by David Sheff. September 8-28, 1980. Published January 1981. Article ©1981 Playboy Press A candid conversation with the reclusive couple about their years together and their surprisingly frank views on life with and without the Beatles. To describe the turbulent history of the Beatles, or the musical and cultural mileposts charted by John Lennon, would […]

by Pete Hamill, June 5, 1975 Article ©1975 Rolling Stone Journalist Pete Hamill spoke with John Lennon for an interview that was published in Rolling Stone Magazine’s June 5th 1975 issue. John speaks of his recent separation and reconciliation with Yoko Ono, the recent Beatles legal settlement, and also speaks positively on the possibility of […]

by Fenton Bresler “Laurel and Hardy, that’s John and Yoko. And we stand a better chance under that guise because all the serious people like Martin Luther King and Kennedy and Gandhi got shot.”-John Lennon Part 1 Bresler begins by questioning the “lone nut” theory. Since 1835, 15 men and 2 women have attacked “nationally […]

by Sydney L. Murray. A Conversation with Robert Rosen author of Nowhere Man. John Lennon was an extremely complex man who inspired millions of people to believe in the power of love and the possibility of peace on Earth. I had the opportunity to speak with Robert Rosen a New York City journalist and writer, […]

by Jonathan Cott, December 5, 1980. Published January 22, 1981. Article ©1980 Rolling Stone “Welcome to the inner sanctum!” says John Lennon, greeting me with high-spirited, mock ceremoniousness in Yoko Ono’s beautiful cloud-ceilinged office in their Dakota apartment. It’s Friday evening, December 5, and Yoko has been telling me how their collaborative new album, Double […]