*Sorry guys I had to re-upload it several times, because I am what we usually call a "perfectionist". I want my videos to be perfect and to meet my personal high standards. As long as I don't seem to reach those standards : I delete, I remake and I re-upload ! That's just me !... So enjoy my perfectionism dear Beatle People around the world, and receive all my love and my devotion to please you ! For the impatient viewers : John arrives back from his photo session and takes a seat with them all to talk at exactly **32:31**. But you'll miss very interesting things said by Yoko on her own and you'll miss great photos too !... IMPORTANT NOTE : since this video presents audio and visual elements whose copyright I do not own, it is of course NOT monetized and was uploaded for educational purpose only and the pleasure of Beatles fans and connoisseurs, with love and without any money-seeking nor copyright infringement intention.*

@tomodonovan5931

Жыл бұрын

Tom Scholz of the rock band Boston was also a perfectionist. An electronic engineer who made a few great albums. I bet he hated playing live because of the few mistakes he knew he would make with his guitar. But look at all the success he had for being a perfectionist. And the passion that goes with it.

@RobbiePrsns

Жыл бұрын

Sound is inaudible!!

@tuveuxlademocratieoutuveux4692

Жыл бұрын

@@RobbiePrsns It's getting way better after Yoko's solo interview when John's coming and onwards.

@janekellie3472

Жыл бұрын

Agreed ...* You'll Never Walk Alone * Sent from Liverpool England UK ❤️‍🩹🙏🫂

@GregoryKeithe

Жыл бұрын

This! and your unique perspective explanation of thus channel... I subscribed. If I watched everything Beatle related on KZread I wouldn't get anything else done and frankly would waste alot of my valuable time, So I am careful not to join everything, I want to discover any tidbits I might have missed before! Bur that doesn't include someone's rant of the new Atmos release or ranking the Top 10 Beatles picture discs of all time.

One thing that I respect John for, that he tries to be as honest as possible

@charmcrackermusic4250

5 ай бұрын

And he’s all about growing and improving himself and his family’s too. He’s a true thinker and a good sense of humor and he’s seems so happy. Yeah his honesty about his pros and cons ;Self-awareness etc.

@ellie.l6585

5 ай бұрын

Yes, that's very true. I bet he would struggle to understand how artists now have to tiptoe around worrying about offending those with a paper thin ego.

Just knowing that hours from the time this was recorded, he was gone, gives me chills. Still hurts all these years later. He had so much left to give.

@Real_g.s.

Жыл бұрын

Sad and infuriating! I hope the monster who did this stays in prison until he looks like Pelosi.

@ArronP

Жыл бұрын

yeah man it's hard, totally hard

@waynej2608

Жыл бұрын

It's a goddamm shame!!

@gussiegreen4036

Жыл бұрын

John is John and will always be the man with his extraordinary voice and GUITAR playing which is like no other Yoko wasn't his soul mate She was a kenavig Japanese in my opinion when John Lennon got shot she walked ahead of him with the life he's living You have to look out for your life there are loonies out there oh yeah oh yeah oh yeah

@stevescontriano860

Жыл бұрын

It makes my sick.

When he says “ my work won’t be finished until I’m dead and gone , and I hope thats not for a Long long time “ ..: it gets me choked up knowing what is to happen a short few hours later ! 43 years later , I’m still sad and angry that he was taken from the world so soon , and what could have been . But I’m still grateful for the great music that he created

@davideo1157

9 ай бұрын

there is a few creepy matrix glitches involving him & his death.

@garrymcarthur837

7 ай бұрын

When I heard the news today,oh boy! 😢😮Shock,absolutely shocked,he sounds so happy and settled in his new life as a second dad,think he was learning to cope better,So sad ,HE MADE The Grade today,everybody new his name,Everybody new he was in the House of Lord's! So sad 😢,he would be 83 now! He talks about Sean and him born other same day! Talking about Sean,Sean,Sean! Up at 6 am everybody day,wonder what he's doing today UP There?😮😊😊😂❤❤❤❤❤

@garrymcarthur837

7 ай бұрын

Born on the same day

@kevinobrien9626

7 ай бұрын

There are some indications that the album was selling poorly, and this is one of them. He was turning his attention to the next one.

@rodrobson

7 ай бұрын

I feel the same. We were deprived of The Beatles being in each other's company again. Double Fantasy was not a great album when it was released. John was comfortable with himself and was keen to release more records. He would have been thrilled with the new wave of Beatles fans who weren't born when the boys were together.

It’s fascinating listening to him describe his typical day, knowing he’d never go to sleep again, never wake up, eat breakfast and read the newspaper again. And he had absolutely no idea

@094340

Күн бұрын

Lame.

“He can’t be dead, he was just alive” -Yoko Ono December 8th, 1980

@ProfessorKenneth

5 ай бұрын

Life and death are whimsical...smh...it's why we have to live every moment like it's our last, because it is. Even if things are bad, just appreciate it, because we will regret it after.. people think they are living forever...but it's not true. Take care mate..🙏🏻👍🏻💯 happy holidays.

@atatterson6992

2 ай бұрын

Vile little creature...

Over 40 years later, and this still feels so tragic.

@Patricia-ok1cd

Жыл бұрын

It still affects me all the time. So Tragic. Miss him so much.

@christellebilodeau

Жыл бұрын

@@astrojenkins4968 are you kidding ?

@scottmasson3039

Жыл бұрын

@Astro Jenkins you should probably read history. We’re literally talking about one of the most significant tragedies in the 20th century. Look it up. Read.

@sunnyadams5842

Жыл бұрын

I cried.

