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Title: Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews from 1970 by John Lennon, Jann S. Wenner, Jann Wenner, Charles Reich ISBN: 1-85984-600-9 Publisher: Verso Books Pub. Date: October, 2000 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.29 (21 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: LENNON'S BEST INTERVIEW
Comment: If you have any interest whatsoever in the life of John Lennon or his take on Beatle history, this book is a must. The read is fascinating; spat out with dizzying wit, brilliance, venom and passion by Lennon at the apex of his primal scream years. Whereas Lennon's views changed several times in his life -- and certainly softened by the time of his death -- there is nothing false from the man who would soon cry, "Gimme Some Truth". This was John's world in 1970...politics, love, then-contemporary musicians (esp. Mick and Dylan, here called Zimmerman), The Beatles, his past and his dreams of the future. When he recounts his wish for where he'll be with Yoko, "When (he's) 64" it's heartbreaking...especially since Oct. 9th, 2000 would have been his 60th birthday. Forget all the revisionism and theorizing from those whose agenda is only to sell a book. Revel in Lennon's own words. You won't want to put it down.
Rating: 3
Summary: Interesting glimpse into Lennon's world
Comment: Colored by the recent break up of The Beatles, Lennon Remembers can't completely be taken at face value. Lennon himself later dismissed many of the comments he makes in the book. Still, there are many sections where Lennon comes clean about The Beatles and his own problems. While it lacks objectivity, Lennon Remembers does provide a snapshot glimpse into The Beatles and their contemporaries that other books fail to do.
There's a boatload of bitterness that colors Lennon's comments about his working relationship with Paul McCartney. Lennon would later retract many of the things he said and elaborate on why he fibbed or didn't tell the whole story. For a fuller, more complete view of The Beatles and Lennon, I'd recommend Lennon's Playboy interview published shortly before his death as well as The Beatles Anthology. Both provide a bit of fair balance missing from Jann Werner's interview. Lennon himself was initially upset when Werner published these interviews in book form as he agreed to do them provided that didn't occur.
Rating: 5
Summary: Living with good and bad, I always looked up to you
Comment: John Lennon gave only two lengthy, in-depth interviews in his life. The first was in 1970 to Rolling Stone magazine and his final interview was given in 1980 to Playboy. Both are instructive to read, especially when you contrast their tone and content. The Lennon in this book had just left the Beatles and was trying desperately to convince the interviewer and the public that it just didn't bloody matter. Though history has shown Lennon emerged from the Beatles break-up much more undamaged emotionally than McCartney, the dissolution of his band was bound to leave some scars. John puts up a bit of a front here and I fear he doth protest too much, especially when he says he can't remember much about the Beatles and didn't think they were that great of a band to begin with.
In 1970, John was in the midst of his Arthur Janov primal scream therapy and he talks about this at great length. If you're primarily interested in the Beatles, then you might wish to skip over this section. The most interesting chapters of the interview are undoubtedly his thoughts about the Beatles and his individual bandmates. Read this with caution, however. This was the same year Lennon penned the visceral anti-Paul ode, How Do You Sleep? His caustic comments about Paul would soften a trifle by 1980, as he himself admitted in the 1980 Playboy piece. There is also some intentional untruths here, such as when John says Lennon and McCartney rarely collaborated on a song post-1964. He corrects this in his '80 recollections. He tells some wonderful stories about Ringo and how he helped George with the lyrics to Taxman in 1966.
I first read this book at the age of 8, when it was published. It's remained an integral part of my Lennon collection and still makes for some excellent reading. Whether you've grown up on Lennon or are new to him, this is an indispensable tool in trying to understand his mindset at the critical juncture of his life.
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Title: All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono by David Sheff ISBN: 0312254644 Publisher: Griffin Trade Paperback Pub. Date: 08 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: John Lennon in His Own Write by John Lennon, Yoko Ono ISBN: 0684868075 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Skywriting by Word of Mouth : And Other Writings, Including ((IT))The Ballad of John and Yoko((RO)) by John Lennon ISBN: 0060914440 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: 30 September, 1987 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: The Playboy Interviews With John Lennon and Yoko Ono by John Lennon, Yoko Ono, David Sheff, G. Barry Golson ISBN: 0872237052 Publisher: Putnam Pub Group Pub. Date: October, 1981 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: Lennon Legend by James Henke ISBN: 0811835170 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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