JOHN LENNON - His last unedited and entirely illustrated interview on December 8th, 1980

[@thebeatlesotherwise]

*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]

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]

Sound is inaudible!!

[@tuveuxlademocratieoutuveux4692]

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

[@janekellie3472]

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

[@GregoryKeithe]

This! and your unique perspective explanation of thus channel... I subscribed. If I watched everything Beatle related on KZbin 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.

[@danfarrelly2732]

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]

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

[@kevinobrien9626]

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]

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.

[@simoneu.nathaus7292]

​@@davideo1157what do you mean by that exactly...may I ask you to explain please ?

[@kaveman1021]

​@@kevinobrien9626the album on its own is so-so. Watching the Wheels and Beautiful Boy are the strongest pieces on the whole album.

[@BarryDavismusic]

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.]

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

[@ArronP]

yeah man it's hard, totally hard

[@waynej2608]

It's a goddamm shame!!

[@gussiegreen4036]

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]

It makes my sick.

[@firstnamelastname6717]

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

[@charmcrackermusic4250]

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]

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.

[@merckill9379]

@@charmcrackermusic4250 he was a wife beating maggot that didn't care about a shit about family

[@creativeoutletandfilms]

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

[@donkey3187]

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

[@e.l.norton]

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

[@mcrp_]

Hair cut in between

[@elton1111]

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

[@Patricia-ok1cd]

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

[@christellebilodeau]

@@astrojenkins4968 are you kidding ?

[@scottmasson3039]

@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]

I cried.

[@jujulionesselsa1416]

It does @elton1111

[@baberoot1998]

@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.

[@utawkinterme9428]

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.

[@bleep77]

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]

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.

[@tjcint]

​@@richlaw1953 This was so interesting. Thank you *so* much for writing this.

[@chrishyde1216]

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]

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

[@vincentgrima5298]

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 🙏

[@CupidStunt72]

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

[@ADayInTheLifeofMrsPerkins]

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]

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]

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

[@francesvicario1334]

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. 😊

[@notreyf]

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]

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]

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

[@sandra.saverio]

@@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]

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

[@Palefirecreative]

MKU

[@dane21dc]

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]

Lame.

[@harold3165]

Technically he *did* go to sleep again...forever

[@094340]

@@harold3165 Technically, dying is not sleeping, smart ass.

[@tealautumn]

@@094340why

[@gwncih1]

😢

[@bobholness203]

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

[@peterwilson5528]

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]

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

[@The_whimsickal_artist]

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]

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.@@The_whimsickal_artist

[@godsworldorder5565]

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!

[@thinkforyourself828]

@@donkey3187 Elvis and MJ died rather disgraceful deaths. Overdoses are such a ridulous way end to a legacy.

[@thebordenasylum7726]

Man, we were about to get a John Lennon tour in 1981 and eventually would have seen at the very least John & Paul back together making music again at some point- if not all four Beatles. Guy wasn't even thinking what if this was his last day on Earth.

[@2510katjo]

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.

[@094340]

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]

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).

[@owendarby2172]

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. 🙏🏼❤️💔🙏🏼

[@knockedoutloaded279]

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

[@michaeldelahoyde4802]

That's why they killed him.

[@bigbaby9189]

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

[@farrellmcnulty909]

@@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]

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]

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

[@TheMOLTENPLANET]

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

[@rafaelsantiago6047]

John will live on forever like Mozart.

[@jchow5966]

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. ☮️💟

[@somethingyousaid5059]

I was a few days shy of turning 18

[@beatleyears]

Time has not healed the pain of this tragedy.

[@ShanghaiLlama]

heard

[@ysgol3]

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

[@judycarrier1790]

SO SO true. Well said my friend.

[@conniesouders1949]

No it has not

[@donkey3187]

Same with MJ, Elivs, JFK, etc.

[@rainmanjr2007]

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🎶

[@chaffsalvo]

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]

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]

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!

[@burnleylad1882]

“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]

...and then cremated, no less

[@eaaivazian]

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]

@@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]

@@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]

@@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.

[@cacotty9035]

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.

[@EJS0100]

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

[@firstnamelastname6717]

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

[@WillStephensArt]

9 🫡

[@NevadaBoss]

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...

[@jaguar3248]

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.

[@JillKnapp]

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.

[@farrellmcnulty909]

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]

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]

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[@hw343434]

@@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]

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

[@patchris228]

You dont get it

[@johnboyle2747]

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

[@barbarajansen4912]

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.

[@Mooocheropordis]

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]

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

[@johnbairos3982]

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.

[@marklewisohnabeatleshistor5990]

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

[@80steen44]

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

[@carolineharrison9288]

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]

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

[@patchris228]

Sure he, just in a different way❤

[@larshenrikfabrin7640]

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.