@jujulionesselsa1416

9 ай бұрын

It does @elton1111

Poor John. Fundamentally a decent man who sometimes made some silly mistakes. He didn't deserve to meet his end at the hands of that insignificant fool.

@sandra.saverio

11 ай бұрын

It's not un insignifiant fool who murdered him, it's the psychopaths who rule our world who did it, and we continue to let them do.

@michaelhasenstein721

10 ай бұрын

@@sandra.saverio One guy killed him, don't blame everyone.

@sandra.saverio

10 ай бұрын

@@michaelhasenstein721 it's not one guy who kill him, are you naive ?if you listen his interviews you will understand his murder was skipped by the ones who own the henhouse.

@tonylorris3885

10 ай бұрын

@@sandra.saverio you’re nuts. Check yourself into a ward. Mark human garbage Chapman took lennons life. End of.

@Palefirecreative

10 ай бұрын

MKU

John Lennon did so much on his final day - over 2 hour interview , photo shoot , recording - such a tragic loss

@garrymcarthur837

7 ай бұрын

I thinkhe knew he was going somewhere VERY SOON! ,unfortunately for all of us,it came true! 😢❤❤

@donkey3187

6 ай бұрын

I think it just means he was a busy guy every day.

@e.l.norton

2 ай бұрын

​@@garrymcarthur837Nah, he was just a very busy man. Sometimes people do have a sense. But, this is just a busy, busy man.

It breaks my heart that just hours later, John would be dead; a life that had gone through so much turmoil and offered so much joy taken from the world by a piece of garbage whose name should never be mentioned for absolutely no reason. He was so full of optimism. His wit still intact. An articulate and entertaining speaker whose interviews could have lasted forever and never got dull. The world still aches for you and misses you, Johnny.

@richlaw1953

Ай бұрын

When I was in law school, (1982) my Immigration Law Professor (Leon Wildes) was Lennon’s Immigration Lawyer during the time Nixon’s INS cronies were trying to deport John. He had tremendous respect for John’s wit, his empathy and kindness and his intellect. During the years Prof Wildes was fighting the INS, he and John became close friends… he used to share wonderful stories and insights about the “Private John” … he was funny AF, at times sarcastic, but he was a generous, warm and gentle soul.

I was with a female coworker playing Walls and Bridges, and Rock 'n' Roll talking about John and the Beatles. Afterwards, we turned on WLS AM, Chicago and heard that John had been shot. A very sobering moment. I'll never forget it, even after 23 years.

@RichMansour

4 ай бұрын

43 years

@atatterson6992

2 ай бұрын

23 years?

john would have made the 80's incredible....

@michaeldelahoyde4802

Жыл бұрын

That's why they killed him.

@bigbaby9189

Жыл бұрын

Not even JL could get rid of that snare sound 😂😂 I get you. Hope you don’t mind a little joke

@farrellmcnulty909

Жыл бұрын

@@bigbaby9189 I would hope he wouldn't have gotten a mullet perm or something like that in the 80s...something like PAUL. 😅 John would have absolutely eaten up the 90s - now THAT would have been a great time for him.

@rikkousa

Жыл бұрын

While history has shown how difficult it is to continue writing hit songs over a lifetime (some would argue after you are 30/40) the ability for John to record at home using the technology of the last 20 yearsand to experiment (like Paul) would have been sometime to see and hear. !

@legendaryTMNICO

Жыл бұрын

@@rikkousa There will be a time when the best recording artists will run out of luck in recording hit songs sooner or later.

2023 the world would be a better place if John Lennon was still here.

@krustenkekz28

3 ай бұрын

He will come again. Reincarnated. You will know and when you’ll see and hear him.

@anavillalobos5090

Күн бұрын

​@@krustenkekz28 reincarnate or not his SpiriT 👁️ his Essence is always very p r e s e n t . Same with A. Watts 👁️Terence McKenna 👁️ and other Beings who came here 🌍 as truthful 🔥 Teachers 🔥 to HeLP open the doors of perception

As a huge John Lennon fan this breaks my heart every time I hear it. I can’t get my head around the idea of the murderer being outside the Dakota while Lennon is giving this interview, then fatally taking his life a few hours later. I will be travelling to the Dakota this December for the memorial for the first time. RIP John Lennon forever 🙏

@roywalker5898

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking of going in December as well, I wonder if we could get a group going from the UK

@BeingforthebenefitofMrPerkins

Жыл бұрын

I was 7 when this happened. Home from school w. A fever and strep throat. My Dad was up watching Monday Night Football. The NE PATRIOTS where playing. My head was buzzing from fever,medicine and a "hot toddy" my Mom maid to help me try to relax and sleep.. Howard Cosell announced it on air as the game was breaking. If you've never heard that recording,you can find it on utube. I knew exactly who John Lennon was. Having older siblings,you bet I knew The Beatles etc..anyway,for what a 7yr old in 1980 would understand. What I remember was the tv news Coverage...All the people outside the Dakota. The Memorial in Cental Park days later. Back then,7yr Olds only watched Saturday am cartoons.

