John Lennons Turbulent Years

[@PeterWhalen-f3n]

Excellent videos@ thank you!

[@flashflame4952]

John's entire life was turbulent. He never found the happiness he was looking for.

[@jeffclement2468]

I think he did find true happiness in his last few years. That's what compounds the tragedy of his murder.

[@skinovtheperineum1208]

No, instead, it found him. (warm gun)

[@myleg7223]

Happiness is a warm gun

[@Hqhq-01]

Happiness is a worn gum.

[@baneverything5580]

I did acid in the 80s and didn`t know what it was and could see in the dark because every bush and tree was covered in thousands of Christmas lights. I don`t know how long I was in the store where I went to get beer before I realized something was wrong. It was daytime when I walked in but well after dark when I left. I don`t think I used my headlights to get back to my friend`s home. The entire forest was blanketed in Christmas lights. It was the most amazing thing I`ve ever seen.

[@chadczternastek]

That whole scenario with the dentist dropping acid in their drinks really bothered me. I have tried LSD in my life and it really has to be structured and the environment has to be comfortable and familiar or there could be so many brutal consequences. That could of ended one or all of their lives had the driver been tripping and swerved off a cliff or into someone or something.

[@skinovtheperineum1208]

It's actually 'could have', not could of, which you should know at this late stage of your life.

[@neonfroot]

Thats why Brian Wilson ended up spiritually crippled for most of his life. LSD didnt ruin him. His vulnerability and angst along with LSD did that. If Brian didnt do drugs, he wouldve burned out only a few years later than expected. Its funny how adults criminalise video games yet theyre fine with LSD.

[@neonfroot]

​@@skinovtheperineum1208 stop being pretentious

[@johnorgan3]

strange times...stranger people...that's where we all came from...

[@BugRib]

@skinovtheperineum1208 - We are all inspired by your brilliance, haha.

[@gogoyubari366]

John Lennon is my favorite!

[@pearlmario9858]

Same here. I even wear glasses shaped like his.

[@PaulFormentos]

@@pearlmario9858 Have ya ridden the HORSE like yer hero?

[@Breadlord87]

@@PaulFormentoshuh?

[@curlymyhero]

John was and still is a Genius. He was always trying to break boundaries whether thru relationships r music

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

The spiked LSD story is disturbing. 😮

[@Dababyshmmurda]

i’ve been binging your beatles videos for the past week now and i gotta say i think you’re doing a stellar job.

[@abradfordajb]

I've watched several of your video's now. I can't imagine the efforts you've put into all your research. Your presentations are very interesting and fun for me since I, like many others, was a Beatles fan from the beginning in 1964, after first, hearing their song "Love Me Do", then of course, after their Ed Sullivan appearance. I loved them so much that i was prude regarding other music of the time, much of which i've come to love and appreciate since then. Thanks for your video's and keep 'em coming !

[@TheCousinEddie]

I've been a Classic Rock fan since I was a boy and the music has had a powerful impact on my life. I've purchased my share of albums, attended hundreds of Rock concerts and read many, many books pertaining to the various bands I've enjoyed over the years. Having said that, no band has ever brought me more joy than The Beatles. Thanks to content creators such as "Film Retrospective", I am able to learn much more about The Beatles than I ever thought possible. Discovering the details of the band, their music production process, their inter-relationships, their personal lives, the deconstruction of the songs, the interviews, along with all the other minutiae that might get overlooked, it's all part of The Beatles experience. Your documentaries, sir, are remarkable. Well researched and written into a tight script each video is a wealth of knowledge and your narration matches the no-nonsense content perfectly. I have been looking forward to each new video you post since subscribing several months ago. From one Beatles fan to another thank you for the hard work you put into your content, it is greatly appreciated.

[@ustheserfs]

it was known that john when in the company of others would never permit anyone to talk badly of paul, only he reserved the right. there's also a legend when jerry lee lewis was performing at the roxy in la during john's lost weekend, jerry was gathered post show in the dressing room yapping with some friends when all of a sudden the door opened, john entered without saying a word, kneeled at jerry's feet, kissed them, got up and then exited. jerry was clueless who the stranger was but a friend revealed it was john.

[@wormsnake1]

Brilliant job!❤️🙏🎼.x

[@allenf.5907]

One fact to correct - Brian died in 67 and the Beatles were in India in 68. They were going to hear him talk and he did advise them however. John should have known right there and then that something was up.

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks for watching

[@CantTellYou]

16:16 every word of that letter of rejection is like pure gold 😂 from “the Nigeria-Biafra _thing”_ to “Cold Turkey slipping down the charts” to “Lennon of Bag”

[@jerrileejerome]

Oh, what a profound story, this!! Our John will always be remembered in infamy! What the children did at the London Olympic Games in 2012, was touching and emotion searing indeed!! 😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤

[@lovelyandsmartcommentator5130]

John had NO BUSINESS controlling the length of Cynthia's hair.