[@besovereign2032]

Humanity doesn't deserve it's best - it's a pit of hell and as ab individual you have to do what you are meant to do and that is it - that much I learnt from John

[@sub-jec-tiv]

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

[@Jeffotos]

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

[@andreagoldschmied2478]

❤️🕊❤️ so loved this interview from so long ago 🙏 thanks so much to whoever put it out 💚🥰😘 and thanks so much to Yoko and John🙏🕊🙏 love is definitely the answer so love to all 💕❤️💕

[@Tenajyrots]

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.

[@leonardsalinas2002]

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]

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]

@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]

Also a possible Beatles reunion at Live Aid

[@leonardsalinas2002]

@@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]

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

[@michaelconsuegra7316]

This long interview was John's final gift.

[@alyenestephens4473]

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

[@krustenkekz28]

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

[@anavillalobos5090]

​@@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

[@gangrel_76]

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

[@harold3165]

If only he knew

[@SuperBoyz2men]

thanks

[@Williamottelucas]

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.

[@carterri04]

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]

That was his fated downfall!

[@hw343434]

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

[@reddragon771]

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]

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

[@rudolphschmidt313]

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

[@thegloobster]

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

[@The_whimsickal_artist]

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]

Vile little creature...

[@martinhanley9524]

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

[@barrygellert2374]

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]

Nicely said. Thanks. 🙂

[@thebeatlesotherwise]

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

[@barrygellert2374]

@@thebeatlesotherwise I understand believe me!

[@staceykeeley4219]

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]

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…..?

[@liaghetta]

An unique, moving, heartbreaking experience. Thank you.

[@dh8496]

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.

[@djkenry]

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]

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.

[@eily_b]

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]

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.

[@journeygirl_2010]

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

[@panchovilla5359]

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

[@ragingbull888]

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.

[@ponzo1967]

John so full of life and spirit.

[@billmay7364]

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.

[@tomnisen3358]

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]

43 years

[@atatterson6992]

23 years?

[@RogerPeet]

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]

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]

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.

[@AHLUser]

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.

[@lyrebird9749]

Thanks very much for posting. But re your comment (in description) that Paul & Ringo say the same things all the time. In fact both (esp. Paul) have offered a huge amount of insight over the decades in wide-ranging interviews. But, however much they give, it's never enough. As John himself said: "Everyone wants a piece of you". Being the most popular band of all time they were, and still are, expected to give so much of themselves to us, the public and press, yet still somehow lead a 'normal' life. I don't blame Paul for being guarded and telling the same anecdotes if that's his way of protecting himself. Considering what happened to John - who mistakenly thought he was free to walk the streets like a normal person and just sign autographs - it's incredible that Paul is still so open to the public and, at 80 still performing. He doesn't owe us anything more than what he's already given.

[@corinnehernandez4549]

Great post! I thought it was rude what he said about Paul and Ringo. Perhaps they are tired of rehashing the past so they have prepared answers to those.

[@iwerning]

Second this! Give the Paul vs John thing a break. It’s so stupid. Paul is not perfect. But he has done a huge deal for the Beatles legacy.

[@Patricia-ok1cd]

Very well said.

[@thebeatlesotherwise]

*Sorry to be so slow in my replies to you all guys, but I must say I have terrible bouts of procrastination here and there... Well, of course I understand your objection dear Lyre Bird but, even considering all that, I still feel frustrated at the boring and predictable emptiness of Paul McCartney's public persona, as well as the emptiness of his public voice for the past 30 years for that matter I'm sorry... We're living in an extremely fast-moving world and we're all going through those fascinating, historical though sometimes scary moments, and Paul McCartney is still going on about John Lennon going "couldn't get much worse" when he was writing "Getting Better" and the order of the "Lennon/McCartney" credit ???... Come on man... And of course, there is indeed the John Lennon precedent and of course you're always depending on the questions you're being asked... But still, the man can talk !... And he never does. As for Ringo... Ringo is the everyday man within the Beatles, even the people who don't like the Beatles always like Ringo Starr !... So I will always love Ringo and I always will love his humanity but... But that's just Ringo and sometimes it's not "good" enough, sometimes it is not even "enough" enough, know what I mean ?... Well there you go. Cheers mate.*

[@lyrebird9749]

@@thebeatlesotherwise All good. And yes I get your point. I guess it's just that no matter what else Paul McCartney does, or who else he collaborates with, everyone just wants to hear about what he did in his 20's because he was part of the most extraordinary band of all time. And, unlike John who was incredibly honest and soul bearing, often just blurting out whatever was on his incredible mind at the time, Paul has always been very guarded and diplomatic. John wrote about his personal joy & pain, Paul tends to write stories about characters. If you haven't done so yet, I recommend checking out the Waterstones interview where the Qs are better and he seems a bit more relaxed and open than usual. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZm1gJijo6-Zf9E

[@justinmarshall3131]

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

[@bmcbg]

Great vid, first time hearing this interview. It's still sad to this day to know that he was murdered senselessly..RIP John

[@anthonywhite2960]

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.