@judycarrier1790

10 ай бұрын

Have a safe trip my friend! My heart is still broken, tears are being shed even now EVERY SINGLE TIME I think of the waste of such a beautiful talented man. I will, as always, have my heart there in spirit. We love you John. Thanks for the joy and the memories and the music. Thanks for being the unique, talented person you are. You ARE missed. 😢😢😢

@owendarby2172

9 ай бұрын

Something I’d like to do too. Hopefully one day I will get to. 🙏🏼

@francesvicario1334

5 ай бұрын

I woke up to the news of the death of John Lennon on my clock radio. I was 19 years old in my freshman year of college. I cried my eyes out. It was unbearable. I had just sent my future husband back to the Navy to finish out his Mediterranean tour. It was one of my saddest days. 😢 I am 62 years older this year. When Now and Then came out in November, I cried again with the original version. I am so happy that Yoko Ono gave this to Paul McCartney. This interview is wonderful. We are so fortunate to have it. Thank you for sharing it. 😊

I absolutely love how John didn’t care one bit what anybody thought of Yoko. He was ready to spend the rest of his life with her and he paraded her for the whole world to see. He loved her and that was that. I love that about him.

@godsworldorder5565

9 ай бұрын

That was his fated downfall!

@hw343434

7 ай бұрын

Admirable, to fight for real love the way John did and not listen to the haters

@reddragon771

7 ай бұрын

Yeah Yoko ono the witch who used his blood splattered glasses for her album cover to benefit from the sympathy generated after his death that could have led to record sales but fortunately that never happened because her voice was so atrocious that even the death of an icon like her husband was not enough to boost her sales. ....what kind of a human being does that even animals are more considerate about each other then that laughing hyena ever was for her deceased husband....sold everything he owned as memorabilia and made his first son fight in court for the letters he had written to his dad and banned his mother and John's first wife cynthia from attending her ex husband's funeral...both her and John were perfect for each other in a way that they were just like each other that is self obsessed narcissists who thought that they were better than everybody else..

@illadrobici

6 ай бұрын

The fateful downfall comment is an inaccurate and unfair assessment of a person's life whom you've never even met.

@rudolphschmidt313

6 ай бұрын

Yoko gave John heroin the first time they met. That killed lennons drive and is what imo led to the breakup

I don't know about anyone else but the day he died I shed some tears. I don't do that too often. I remember that horrible feeling of the world losing an energy for good. People were spiritually touched by John Lennon because he spoke with his heart and people listened. That is very rare in this world.

@donkey3187

6 ай бұрын

Oh sure, Elvis, Lennon, MJ, JFK, people get emotional when iconic figures die, especially when it's before their time.

@ProfessorKenneth

5 ай бұрын

Ahh thats what they want you to see...you read Fred's book it paints a different realistic light. Don't assume just because you hear John and Yoko talking all nice..."we are in love eating cake in a bag"

@peterwilson5528

5 ай бұрын

What I said is how I think people felt. So someone wrote a book. Of course, all relationships and people are flawed in some way. If you seek perfection and utter harmony even if you go to a monastery, or Buddhist temple even there you will find imperfection. John Lennon and Yoko Ono were the focus point of many people's hopes in a time of worries.@@ProfessorKenneth

@godsworldorder5565

5 ай бұрын

Many fans globally, including me, cried with you. For me, the tragedy was not that he left us permanently, but there died the chance permanently of a Beatles reunion!

Time has not healed the pain of this tragedy.

@ShanghaiLlama

Жыл бұрын

heard

@ysgol3

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same - and now, for me, all these years later, I don't think it ever will.

@judycarrier1790

10 ай бұрын

SO SO true. Well said my friend.

@conniesouders1949

8 ай бұрын

No it has not

@donkey3187

6 ай бұрын

Same with MJ, Elivs, JFK, etc.

“When I’m dead and buried and I hope that’s a long long time” oh boy, to think literally a few hours, he’d be dead, is just absolute madness.

@jalapablocrypto

11 ай бұрын

...and then cremated, no less

@eaaivazian

7 ай бұрын

Yes, that particular John Lennon comment ("...when I'm dead and buried and I hope that's a long long time") breaks my heart. What's even weirder is I first heard that quote by itself in a documentary which DID NOT reference WHEN the quote is from. I only realized years later that this particular quote is literally from the December 8, 1980 interview. So sad!!

@Better_Call_Raul

6 ай бұрын

@@eaaivazian He also said this just days before: _If you are alive you have to deal with it and if you are _*_DEAD_*_ you are just gonna have to deal with _*_THAT!_* I heard him say it on a radio interview promoting the comeback album. About a week or two later he was gone. But I remember that quote very clearly because I had never heard anyone speak that bluntly about death. Frankly, when I heard it as a teenager, I was a bit taken aback -- found it to be a bit crude and obnoxious and yet at the same time somewhat spiritual... The point is that I suspect he knew very well that life was very fleeting and tomorrow is never promised.

@eaaivazian

6 ай бұрын

@@Better_Call_Raul Well said. I also think the lyrics of the song BORROWED TIME (which was finally released in 1984) are almost eerie. They truly seem to reference the fact that he knows life can't be taken for granted and could end at ANY time.

@Better_Call_Raul

6 ай бұрын

@@eaaivazian Also note that "Walking On Thin Ice" was the last song he played on. Recorded just days before. Song was officially credited to Yoko. Lots of eeriness surrounding his final days. Yoko also said that psychics they had consulted told them that John had a dark future. I'm not into the supernatural. Not at all. But it is interesting that they would consult a psychic. Or I-Ching or whatever it was that they consulted. My guess is that Yoko was the one more into the supernatural as John seemed like the more logical person given his _"I don't believe in I-Ching!"_ lyric.

@33:52...@3:22 pm, Dec 8, 1980, his last day on earth...John mentions, "John, Paul, George, Ringo..." Even to his last day...he had his good mates on his mind. No matter what happens in life, you never forget those that you love, and love you. Regardless of any past hard feelings. There is always a soft spot in your heart for those people you know love you, and you once loved. That feeling...is always there with you. It was for John as well. "John, Paul, George, and Ringo"...four lads from Liverpool, England, that changed each other's lives, AND the WORLD.

