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Rolling Stone releases Lennon's final interview
Rolling Stone releases Lennon's final interview
Rolling Stone releases Lennon's final interview
<CITE class=vcard>By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Ap Music Writer </CITE><ABBR class=timedate title=2010-12-08T00:54:48-0800>Wed Dec 8, 3:54 am ET</ABBR>
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NEW YORK ? Three days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics ? saying they were just interested in "dead heroes" ? and talked optimistically about his family and future, musing that he had "plenty of time" to accomplish some of his life goals.
Lennon's final interview was released to The Associated Press by Rolling Stone on Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the musician's death. The issue using the full interview will be on magazine stands on Friday. While brief excerpts of Jonathan Cott's interview with Lennon were released for a 1980 Rolling Stone cover story days after Lennon's death, this is the first time the entire interview has been published.
"His words are totally joyous and vibrant and hopeful and subversive and fearless," said Cott in an interview on Tuesday. "He didn't mince words."
Lennon saves some of his harshest words for critics who were perennially disappointed with Lennon's path, in both music and in his life, after leaving the Beatles.
"These critics with the illusions they've created about artists ? it's like idol worship," he said. "They only like people when they're on their way up ... I cannot be on the way up again.
"What they want is dead heroes, like Sid Vicious and James Dean. I'm not interesting in being a dead (expletive) hero. .. So forget 'em, forget 'em."
He also predicted that Bruce Springsteen, then hailed as rock's bright future, would endure the same critical barbs: "And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he's no longer God. ... They'll turn on him, and I hope he survives it."
But Lennon also talked about trying to be a good father to his youngest son Sean, learning how to relate to a child (he admitted he wasn't good at play) and spoke of his strong bond with wife Yoko Ono: "I've selected to work with ... only two people: Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono. ... That ain't bad picking."
At 40, he was also reflective of what he had accomplished so far in life and exploring life's themes, and remained committed to his goal of peace and love on earth.
"I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can ... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding."
Cott interviewed Lennon at his apartment and at his record studio. The interview was originally planned for a cover story for Lennon and Ono's upcoming album "Double Fantasy," but in the rush to put out a story after Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman, only snippets were used.
Cott said he never went back to the three hours worth of tapes until a few months ago when he was cleaning out his closet.
"On a strip of magnetic tape, it was sort of a miracle that first of all, the tape had not degraded after 30 years," he said. "All of this sudden, this guy's voice, totally alive ... just made me feel so inspired that I felt that I should really transcribe the whole thing."
Cott said he was struck by how much he was thinking about his life and mortality.
"There were a lot of strange consideration of where he was and what he felt like sort of in the middle of his journey," Cott said. "I think it was like a mid-life meditation, I was struck by that."
The magazine also included an essay by Ono recalling her final days with her husband.
Ono released a statement Tuesday night in tribute to Lennon.
"On this tragic anniversary please join me in remembering John with deep love and respect," Ono said. "In his short lived life of 40 years, he has given so much to the world. The world was lucky to have known him. We still learn so much from him today. John, I love you!"
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Rolling Stone releases Lennon's final interview
Rolling Stone releases Lennon's final interview
<CITE class=vcard>By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY, AP Music Writer Nekesa Mumbi Moody, Ap Music Writer </CITE><ABBR class=timedate title=2010-12-08T00:54:48-0800>Wed Dec 8, 3:54 am ET</ABBR>
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NEW YORK ? Three days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics ? saying they were just interested in "dead heroes" ? and talked optimistically about his family and future, musing that he had "plenty of time" to accomplish some of his life goals.
Lennon's final interview was released to The Associated Press by Rolling Stone on Wednesday, the 30th anniversary of the musician's death. The issue using the full interview will be on magazine stands on Friday. While brief excerpts of Jonathan Cott's interview with Lennon were released for a 1980 Rolling Stone cover story days after Lennon's death, this is the first time the entire interview has been published.
"His words are totally joyous and vibrant and hopeful and subversive and fearless," said Cott in an interview on Tuesday. "He didn't mince words."
Lennon saves some of his harshest words for critics who were perennially disappointed with Lennon's path, in both music and in his life, after leaving the Beatles.
"These critics with the illusions they've created about artists ? it's like idol worship," he said. "They only like people when they're on their way up ... I cannot be on the way up again.
