807. Dylan, Lennon, Marx & God (with Jon Stewart PhD)

A conversation about two legends of contemporary popular culture - Bob Dylan and John Lennon, with pop-star academic Jon Stewart (guitarist in The Wedding Present and Sleeper).
👉 Episode page wp.me/p4IuUx-sJE
📖 Get Jon's book here a.co/d/fPBgTel (other bookshops are available)
Jon Stewart is an interesting mix. He is both a university lecturer and a pop star. He runs a Masters Degree course in Music Business and Popular Music Practice at the BIMM Institute in London and he also plays guitar for legendary British group The Wedding Present, AND classic 'Britpop' band Sleeper. So, Jon knows all about the music business from both a personal and academic point of view.
In this conversation I ask Jon about his new book "Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God" which is an amazing dual-biography of John Lennon and Bob Dylan, two of the most significant figures in contemporary popular culture.
Jon talks about the way Dylan and Lennon used language in their work, the references they make to the culture they grew up in, including their spiritual and political views.
Jon also talks about his time as a musician, including working with Elvis Costello and George Michael, and a funny story about John Lennon's "Imagine piano".
I hope you find this conversation as fascinating as I did. If you like it, consider getting a copy of Jon's book!
00:00 Introduction
08:28 Interview
53:07 Jon's "Lennon Piano" story

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Thank you for the positive energy you transmit every lesson. The history of the singers, the legend in their very dimensional art. Thank you Jon&Luke!

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Good evening, Luke! This issue is my cup of tea! Beautiful stories, unknown facts... I never opened J. Lennon this way. Jon Stewart is a great story-teller. Best wishes for him! I hope to see him once again on your podcast.

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Such an amazing episode. I love John Lennon , The Beatles, and Bob Dylan .. the book looks very interesting. Thank you teacher Luke ! Greetings from Spain 😊🥰

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This was great ! Thank you both !

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It was nice to hear about the relationship between Lennon and Dylan which I’d never heard before. As one of The Beatles fan,s, I’d like to thank you and your guest for this amazing episode ❤

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Thank you for the positive energy you transmit every lesson. The history of the singers, the legend in their very dimensional art. Thank you Jon&Luke from USA!

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I really enjoyed the story. Sometimes I couldn't understand the Professor's speech due to the unfamiliarity of the British accent. Greatly thankful for your fantastic podcast.

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Hi Luke, you know what? I love Norwegian wood and I still know the first part by heart! My teacher of English taught us at the high school , she was great. Thank you for having such interesting interviewees!! Saluti from italy

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Coming soon…

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Thank you very much John & Luke, The episode is really enjoyable. I think, Karl Marx would've made a proper bass guitar player, wouldn't he? Good luck, Cheers.

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I certainly didn’t use all the English words in this episode (there are quite a lot in the dictionary), but I’m afraid I don’t know exactly how many I used. I didn’t count them all!

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Yes, but not just those three episodes alone. To learn properly you need to do many hours of listening and you need to be interested in what you are listening to. You should also read a lot and then practise speaking too. Some controlled practise of grammar and pronunciation would also be a good idea. Learning a language is not something you can do in just three steps. It’s like physical fitness - you have to keep exercising and pushing yourself regularly, long-term. Good luck, you can do it.

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