He seemed at peace in the interview, apparently he was wanting to visit Liverpool again and reconcile with his family, heartbreaking listening to this. 😔

It’s funny that this video ends in 2:22:21 , add those numbers up and it’s number #9

John seemed to really be in his element during the interview conversation. He seemed quite concerned that the pen wouldn't write when he wanted to sign the poster for someone. He sounded so genuinely disappointed at not being able to pull off something he knew would make someone else happy. You could sense the empathy of the man when John added thoughtfully, "I'm a fan too and I like people to sign books and things." God love him.

John will live on forever like Mozart.

The saddest thing for me is that John really seemed to be at his happiest. Creating new music because he wanted to, not because he had to. The sickeningly obsessed individual couldn’t shake off his murderous desire to wipe out a musical artist/icon. John wanted to give so much more and was denied this so brutally and unnecessarily and then the world were denied him too, none more so than his nearest and dearest. 🙏🏼❤️💔🙏🏼

I was 16 when he was nurdered. Before he died i had posters of him and the Beatles - on my bedroom walls. His death was devastating to many people. I still miss him. ☮️💟

The beautiful thing is in a way, John IS still here.

He was in such a good place, very clear he was clean and sober…

Just hearing them both just shows that they're just people doing their best for their family. You can really hear the love. Really tired of the Yoko bashing. They loved each other so much, and love is all you need. I hope the Yoko haters can take a moment to consider that maybe John knew what was best for him maybe more than you do. Trust his judgement. They both sounded so happy, vibrant, excited, and optimistic. What an absolute tragedy that John's voice was silenced so soon, and that a family would lose their husband/dad so shortly after this interview.

John and Yoko clearly loved each other. They seemed to really respect and truly accept each other. The pain for Yoko only a few hours later when realising he been ripped away in such a violent way, must have been indescribable. So very tragic and such a waste. God bless this wonderfully talented man 🕊.

@user-sd6uh3mx6l

Ай бұрын

素晴らしいコメントをして下さりとても嬉しいです。Thank you so much!!

When John said “We all survived…” made me sad because within 24 hours he was gone. So thankful I was part his his generation and could experience him first hand… meaning in real time. Miss you John. Peace to Yoko. ✌🏻

@JC-jr9hw

6 ай бұрын

He was a threat to the establishment and that’s why they killed him. Do your research beyond the corporate media cover story and you’ll see it’s true. That’s how powerful his art was. Staggering really, no musician now comes even close to having that kind of courage and cultural and political significance. He wasn’t perfect especially in his youth. John was the first rock star to have the courage to drop the macho act and be a sort of gentle warrior. What a tragic loss to humanity.

@dane21dc

6 ай бұрын

@@JC-jr9hwWho killed him? Don’t say the establishment or “they”. Tell us who “they” are. Give us specific names

@rudolphschmidt313

6 ай бұрын

​@@JC-jr9hwcringee

@lindaslattery8341

5 ай бұрын

@@JC-jr9hwShut up 🙄

43 years later and it's still impossible to comprehend. Much ambivalence about this last interview. Yes, I want to hear his voice, and I want to hear his philosophy about the many things he spoke of. Then there's the other side of it. A side that can never change, a side that leaves you heartbroken, especially because you can hear that John was so full of life and hope for the future. If time travel were possible, John would be un-murdered as soon as possible, along with Lincoln, JFK, RFK, and MLK, and he'd be at the top of that list.

@firstnamelastname6717

8 ай бұрын

I just love when the reporter asks them a question and then Yoko would start to answer , then John would cut right in and answer the question(s).

He's so full of life that it's easy to be there with him in those moments. Who knows what happens next to any of us and to all of us, so you can only live this day and hope for the future. Shine on John.

@bennyhillschineseblokechar3689

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately some days are sh*t and you can't wait til tomorrow!

People often label Dylan "the voice of a generation", but it's a falsehood and one he has always rejected..in fact, after his bike accident ('66) Bob retreated to Woodstock & made quiet, unassuming (albeit great) music. John, by contrast,became more vocal about social issues as the 60s bled into the 70s..and gave voice to his generation. A brave, incredibly gifted and beloved artist whose musical legacy will endure long after we're all dust...roll on, John...

This long interview was John's final gift.

I am so proud of the Lennon fans that they never mention the name of that monster that took John away. The only thing he wanted is to read his name over and over again in relation to John but he doesn't! Instead they tell what John, his music, The Beatles meant to them. Only a few mention him from time to time but they are really few and I hope it stays that way. and gets even less. And I hope that the one we will not name will shovel shit in hell for eternity when he finally pisses off this earth.

@skinovtheperineum1208

Жыл бұрын

Without saying his name we cannot remember that his initials, in Roman numerals, total 1600, and then we cannot remember the connection between the White House and this assassination. That is no conspiracy theory - the evidence is everywhere.

I remember the exact moment i heard about John's death. I had just turned 24 that October, i had a friend over and we were watching an MSU basketball game. Breaking news came on and they said John had been killed, it was devastating news. We cried, just couldn't believe it was true, yet knowing it was. I just turned 67 last month, hearing this interview is good to hear but so sad at the same time knowing what was to come that night. He sounded content and happy with his life, matured and confident. He had just turned 40 two months before, he was coming into middle age and ready to settle down. It seems so unfair that he didn't get to enjoy those years, tragic. To this day he is greatly missed by millions of people, myself being one of them.