"What they want is dead heroes, like Sid Vicious and James Dean. I'm not interesting in being a dead (expletive) hero. .. So forget 'em, forget 'em."
He also predicted that Bruce Springsteen, then hailed as rock's bright future, would endure the same critical barbs: "And God help Bruce Springsteen when they decide he's no longer God. ... They'll turn on him, and I hope he survives it."
But Lennon also talked about trying to be a good father to his youngest son Sean, learning how to relate to a child (he admitted he wasn't good at play) and spoke of his strong bond with wife Yoko Ono: "I've selected to work with ... only two people: Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono. ... That ain't bad picking."
At 40, he was also reflective of what he had accomplished so far in life and exploring life's themes, and remained committed to his goal of peace and love on earth.
"I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can ... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding."
Cott interviewed Lennon at his apartment and at his record studio. The interview was originally planned for a cover story for Lennon and Ono's upcoming album "Double Fantasy," but in the rush to put out a story after Lennon was shot to death by Mark David Chapman, only snippets were used.
Cott said he never went back to the three hours worth of tapes until a few months ago when he was cleaning out his closet.
"On a strip of magnetic tape, it was sort of a miracle that first of all, the tape had not degraded after 30 years," he said. "All of this sudden, this guy's voice, totally alive ... just made me feel so inspired that I felt that I should really transcribe the whole thing."
Cott said he was struck by how much he was thinking about his life and mortality.
"There were a lot of strange consideration of where he was and what he felt like sort of in the middle of his journey," Cott said. "I think it was like a mid-life meditation, I was struck by that."
The magazine also included an essay by Ono recalling her final days with her husband.
Ono released a statement Tuesday night in tribute to Lennon.
"On this tragic anniversary please join me in remembering John with deep love and respect," Ono said. "In his short lived life of 40 years, he has given so much to the world. The world was lucky to have known him. We still learn so much from him today. John, I love you!"
___ http://www.rollingstone.com
I remember drivng my Z-28 down Tennessee Street in Tallahassee cruisin' around. Think it was around 10:00-11:00 at night.
The DJ broke in the middle of a song and gave the news.
He was a bit out there but I liked him and his music.
His Christmas Song comes on all the time at work. I bet they wear it out today.
:sadwave:
The DJ broke in the middle of a song and gave the news.
He was a bit out there but I liked him and his music.
His Christmas Song comes on all the time at work. I bet they wear it out today.
:sadwave:
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<!-- By line --><ADDRESS class="byline author vcard">By TONI MONKOVIC</ADDRESS><!-- The Content -->Thirty years ago this week, on a ?Monday Night Football? game involving the Patriots, Howard Cosell announced to the world that John Lennon had been shot and killed.
How Cosell learned of the news is a story unto itself, the subject of an ESPN ?Outside the Lines? show Sunday.
Michael Hiestand, USA Today:
ESPN producer Jeff Ausiello says Alan Weiss, a news producer for ABC?s New York station, had a motorcycle accident and was in the hospital Lennon was brought to ? ?and was plopped down next to him.? Weiss didn?t recognize Lennon, but overheard local police officers identify him ? and then heard efforts cease in the room where Lennon was being treated. Weiss called his station, says Ausiello, but couldn?t go public: ?They had to pass on the story of a lifetime ? they knew they had to pass it on to the big fish at ABC.?
Here?s a part of the story that is rich for those familiar with Cosell. He hated that athletes received free passes from retirement into the broadcast booth. He felt most of them weren?t up to standard as broadcasters or journalists.
On the ?Outside the Lines? show, ESPN played the tape of the off-air discussion in the booth after the broadcasters were informed. With the Patriots-Dolphins game reaching its dramatic conclusion, Cosell asked for advice. Cosell, the experienced broadcaster and journalist, was faced with the biggest news scoop of his life. But he seemed reluctant to go ahead.
It was the former Giant Frank Gifford, a member of the ?jockocracy,? who urged him not to sit on the story. You can listen to the audio of the discussion here.
Cosell knew Lennon personally. Six years earlier, in 1974, Lennon appeared with Cosell on ?Monday Night Football.?
<!-- By line --><ADDRESS class="byline author vcard">By TONI MONKOVIC</ADDRESS><!-- The Content -->Thirty years ago this week, on a ?Monday Night Football? game involving the Patriots, Howard Cosell announced to the world that John Lennon had been shot and killed.
