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hollyd123's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
5.0
very chilling reading the comments john makes about death with the knowledge that he’d die a few months later
estahtheallapesca's review against another edition
3.0
comunque John Lennon e Yoko Ono sono i ferragnez dei boomer, questo è quanto saluti
slider9499's review against another edition
5.0
On December 8, 1980, I had a date. I think it was my third or fourth date with this girl and I was at her place hanging out listening to music and drinking coffee Seriously, just coffee!. I don't what time it was when I left her house, but it was after midnight (EST), this I am sure of. As I normally did, I turned on the radio to WNEW- FM,, no Sirius/XM back then, a NYC rock station. They were playing a Beatles block which was not unusual. Seconds after driving away the DJ said that John Lennon had been shot and killed at The Dakota, he and Yoko's NYC home in Manhattan. 40 years later, I remember this moment as it was yesterday.
This book brings back that moment as if I was watching a high-def movie. The conversations contained herein are nothing short of historic, not just because of the subject, but because of what that subject was saying. John loved to talk. Here he opines on topics as mundane as food to deeply held beliefs about nuclear war, politics and religion. I vividly remember buying the December 1980 issue of Playboy and reading the abridged version of what was to become this book. The Playboy issue was published and delivered BEFORE John was killed. I still have that issue.
One does not need to be a fan of The Beatles or John Lennon for that matter, to enjoy this book. One needs to be curious about history, music and wants to get inside of won't of the true original minds of the 20th century. You may not agree with John's opinions and comments, but I can guarantee you you will find it hard-pressed to put this book down once you start it.
This book brings back that moment as if I was watching a high-def movie. The conversations contained herein are nothing short of historic, not just because of the subject, but because of what that subject was saying. John loved to talk. Here he opines on topics as mundane as food to deeply held beliefs about nuclear war, politics and religion. I vividly remember buying the December 1980 issue of Playboy and reading the abridged version of what was to become this book. The Playboy issue was published and delivered BEFORE John was killed. I still have that issue.
One does not need to be a fan of The Beatles or John Lennon for that matter, to enjoy this book. One needs to be curious about history, music and wants to get inside of won't of the true original minds of the 20th century. You may not agree with John's opinions and comments, but I can guarantee you you will find it hard-pressed to put this book down once you start it.
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
5.0
I have read bits and pieces of this interview, but reading it in it's entirety was definitely something else.
It was so interesting to see the unfettered back and forth interaction between John and Yoko in this very candid interview.
Definitely a must read for any Lennon fan.
It was so interesting to see the unfettered back and forth interaction between John and Yoko in this very candid interview.
Definitely a must read for any Lennon fan.
jinjer's review against another edition
5.0
So the wait for this ebook from the library was so long that by the time it became available I had completely forgotten why I wanted to read it, and of course I hadn’t entered any reminder notes into Goodreads. So, I was surprised when I was reading the Introduction and Prologue and the author mentioned his son, Nic, and Nic’s drug problems, and singing “Beautiful Boy” to him, and then it all clicked. The author, David Sheff, who interviewed John and Yoko, is also the author of the book [b:Beautiful Boy: A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction|35721089|Beautiful Boy A Father's Journey Through His Son's Addiction|David Sheff|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1530843357l/35721089._SY75_.jpg|3099735]. I read that book in 2018 and I’m pretty sure I watched the movie with Steve Carell.
Anyway, this book contains the interview that was originally published in Playboy magazine, right before John Lennon was shot & killed.
I was never a Beatles fan so the entire interview was really interesting for me to read. I didn't even know that John had stayed home to be the "househusband" for 5 years after Sean was born. I didn't know anything about Yoko Ono other than a lot of people hate her and blame her for the breakup of the Beatles. It was interesting to hear her and John talk about that. But what I liked most was when the author, David, sat down on the floor with John and they went through every song and John told who really wrote each song and how that person came up with the idea for the song or whatever.
What's really hard to read about is all the things John was looking forward to doing in the next 40 years of his life. Sigh...
Anyway, this book contains the interview that was originally published in Playboy magazine, right before John Lennon was shot & killed.
I was never a Beatles fan so the entire interview was really interesting for me to read. I didn't even know that John had stayed home to be the "househusband" for 5 years after Sean was born. I didn't know anything about Yoko Ono other than a lot of people hate her and blame her for the breakup of the Beatles. It was interesting to hear her and John talk about that. But what I liked most was when the author, David, sat down on the floor with John and they went through every song and John told who really wrote each song and how that person came up with the idea for the song or whatever.
What's really hard to read about is all the things John was looking forward to doing in the next 40 years of his life. Sigh...
kathykekmrs's review against another edition
5.0
This was a great interview with John and Yoko. It was honest and brutal. There is some information about the Beatles and John's solo work. Of course there is a complete song list from the early days to Double Fantasy. I remember when Lennon was shot. I was suffering from insomnia and had woken up for the news that night. When we returned to school after Christmas Break we were all listening to "Yellow Submarine" . This may tell you I was not old enough for Double Fantasy, yet.
There are a lot of good points and interesting facts in this book. This was a well conducted interview and it helps to understand a man murdered in his prime. We learn of parenting, violence, and the reasons for all of those sleep-ins. We also learn of John's relationship to the Beatles and his opinions on all of the music he created,
There are a lot of good points and interesting facts in this book. This was a well conducted interview and it helps to understand a man murdered in his prime. We learn of parenting, violence, and the reasons for all of those sleep-ins. We also learn of John's relationship to the Beatles and his opinions on all of the music he created,
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