[@carmenbrown3437]

I could never understand why he would want to be with Yoko Ono. But, now it is understandable knowing his Aunt Mimi was abusive just like Yoko was.

[@Revolver1981]

Don't be sick.

[@johnorgan3]

John himself (in many interviews) claimed that by that time was well into his "1000" LSD trips. I did 500 by the time I was 18. I met strange people and things too!

[@outtathesky]

People like you who put John on a pedestal and then say they could never understand why he loved Yoko.. you obviously don’t understand the man & how inspiring she was for him

[@xeniavader]

this may not be a popular thing to say, but I think Yoko was the victim. i know it's complicated

[@PaulFormentos]

@@outtathesky Inspired Lennon's H addiction

[@johngraves6878]

Fascinating stuff. I imagine fame and wealth can be a detriment to one's self-discipline and sense of personal responsibility. Lennon was clearly more troubled than anyone else in the group, but his cynicism, aggression and insecurity added a very important ingredient -- a crucial political ingredient -- to the band's personality and to its songs. I feel the returning of the MBE metal to Buck Palace was an act of integrity in which he was TRUE to himself and his beliefs. WOW! The ONE drug to really stay away from IMHO is alcohol, because it impairs judgment and stimulates aggression. I used to live just a few blocks from A&M Studios, and I had no idea about the bizarre Spector-Lennon sessions there -- at the exact same time I was going to Hollywood High a couple blocks away. My dad was in the music business, so I had been at A&M Studios on some rare occasions carrying stacks of sheet music for sessions.

[@barblessable]

Lennon and McCartney lost their Mothers as teenagers , but Paul had a better family life with his Dad ,brother aunts uncles, John had only a short time with his estranged Mother when she taught him some banjo chords and encouraged his music before she was killed, maybe that explained the darkness in some of his songs ,Paul's songs were generally more upbeat .

[@ericclaptonsrobotpilot7276]

Good. It would’ve been nice to hear more about when John’s mother reentered his life as a teenager.

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks for watching

[@Maddybreenofficial]

I used to be managed (music) by a woman who lived near Julian. When John died, apparently Julian walked into a pub rolled up a £20 note and lit it up as if it were a cigarette, stating that he’s minted now or words to that effect. Grief does strange things to people.

[@ClandestineRecords]

John's whole life was turbulent, unfortunately

[@TeddyBear-ii4yc]

He treated Cynthia abysmally ... and Julian! I hope they were financially comfortable? A couple split amidst other couples is fractious and draws others in. Yoko seems a tw@t... how's she in the divorce meeting with Cynthia in there?? and YO leaves the room when John goes the toilet? Same thing as when she brought a bed to the recording studio when the Beatles made their next album. There's a time & place...

[@HonestlyYours516]

I have to admit while I really admired John Lennon for his songwriting skills and his musical ability, I really disliked the way he acted and his personality traits. He must have been a hard person to live with.😮

[@anEyePhil]

He was never “working class”. He received support from many wealthy relatives. I will never understand why he replaced beautiful loyal Cynthia with that Japanese pseudo artist.

[@ralphgarcia913]

John wanted a lover to mother him. Yoko also mothered him.

[@adamfindlay7091]

Always True.☮️ Qwack Dentist. Member of the Beatles Empire. Turbulent, yeah good title.

[@aunch3]

I always found that dentist story strange. First of all, who goes to their dentist for dinner? Second, what dentist spikes his guests tea with LSD? Isn’t that a serious crime lol

[@jeffclement2468]

The Dentist was also an aquaintance of theirs. And chances are LSD was still legal at the time. (Still a dangerous thing to do.) I've never read a word about this dentist leaving his house and following them around town tho (?)

[@dace938]

Read The lives of John Lennon. Albert Goldman. @@jeffclement2468

[@skinovtheperineum1208]

Not this one. It was coffee.

[@johnorgan3]

LSD was legal in 1965

[@rosemarybarron4256]

@@johnorgan3Even if LSD is legal, isn’t it a crime to drug people without their knowledge?

[@smedleybutler8787]

When Chapman shot Lennon, he leaned up against the wall ,with his copy of Catcher in the rye, repeating.. I acted alone.

[@gaylealleluia8392]

Bc there were two

[@BugRib]

@gaylealleluia8392 - "Always two, there are. No more. No less. A Master and an apprentice." ~Yoda

[@chickenbonenowison]

Good, bad or indifferent. Hahah nah great as always. Really love the videos and the channel as a whole. Long may it live.

[@vandelayindustries6313]

After watching about 10 videos of you, I just realized why I like your narration so much. It's because you sound like the lost twin brother of George Harrison, talking about the Beatles :D ...keep up the good work.

[@johngraves6878]

I 2nd that nomination.

[@PiTjlang]

🎉

[@thomashealy6127]

Excellent video!👍🏻

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thank you very much!

[@user-ej5gx7ph7q]

Lennon had 40 turbulent years, the rest, were a piece of cake

[@kwd-kwd]

another great video, thank you.