I saw The Beatles in Portland OR on my 9th birthday ! It was 22 Aug 1965. It was the best place to be on Earth. I heard of John's death from the radio, on the freeway. I violently pulled over and went into shock. John4Ever

@Patricia-ok1cd

Жыл бұрын

Yes it still is so sad to me and I still cry when I think about that day which I remember so well. Tragic that his life ended in such a violent manner.

@slaphead8835

Жыл бұрын

Awesome that you saw the Beatles in the heyday of Beatlemania. I too went into a kind of shock at his murder. It effected me more than people in my own family who had died. It was senseless and brutal.

You can tell during this interview John was ready to get back into making music, he was ready to take on the 1980’s, I imagine had he hadn’t died, he would’ve made more great music with him experimenting with the sounds of the 80’s with elements of rock, new wave and synth-pop, I also think he would’ve been impressed with the birth of MTV, and loved artists and bands like Madonna, Huey Lewis and the News, Duran Duran and Michael Jackson unfortunately he never got to see any of that 😢

@sub-jec-tiv

Жыл бұрын

So true. From what I understand John was about to start writing with Paul again. He had been impressed by Paul’s song Coming Up, which helped encourage him to write new material (also hearing the B-52s Rock Lobster on TV convinced him new wave had room for unusual voices like Yoko). In ‘Just Like Starting Over’ there is a line ‘it’s time to spread our wings and fly, don’t let another day go by’ which name checks Paul’s solo music (‘another day’) and of course his band Wings. In a way, he may have been writing a love song to both his life partner Yoko and his old writing partner Paul. I can’t even imagine what John would have made. Even now, with a home studio, had he lived. He was never satisfied with production on his music, even classics like Strawberry Fields, he wasn’t happy with. I really wonder if he would have started recording, himself, in his own way, at home. These days that’s kind of what everybody does.

@lifesthehardestgame6863

Жыл бұрын

@brainswashedthisways My dad was from the beatles era...im self taught on guitar and my dad taught me everything I know about writing lyrics for my songs.. he taught me each verse can be about anything or anybody and as long as it fitted together that many could relate and so it would be a good track...very clever teaching because it worked and so j agree.. he was talking to his best friend and it was coming across as them being love songs to her.. Rabbiting lmao...and the interview lights up in beaming colours once Sir John arrives to the interview that's highlighted and headed as being his.. ❤❤

@alex-internetlubber

Жыл бұрын

Also a possible Beatles reunion at Live Aid

@theretrokid1984

11 ай бұрын

@@laurinnnn I honestly don’t think that John and Yoko would’ve divorced they clearly loved each other even up to John’s last day on earth

@theuniqueoneable

10 ай бұрын

He knew of the Jackson 5 tho … so he probably knew MJ Jackson and off the wall MJ too as

Didn’t used to like Yono Ono much but feel so sorry for her now, she’s been robbed of a life without him

John still lives through the music. Celebrate his life not his death. ✌️🤘🫶

@donkey3187

6 ай бұрын

I dont think anyone is celebrating his death dude.

This is so poignant. In a few hours, this man who is speaking with such hope about humanity, would be bleeding out on the steps outside his home. Murdered by the most insignificant human being imaginable. Such greatness snuffed out by the personification of banality for no reason whatsoever. The sheer waste of it all is overwhelming even now, over 40 yrs later. His murder is one of those events in history where everybody knows where they were when they first heard the news. Events like 9/11, the death of Princess Diana etc. Such a loss to the world

Hearing him talk about surviving the 60s and 70s, and where there's life there's hope and his work won't be done until he's dead and buried and he hopes that's a long long time is so haunting and upsetting, especially knowing that he was killed that night

A life lost way too early. I remember this day like it was yesterday. It still hurts. 😢

Without doubt one of the greatest musical geniuses of all time, with so much left to give, taken from us by a nobody, that will achieve nothing in life and who should have met the same fate as poor John.

Oh John how I and the world miss you. You’re probably just shaking your head in Heaven about the state of things today! Oh the songs you could’ve written and great music you would’ve made.

@donkey3187

6 ай бұрын

lol...he's not reading this dude.

I loved John before I heard this, but hearing him advocating for healthy eating and anti-junk food ads is music to my ears that I never knew he made. Ugh, you were not perfect John, but who is, and I do love you so. Rest in Peace, give my best to George.

John was so happy, positive and creative in this interview. If you believe in an afterlife I'd say he took that positive spirit with him and left us his and Yoko's message of PEACE.✌️

@atatterson6992

2 ай бұрын

The Trollnhad no message. She used John and thought she was famous...

I had the pleasure to interview Laurie Kaye who was co-interviewer on that fateful day. As you can hear here she asked the most insightful questions

I was a junior in high school when John was murdered. I still miss him and it was very difficult to listen to the Beatles a lot for a couple decades. My kids all love the Beatles so thats what I can do for the legacy. John seemed to have matured so much, I would have loved to hear more from him. Such a shame he didn't get more time, but we are the better for the time we had him. Long Live the Beatles, long live John Lennon.

@kurtsmith2547

9 ай бұрын

It’s amazing how they can differentiate the 60’s and 70s so well when they were so close to it. I think the last two decades feel exactly the same with very little difference.

@godsworldorder5565

9 ай бұрын

John didn't bother about the Beatles he created towards the end. Preferring to combine with Yoko to continue with his musical abilities was his fated downfall!

His legacy is on record. Unlike most of us mortals, he will continue making the world a more tolerable place to be.