How Cosell learned of the news is a story unto itself, the subject of an ESPN ?Outside the Lines? show Sunday.
Michael Hiestand, USA Today:
ESPN producer Jeff Ausiello says Alan Weiss, a news producer for ABC?s New York station, had a motorcycle accident and was in the hospital Lennon was brought to ? ?and was plopped down next to him.? Weiss didn?t recognize Lennon, but overheard local police officers identify him ? and then heard efforts cease in the room where Lennon was being treated. Weiss called his station, says Ausiello, but couldn?t go public: ?They had to pass on the story of a lifetime ? they knew they had to pass it on to the big fish at ABC.?
Here?s a part of the story that is rich for those familiar with Cosell. He hated that athletes received free passes from retirement into the broadcast booth. He felt most of them weren?t up to standard as broadcasters or journalists.
On the ?Outside the Lines? show, ESPN played the tape of the off-air discussion in the booth after the broadcasters were informed. With the Patriots-Dolphins game reaching its dramatic conclusion, Cosell asked for advice. Cosell, the experienced broadcaster and journalist, was faced with the biggest news scoop of his life. But he seemed reluctant to go ahead.
It was the former Giant Frank Gifford, a member of the ?jockocracy,? who urged him not to sit on the story. You can listen to the audio of the discussion here.
Cosell knew Lennon personally. Six years earlier, in 1974, Lennon appeared with Cosell on ?Monday Night Football.?
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<!-- end header --><!-- date published -->December 6, 2010, 6:37 am <!-- date updated --><!-- <abbr class="updated" title="2010-12-06T11:01:33+00:00">? Updated: 11:01 am</abbr> --><!-- Title -->Behind Cosell?s Announcement of Lennon?s Death
<!-- By line --><ADDRESS class="byline author vcard">By TONI MONKOVIC</ADDRESS><!-- The Content -->Thirty years ago this week, on a ?Monday Night Football? game involving the Patriots, Howard Cosell announced to the world that John Lennon had been shot and killed.
How Cosell learned of the news is a story unto itself, the subject of an ESPN ?Outside the Lines? show Sunday.
Michael Hiestand, USA Today:
ESPN producer Jeff Ausiello says Alan Weiss, a news producer for ABC?s New York station, had a motorcycle accident and was in the hospital Lennon was brought to ? ?and was plopped down next to him.? Weiss didn?t recognize Lennon, but overheard local police officers identify him ? and then heard efforts cease in the room where Lennon was being treated. Weiss called his station, says Ausiello, but couldn?t go public: ?They had to pass on the story of a lifetime ? they knew they had to pass it on to the big fish at ABC.?
Here?s a part of the story that is rich for those familiar with Cosell. He hated that athletes received free passes from retirement into the broadcast booth. He felt most of them weren?t up to standard as broadcasters or journalists.
On the ?Outside the Lines? show, ESPN played the tape of the off-air discussion in the booth after the broadcasters were informed. With the Patriots-Dolphins game reaching its dramatic conclusion, Cosell asked for advice. Cosell, the experienced broadcaster and journalist, was faced with the biggest news scoop of his life. But he seemed reluctant to go ahead.
It was the former Giant Frank Gifford, a member of the ?jockocracy,? who urged him not to sit on the story. You can listen to the audio of the discussion here.
Cosell knew Lennon personally. Six years earlier, in 1974, Lennon appeared with Cosell on ?Monday Night Football.?
I also heard about it when I was watching MNF....Mike & Mike just played the behind the scenes audio between Cosell & Gifford & I found it interesting....To this date I can't think of a more sense-less killing than John getiing assassinated....
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One of those moments you'll never forget. I too was watching MNF when I heard the sad news. RIP!
I was 16 years old and that is how I remember getting the news. here is a link to the call if anyone is interested.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/08/john-lennon-death-mnf_n_793710.html
He was only 40 years old and it was 30 years ago now that he was killed. Can you imagine his body of work if he had lived?
I was 5. We had just moved to New Orleans from NY. My mom was upset about it, but that is all I recall.
Hey youngster watch what you say about hippies they're tougher then what you think and they are much cooler and wiser then some young punk :0074
