This interview with Elliot Mintz was originally broadcast in a 4-part radio series with music and commentary.
"Who is Elliot Mintz?" The answer depends on who you ask...
For readers of glossy celebrity magazines or viewers of the television program TMZ or followers of websites like PopTV.com, Elliot Mintz is a Hollywood publicist and media consultant for clients past and present ranging from Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Don Johnson, Shauna Sands, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Bob Dylan and the estate of John Lennon as well as companies like Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino and Bijan Fragrance.
Elliot Mintz is also known in the world of broadcasting as a past radio and television personality, having interviewed over 2,000 people as a radio talk show host and later as a television correspondent and host (some of his interviewees included Mick Jagger, Timothy Leary, R. D. Laing, Jack Nicholson, Donovan, Salvador Dali, Joan Baez, and a couple who would change his life... Yoko Ono and John Lennon.) Elliot Mintz went on to host "The Lost Lennon Tapes," a syndicated weekly radio program that ran from 1988 to 1992. The Lost Lennon Tapes broadcasted previously unreleased tracks, rehearsals, composing tapes, interviews and home recordings of John Lennon.
In the world of John Lennon and his living legacy, Elliot Mintz is still known as a confidante and friend of John Lennon. His memoirs of John Lennon appear in the book Memories of John Lennon, compiled by Yoko Ono available from Harper Collins.
Undoubtedly, Elliot Mintz is a man whose life has been an incredible journey. We invite you to join us for the interview and the music that has played a major role along the way.