At 1:36:03 when he says "and my work won't be finished until I'm dead and buried and I hope that's a long long time" and the monster there to take his life is standing outside the building, waiting for him with a gun at that very second. 😞

@MrKeychange

Жыл бұрын

He probably signed that autograph for the sicko right after this interview. That stopped him from shooting John right then. I think sometimes, if John hadn't signed the album, the guy might have tried right then and there were more people around to possibly limit the damage.

This still hurts me to the core. That morning was merely the beginning of just another day. god bless him, he was so enthusiastic and excited about resuming his career and he was almost giddy about going out on tour, etc. He was like a kid all over again. I still mourn his loss. I sometimes use his life as an influence and a guide as to how to live my life each day. I'll give you an example. Relatives I hadn't seen in years were gathering for a wake of the wife of one of my cousins. Narcissistically enough, I was dead nervous. We were close as kids, but that was 40 (plus) years ago. The one thought that made it easy to go was imagining John showing up somewhere. You knew he should, you weren't sure he would, and yet, there he was. Once I mellowed, I could focus on consoling him in his grief. I can bring to my own life what all of us fantasize about what John could bring to pop culture, especially now. His murder will always be painful to me.

@Gigiroo

Жыл бұрын

He was still human with terrible flaws and while he admitted a lot of them, he was still not this man you should place on a high pedestal. At least in my opinion. I’m speaking from a mind like his son Julian’s mind though and knowing what he did in those days and to his first wife. I read her books. I still admire John for his talent and creativity and his words of positivity and peace but he was still very troubled.

@debicartwright4523

9 ай бұрын

00ppò

@hw343434

7 ай бұрын

@@Gigiroo you miss the whole point of you think only about 20 year old John. His story is an admirable story of redemption into how the mistakes he made as a youth shaped the man he had become by this stage in his life. John was always evolving, growing from his terrible childhood and past. To focus only on his early mistakes misses the point of who he became (because of, not in spite of) those early mistakes. That’s what is so admirable of him and how he owned all of it

@Gigiroo

7 ай бұрын

@@hw343434 No I get it. Trust, I adore John. I’m just upset by his actions and that’s human.

This was in 1980 and John was aware of the health hazards of sugar (insulin resistance).

God, he sounded so happy and relaxed when he entered at 32:31...

@harold3165

Жыл бұрын

If only he knew

@SuperBoyz2men

Жыл бұрын

thanks

I was 18 and watching Monday Night Football when Howard Cosell announced " Ex Beatle John Lennon has been shot outside the Dakota in NYC where he lives" My dad and I were both in shock. A few minutes later Cosell announced " It's been confirmed John Lennon is dead at the age of 40". My dad and I were initially in disbelief". That was 42 years ago. I was 18 and am 60 now. Within a few days we heard about Mark David Chapman. 42 years yet I can still remember it so vividly. John Lennon RIP. You'll never be forgotten!

@eily_b

Жыл бұрын

Don't mention his name, that's what he wanted

@anthonyintexas

Жыл бұрын

I was watching Monday night football as well...I had just turned 15 , & was home alone. I absolutely could not believe it. I cried for hours, listening to his music on the radio untill I finally fell asleep. Bowie is the only other star I felt that for, but at least he lived to be 69 and knew he was going to go. That was comforting to know...

@jonasrmb01

Жыл бұрын

@@anthonyintexas bowie faked his death also how can you be so emotionally imvested towards a predator who took advantage of 13 year old girls?

@juandiegorojas664

11 ай бұрын

@@jonasrmb01 where did you get this information from?

I'll never forget that night when his death was announced. My first reaction was shock that it actually happened. And I remember turning to my friend and saying, "I can't believe it, one of the Beatles is dead." At 23 years old at the time, I was in shock that we had lost one of the members of my favorite band.

Just listening to him explaining a typical day in their household got me very teary. Knowing that his death will tragically affect everyone around him forever is truly truly heartbreaking.

This is the most definitive piece about the Lennons that I've ever heard. Keep your eyes on the video and one begins to feel far more intimate with him so the effect is powerful. Ultimately I come away thinking John was immensely relatable. He was always talking about what was on his mind as it was on his mind ("I want to hold your hand" is a desire) and his mind was relatable. John Lennon was an intellectual Everyman. Paul is the heart of Everyman. That's what made them a pair. It strikes me that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had the same pairing but Paul became better at developing and communicating his heart so no longer needed Art. There's poetry in that🎶

John so full of life and spirit.

Thanks for posting this wonderful deep, touching, funny, serious, insightful, great, unique interview - made my day and it gave me a lot of new ideas and hope! What a tragedy that the world could not get more of John Lennon in the years to come...

Funny thing is that I never knew him and after all these years it still hurts.😢😢😢😢

How very surreal...the first question asked of John, "What is a typical day for John Lennon?" Only to answer, explaining his "typical" day routine, not knowing, he would never have another day like it. So very surreal. Cut down waaaaaay too early in life. So sad to think about John only living to the age of 40. Like Pink Floyd wrote about..."Wish You Were Here."

His voice lifted me on this such a great insight into a genius who was so cruelly taken away from us all

very eerie. It's like watching a film where you know the killer is in the house.... except this is real life. He sounded so full of life in this interview, and makes you realize what's taken away when any person is killed. A life, a history, a personality, a loved one, hopes, dreams... all vanish just like that.

33:59 John’s Sesame Street impersonation. Haha. Miss that guy. 🙏 Beautiful video, nice work.

