Depth			  4:41
		

14. More On McCartney				  2:02
		

15. Cripples And Humiliation 			  5:24
	

16. 'If I Could Be A Fisherman, I Would'	  1:37
		

17. The Beatles Effect - 'Nothing Has Changed'	  2:45
		

18. The Beatles In America - 1940's Horses	  2:27
		

19. Revolution (Not The Song)			  7:34
		

20. More On Plastic Ono Band, Working Class Hero  1:45


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