[@MetinBolatt]

Dear friend John,we will love you ♾️❤

[@theruzzmon1066]

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

[@donkey3187]

I dont think anyone is celebrating his death dude.

[@spartyman7]

Incredible photos to accompany this audio with. Many I had never seen, and I thought I had seen the majority. John looked so great in that last year...as healthy as any time I can think of.

[@pattyayers]

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

[@jazzchamaeleon]

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...

[@w1lf1ewoo]

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]

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

[@daver5196]

Miss him every day. Grew up listening to him and the Beatles since I was a young boy. Felt like his genius of music was something that always gave me joy, still does. Only forty was too young even tor a rock star, more like a legend though.

[@roysaxon2619]

Yes, when you think about it, even though he was forty the signs of middle-age were still absent… he was still thin, quick thinking and full of energy. ❤

[@lordburlap4514]

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

[@dane21dc]

No he’s not. He’s long gone

[@matthewlawton9241]

More so than most of us. Few people gave as many interview or were as naked in an interview as Lennon. If you want to see inside your heroes, you're often out of luck, but Lennon was an open book, for better or worse. And it was sometimes both.

[@jk4675]

@@dane21dcyes obviously. But we can hear is voice anytime we want. He is not forgotten which means he’s still here

[@dougfarrell7355]

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.

[@EddieCelis-pz6ou]

Poignant moment at 34:00 as John does a very brief (but authentic sounding) 'Ernie and Bert' vocal skit for the small party of onlookers. Sweet as it probably enlightened the onlookers that he was there with Sean during those early, early growing years.

[@baruchavraham1939]

Anyone alive that day can remember where and what they were doing. John’s memory will always be a blessing. Thanks John🙏 for the beautiful music that shaped our lives. You may be gone … but you will never be forgotten. We all shine on. ❤

[@penhacosta4807]

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?! "

[@baberoot1998]

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."

[@ellie.l6585]

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 🕊.

[@NTU02KX138]

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!!

[@deepredson]

Fantastic! Thank you so much. Very kind of you Barty

[@MrJohnnyCash1932]

Thank you so much for uploading this, beautifully done with the added photos and the video footage of the Dakota etc A billion stars for you!!!!! 😊

[@thebeatlesotherwise]

*Thank you so much dear fan of the late great Johnny Cash... And sorry to be so late in my replies. My pleasure is to please people with good quality videos, so I'm happy you've enjoyed the work, see you aound !* 🙂

[@burcubiricik1838]

i can't listen to this without crying!

[@patchris228]

Me too

[@kbv3263]

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

[@tricornclub9594]

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

[@eily_b]

😢😢

[@allencollins6031]

Crazy.😮😢

[@timelordvictorious]

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.

[@gjman1972]

As a lifelong Lennon and Beatles fan as many of us are I am very sensitive to things people create out of material because they sometimes do so in an exploitative way but I wanted to say thank you to you for doing such a great job putting all the photos and videos together in the background while the interview is happening you did an incredible job and I really appreciate it. Thank you so much for making this and for including the details that many of us might want to forget like in the beginning when you wrote how Chapman had arrived on the scene and such it gave me chills to think that while Yoko was talking away so innocently and John was upstairs doing another of the many photo shoots he had done that in 9 hours he would be dead, so unreal.

[@carolsherman9817]

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]

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]

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

[@rudolphschmidt313]

​@@JC-jr9hwcringee

[@lindaslattery8341]

@@JC-jr9hwShut up 🙄

[@nicolasruiz2116]

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.

[@thearchive4109]

Thank you for all the work you put into getting this to us and letting us be a fly on the wall that day.

[@thebeatlesotherwise]

*The pleasure was all mine, my dear channel "The Archive" that I always click on when I see it passing by here and there...Cheers thanx a lot.*

[@toddbill69]

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.

[@thinkforyourself828]

My first time listening to this. It's just as painful and devastating as I was afraid it would be.

[@WindWalker1961]

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

[@davidb2206]

NOW and THEN, John.

[@Artoforb]

..I wanted to add that seeing John in these photos with his son,it is great to see these images of him being happy with his son and Yoko when he was left with his aunt as a child and hardly saw his father.Its told in the film "Nowhere boy".It's nice to know John had a lot of fun,joy and happiness before he was shot.