As I listen to this, I'm amazed how profound John was about society. What would he think about today's madness? He was right about politicians being unable to make a difference (as evidenced by the global debacle) and his idealism about individualism actually makes me sad. If only. Whenever I listen to John's songs or interviews, I always hope there's a different ending and then reality kicks in. I can imagine our world might have been different if that tragic night had not occurred. He's so optimistic and clearly enjoying life on what would be his last day. It all remains unimaginable to me still even though I've had 43 years for it to sink in. God bless you, John...RIP.

This interview is amazing. It really shows how normal/ smart John really was he had his issues as we all do no one is perfect but he did grow into a great person so sad he was taken too soon. Sad.

John arrives in the interview at 33 minutes. Prior to that it is an interview with Yoko.

My late husband and I visited NYC in 2012, and were walking around in the 'Strawberry Fields' memorial in Central Park. I was a massive fan of the Beatles when they came to America in 1964, so it was like a dream come true. I remember looking up through the trees, seeing a strange-looking building looming over the park. I didn't even realize at the time that it was The Dakota. We walked out and down the sidewalk in front of the spot where John was murdered. It's still hard today to understand why anyone could do something so hideous.😪I hope to see you in heaven John.

*Impressive ! This is a fantastic piece of work, kudos ! One really gets the feeling to be around them... Keep up the good work.*

Such a loss of a great human being artist, great thinker, authentic and with a lot of heart. I still have trouble thinking about what happened to him and how one person can end the life of another and telling people he was a big fan. I really enjoyed this interview and it saddened me thing of what could have been if he were still here.

I'll never forget reading in johns playboy interview where he said his biggest fear is that someday a looney with a gun will appear and god knows what will happen. He added that Americans are so in love with their guns that they walk around with them like its an extension of their arm. His exact words. Look it up.

@edmundpower1250

Жыл бұрын

And that idiot Chapman would probably have read that comment in playboy

I was born on John's Birthday (and Sean's too), Oct. 9, (next week) and have always felt somewhat of a "kindred spirit" and love his art, poetry, literature, wittiness, etc... He was not a 'Perfect Person' but he was an 'Amazing Artist' and John & Yoko's incredible song, "Imagine" is my #1 favorite ever..!! I think they were so blessed to have their love together, it makes me so sad he was killed. Like millions of people, I remember exactly where I was, every detail, and I'm crying again, as I do every time I remember.... And feel so badly for Dear Yoko... and both Julian & Sean. And As I watch another war on TV, I remember those eloquent words "GIVE PEACE A CHANCE"... and I Just Imagine a World Where People Live In Peace... I Love You John & Yoko, Thank You.

1:34:48 John expresses his amazement at "the fact that we all survived!" What a privilege to be able to listen to this and be left with being able to relate to John and Yoko both as people, and as a couple.

And off he went into the night to meet his fate. RIP John

@eily_b

Жыл бұрын

😢😢

@allencollins6031

Жыл бұрын

Crazy.😮😢

John and YOKO❤. THANK YOU for making John happy the last years of his life. 感謝🙏🙏🙏

Did I just hear John Lennon doing Ernie & Bert? 😂 I miss this guy.

R.I.P. John - may your soul be in the Elysian Fields with all the beautiful souls protected by the angels that exist . 🙏🙏

"Great, who's the...........", The last words of John Lennon on record. 🥺😥

it is incredibly eerie to know that Chapman was already brooding around outside while this is going on upstairs.... overwhelming to hear this.....I hope its not disrespectful to also comment that on listening to this and John's obvious enthusiasm for 'talking' spontaneously about anything and everything, I do tend to think he may have given himself a pharmaceutical enhancement but if he did , I'm glad he did , because it was the last time we get to hear him talk and its wonderful to hear his every little detail.

@hw343434

7 ай бұрын

Nah, it’s just John being happy and at peace, that’s all. He had a cup of coffee

For me, John was an advanced spirit, highly developed in music, that came to Earth in 1940 as part of an answer to mounting nuclear risk. He was a major force pushing human consciousness forward. The Beatles may have made the most positive effect in the twentieth century. No guns required. As a spirit in human form, he was flawed. As a guy that was rich and famous from age 21 or so, he was impractical and a bit out of touch. He fulfilled his mission in the allotted time. I wish it had been longer, but I trust it was enough. The vibe is still there for us.

@guitarman1477

Жыл бұрын

Shut up

@tommy2buttz668

Жыл бұрын

Definitely not what he appeared to be.......... there's an orgy of evidence to back up your claim

@Gcssdvnkloiutesc

7 ай бұрын

He wasn’t rich until he was 25. Big difference. And the Beatles didn’t invent the 60s counterculture. They participated in it rather. Before they joined the youth movement like everyone else, they were just as conservative as Nixon voters with the suits and show business smiles. Before that they were leather jacket 50s rockers. Sexist, racist, violent alcoholics abusing speed. Nothing special about them.

hearing him say say he was going to help with positive thinking in the 80's makes me which he was still with us . Dear lord we could do with mister john Lennon now.

This interview makes me emotional. Even though I was born in '87, I have a fairly decent grasp of what Lennon did and went through. If you listen to the Rolling Stone interview in '70 and listen to this interview nearly a decade later, it's two entirely different people. It makes me so sad and angry that he would be murdered mere hours after discussing the future so positively. It really was a great, tragic loss.

John ....Happy on his last day ....makes me smile

My name is Lilian and I'm using this borrowed smartphone because I haven't had my smartphone,for a while. This interview,specially the pictures shown on this video of John Lennon which were taken and shown in close up from his handsome face straightly directly to you and me,it reminded me of a Brazilian song which says "My love,what would you do if today was your last day to live on?! If you knew the world would finish today,what would you real and true do?! "

Thank you for posting, you almost feel like you’re there with them. I always hope that the ending to this story changes somehow. John sounds so happy and at peace. When Elvis died I heard the announcement on this radio with two knobs on it in a leather binding. I was six yrs old. Three years later I heard that John was shot on that same radio. I was nine. My two favorite people of all time. I’ll never get over that John was murdered and I feel for those that knew him and loved him.