[@filmretrospective5334]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fellini_band8372]

BEST OF WISHES FOR THIS CHANNEL MAN! WHAT A JOB YOU DID! ( SORRY NOT SCREAMING )

[@joshfenn5374]

For the depiction of acid, (with alot of work) all you gatta do is just edit any ground surface of a picture with the swirl effect, and not the faces. [Or a complex way is by going along with the patterns of ground surfaces and make them naturally move.] Idk I feel like this might help be more accurate apposed to this depiction; Great work on the time put in the video production nonetheless!

[@CantTellYou]

Maybe make the faces vividly morph into entirely different but realistic expressions & types of faces lol

[@Raviolli]

While I’m sure he may have felt it then underlying, guiding him to do what he did Little does that dentist know the influence he played On reality

[@reneestewart9425]

John did not walk out of his building really! This is a fact you shouldn't get wrong they were coming home.

[@jasonsenator6144]

Wow you keep these videos coming. Great stuff

[@filmretrospective5334]

More to come!

[@johnorgan3]

John was just a jealous guy. Amen

[@wesleywashington1251]

It's as if Lennon didn't value physical beauty in a female companion. Yoko Ono wasn't worth being around if the stories are true.

[@outtathesky]

Yoko turned John on mentally, artistically . If you at all understand John, you can see how massive inspirationally she was for him

[@guacgod6544]

He clearly valued physical beauty seeing he had a tantrum over his wife’s haircut

[@CantTellYou]

Imagine being Cynthia, told by a guy named “Magic Alex” that your husband & father of your child is divorcing you for a mysterious silent lady named “Yoko”

[@bajorekjon]

Wait is Dr. Robert about that dentist?

[@Sporking]

Brian died before they went to India. They where in Wales

[@intelligenthorsemanshipwit1330]

At least you didn’t say they were in whales

[@tfd829]

For the longest time I never referred to Chapman by name-I just referred to him as "that fat loser who shot Lennon.".

[@OCTOBERBABY7901]

MDC killed Fohn Lennon, not the OG Lennon.

[@PaulFormentos]

@@OCTOBERBABY7901 Double Fantasy

[@remruatapautu5003]

wow, such a great video, many interesting stories never have i heard of before, keep me buckled in my seat from the first minute... keep it up💯

[@filmretrospective5334]

Glad you like them!

[@YNVNEone]

George had some horrible moments being a beatle. The worst being working with them two.

[@ShortFuseFighting]

14:50 lol i love how that bumbling japanese simpleton is struggling to get off of that boat but he just ignores her and walks off ...

[@thirstycrow6393]

Great video 👍

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks 👍

[@Breech_]

you’re a legend with these gems..

[@IvanFlavin]

Paul: "shame, innit?"

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks for watching

[@jeffclement2468]

"Drag, innit?" He later explained how he was still shell-shocked, and that was all he could muster. 😿

[@PaulFormentos]

John never got over sacrifice of Epstein and McCartney

[@boneappletea3858]

Lennon's

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks for watching

[@boneappletea3858]

@filmretrospective5334 I haven't fully watched it yet but I've watched many others. Great stuff. Thanks a lot.

[@NTU02KX138]

私は、本当につい最近のフアンなので、その時の様子は勿論把握していませんが、その歯医者さんの奥さんの行為は、犯罪行為ではないのでしょうか？何故彼らは訴えていなかったのでしょうか？不思議で仕方がないです。それからは、ジョンも過剰に摂取するようになり、シンシアさんとの関係も悪くなり、音楽にも悪影響を及ぼし。エネルギーも減退しているように感じられます。ビートルズのフアンとしてはとても残念な出来事ですね！

[@DanHarrisonKing]

Please put an apostrophe in 'Lennons'... it's bugging me. Other than that, great video!

[@stevenedwards4470]

Mimi should have rented "John's old house" in the prevailing climate and made an old bat's bundle.

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks for watching

[@robertiaccarino4363]

Tahitian monks😆😆😆😆 good bye 👋👋👋

[@filmretrospective5334]

Thanks for watching

[@Turtle152]

1:56 George looks oddly like Liam Gallagher in this picture.

[@reneestewart9425]

I wanna follow up that I am a John Lynn fan. But facts are facts and if you are pretending to be someone that knows what they're talking about you need to get your facts straight and he did not resent getting the metal from the queen. He did later but he was very proud of it and proud that Mimi put it up in their house. Hellohow lazy

[@reneestewart9425]

I'm gonna follow you just so I can correct you John Cynthia was not drunk there. He had had a beer they would've kicked him out if he was drunk. It was at the church. That's been talked about over and over and over again but he had a couple beers. Also John has said over and over again that it was Paul who is the more advanced musician. Anyone that knows them back then knows that fact. He taught John how to play the guitar because he used banjo chords on a guitar John could not play a regular guitar when they met. Get your fact straight

[@throatgorge2]

4:12 We've all been there, right?

[@gemini802]

No lol 😅😂