@JamesBond-oe4ru

Жыл бұрын

Nicely said. Thanks. 🙂

@thebeatlesotherwise

Жыл бұрын

*Thanks a lot Barry, sorry to be so slow in my replies but I have bouts of procrastination here and there...*

@barrygellert2374

Жыл бұрын

@@thebeatlesotherwise I understand believe me!

@staceykeeley4219

Жыл бұрын

My two favourite people too! I thought I was the only one. I was 9 when Elvis died and I was devastated. 12 when John died and I was numb, it was so shocking I couldn't feel anything.

@kelcritcarroll

Жыл бұрын

I was in the bathtub when my mom knocked on the door to tell me what just came on the tv as breaking news….I was 18 and just devastated….Ive never recovered and im 60 now……never moved passed it and that isn’t healthy mentally….their is something off with me to have such an emotional connection with a person ive never even met or actually knew. Music is really a powerful thing and the lyrics of the beatles older songs connected to what I felt….but alot of those songs probably didnt have some deep meaning…..?

Dear friend John,we will love you ♾️❤

John had so much more to give . But still grateful for what he left behind . John was just getting those Wheels Rolling . Not Watching them. A new Creative period awaits. Until on Dec 8th . Gunned Down. Just Devastating. John seems very upbeat and excited To get the Wheels Rolling. We can only wonder now. Watching the Wheels was his last Masterpiece. That morning he cut his hair. Like early days. Clean Shaven. Alittle on thin side but looked happy. Great interview . John had alot left in Tank . I believe at some point . John and the other 3 Beatles would have done something. Those relationships were mending. As far as Yoko. I think he still had ties with MAY PANG . A Gentle Soul. I believe John loved them both. I do know John 's impact to this World would have been felt. John was a True leader and among His flaws. A man of ✌️. It's just very Sad. To this Day.

Today is Monday, September 4th, 2023 (Labor Day) and I still feel the great sadness and loss of what happened not many hours after this interview.

There is a lot to say about listening to this full interview: In its historical context now almost 43 years on; in insight into the way John talks fondly of the Beatle days...no doubt he would have worked with Paul again...would he have been the "answer voice" (Pushin', pullin') on Paul's "Tug of War" song instead of Linda had the tragic event not occurred?; and in a personal context...it is so heartbreaking. Its hard not to tear up listening.

I just stumbled on this and enjoyed so much. How honest they were! I played that album over and over and thought it was a masterpiece, intimate yet universal. I sometimes wonder what our world would be like if John had stayed. Two is One.

A well-illustrated and generally interesting last interview with a legend; that said, when the talk rolls ‘round to the propagation of the John&Yoko myth surrounding their marriage, my eyes can’t help but roll to back of my head, especially the part where John chose to believe she had no idea who he or The Beatles were when they met in 1966- and it only gets worse from there!. Nonetheless a worthwhile revisiting of a classic, only this time, with a view to match!..

i can't listen to this without crying!

Saving this for if I can’t get to sleep tonight

I can’t connect the unfathomable outcome of that day to this interview. Such a shame

That’s crazy that the guy (don’t want to say his name) was standing outside waiting to shoot John. John seemed so happy and focused on his family. Absolutely tragic.

@marcarturi2137

Жыл бұрын

...1:41 go outside and punch (don't want to say his name) right in face!

@edmundpower1250

Жыл бұрын

Why do you say "guy"? It's too friendly! I'll say it for you! The insane murderer was waiting outside

@marcosperez1168

Жыл бұрын

@@edmundpower1250 the p.o.s bastard that killed John was an Mk ultra victim from the government, parts of the government wanted Lennon dead he was far ahead of his time with his ideals and plans. They didn't like him at all because of what he stood for, peace. His influence was strong, and honestly times haven't changed that much from then....

@johnyoutuber9781

Жыл бұрын

@@edmundpower1250 You can choose to disregard someone's humanity if it helps you sleep at night, but maintain the truth about life and events it does not.

@edmundpower1250

Жыл бұрын

@@johnyoutuber9781 Chapman didn't seem to regard John lennon's humanity did he? Get a grip!!

I was devastated when I heard he was murdered, such a terrible tragedy. He didn’t deserve that, it still hurts me now

Thank you very much for sharing this. It felt like a historical moment, watching it, and was also inspirational and good food for thoughts. John was an exceptional human being, and it's tragedy he was taken out so early. Imagine what he could have contributed to the world had he lived.

Excellent interview! It's great to hear the real person behind the music. Thank you for making this available.

A wife lost a husband, two sons lost a father, and the rest of us lost a musical genius,and 43 yrs of new creative music 🎵,the birth of the eighties with synthesized music 🎵🎶,just think of the music weve been robbed of ,i was decorating for my mum when it came over the radio,that hed been murdered,i droped my brush in shock couldn't carry on cos i was stunned ive got lots of Beatles music,and Lennon songs 😢,he would have probably been a billionaire now ,he wouldve been 83 on October 9th, as im 62 on October 5th, so very tragic that Chapman should have fried in the chair 😔🪑😢, God rest in peace John miss your music 🎵🎶 we were robbed of 😢.

@morshulinton4112

26 күн бұрын

Julian lost John way before this