John Lennon Interview at the Circus

[Isis2410]

sean is so adorable here.

[90Christin]

Could someone help me understand what did the reporter say at 0:45 and John's response?

[thundermuffin9398]

you dont know how many times i've replayed 0:30. no like seriously. you have no idea.

[monkeypower67]

where's julian



[lennonsdoll]

"how do you like the circus? ....i see."

totally adorable.

[TheRandomGrabber]

@lennonsdoll

who the kid or john lol

[cracks21229]

This has nothing to do with the Rolling Stones Rock and Roll circus. That was filmed in 1969 and this circus was clearly from the mid-70's.

[lemurianchick]

@cracks21229 : I know. *sigh* I hope this dude corrects the mistake...

[cracks21229]

@lemurianchick Actually I am wrong too. The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was filmed on December 11, 1968, not 1969.

[lemurianchick]

@cracks21229 "Rock and Roll Circus" is one of the best rock concert films of all time. I cannot fathom why it stayed on the shelf all those years. I heard a rumor that the Stones felt that the Who had shown them up but Jagger's performance is outstanding. "You Can't Always Get What You Want" and "Sympathy for the Devil" are amazing and the way it was filmed was so outstanding. It's timeless and very rich in the way it looks. The colors, for instance. Everyone seems wasted, though, LOL!

[cracks21229]

@lemurianchick I agree that Rock and Roll Circus is a great movie. The way I understand it, it was the first performance by John with Yoko without the Beatles and the last performance of Brian Jones. Brian Jones looks particularly wasted. There is something slightly disturbing about the event. I think it has to do with how wasted everyone was, as you note.

[cracks21229]

@lemurianchick It was a strange time for the Stones. They were leaving the psychedelic period and entering a very bluesy, drug damaged era that would reach its peak (or valley) with Altamont and bottom out with Exile on Main Street. It is amazing Exile is such a great album. 

[vmanbeatles]

Id of shit myself if i seen Mick and John there! i would of just asked to seet with them and act normal though Lol

[Mr8bitgamer]

that little sean is lucky he met mick jagger!

[ELIMINATORRRR]

'Thats Why I live in New York, people here leave me alone', it's almost like his famous last words even though he said it 3 years before he died. Such a sad loss :(. RIP John Gone but Never forgotten.

[Iswhatsheis]

@ELIMINATORRRR I know. I almost cried! Terrible!

[Frsng1]

@ELIMINATORRRR Well the strange thing was it wasn't a New Yorker that killed John, but some stupid inbred cracker from the deep south--a bible thumping asshole--figures!!!

[dannyd1572]

Is that heraldo's brother?

[Lubbylove89]

@dannyd1572 lmao

[gahivengirl]

what a sweet family :)

[walitung]

What a waste hey !!! John's spirit lives on through his music and his legacy is strong amd big. I think, Jim Morrison and John Lennon would have made a great writers duo.Poetry of Jim and music of John.Wow...,Imagine that!?!?!!!

[BloodShotNow]

John was the best Beatle. I liked how he dove right into the Psychedelic rock stuff that was absent from U.S. before hand. it's so hard to say who's the best tho cuz Paul McCartney kind of invented Metal.... I wish they all where still alive :-/

[28if]

@BloodShotNow "They all where (sic) still alive" You didn't catch Paul on his Summer tour, I take it? Any yes, Ringo is stll kicking as well. Do you even read the news? I'm guessing you don't vote? (thank God)

[Nedsdag]

RIP John and Joel Siegel

[TheDorr71]

@awesomegirl217 Actually,many kids and adults are fearful of clowns.Not to mention the serial killer,who used to dress as one-scary stuff.

[MrsBeatlesgirl]

What! A old friend? Thats Mick Jagger!

[steveconn]

Mick heads to the refreshment stand.

[dannyd1572]

@steveconn Mick heads to the bathroom to hit the one hitter.

[ZZqezza]

How do like the circus?

*silence*

I see

[TheCooltrix]

MICK JAGGER FTW

[ilovesushii94]

the drugs made him ugly...:(

[TonyPizzaro]

@ilovesushii94 if he took his glasses off kept the beatles hair-do and grew pudgy again he'd look exactly the same. he looks fine.

[jugeds]

Miss u John :(

[jamarco31]

he seems like a cool dude to hang out when he's not being the biggest star in the world

[matechuk]

I LIKE THE CLOWNS AND THE LITTLE DOGS

[NanenMauricio]

i like the clowns and the little dogs

LOL 1:41

[derekdextremist1]

no it wasn't the rolling stones circus thing. That took place in November 1968. This was filmed 9 years later

[PerpetualLifecycle]

"With an old f riend" *Sees a guy with a Mick Jagger-like hair and the noticeable smile* WTF OLD FRIEND MY ASS!

[QueenBeatlesWings]

this was the Rolling Stones circus thing actually

[SullenMorbius]

whoah, thats mick jagger in back

[QueenBeatlesWings]

@SullenMorbius it makes sense because this was a circus thing planned by the Rolling Stones

[MckyMseNTarotCrds]

This is 1977. So, this basically disproves Albert Goldman's piece of shit book, where he said John was a physical wreck druggie living in filth and hiding in the bedroom. Here he is, during the years Goldman talked about, looking healthy, laughing and enjoying his family.

[ChiroQuacker]

@MckyMseNTarotCrds

john was troubled..unfortunately a lot of what goldman said was true...all u have to do is look at photos of john in 79 and '80...and then look at photos of paul...from the same time...john looks like he's in his 50's...and this is a guy who doesnt work or have a job...and doesnt have any money stress worries...

but his lifestyle...drugs...ciggies...­and his bipolar depression aged him terribly....

[lalalives]

@ChiroQuacker

John looked extremely thin during that time, but there isn't any proof that he had a drug addiction. So much of his intent was just to make John look bad and he was called out by tons of people. The pics of John in that period show him relatively happy, with his family. His outlook on life from those 1980 interviews/songs had changed drastically. I don't think he looked severely older than Paul either, but then he was older than Paul anyway.

[Mrgdh42]

@lalalives he was also on a "macrobiotic diet" at Yoko's insistence.

[babyfacedstar]

Sean's face is the Cutest when John asks him how he likes the circus, the way he looks at the reporter is SO adorable!!!!!!!

8o LOL.

[dougshaz09]

He makes me proud to be English

[Burco1]

John loved going out around the city. In 1975 he made a trip to a Yonkers Park for a photoshoot. He then stopped at the Broadway Diner on Broadway just over the Bronx border. I go in there quite often and remember that he once had coffee there too.

[cracks21229]

What is weird is that John Lennon and Mick Jagger were at the same circus at the same time. What are the chances?

[karmakimi]

wtf is up wit the news reporter

[aerorocker1001]

"whats your favorite part about the circus, Sean?"

"......0.0......." hahaha hes soooo adorable!!!!

[Yellyist]

Wow, John Lennon of the Beatles and Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones...

[CarinaCorn]

If he was still alive today my life would be just a little more happy :)

[umbarellafella]

@CarinaCorn me too

[Shancus32796]

I wonder if the people at the circus played Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite! for them haha.

I want to go to a circus...

[TheBeatlesAreBoss01]

I remember when I was in the bronx early in the morning and saw John & Yoko at the local new stand.. As they walked by I stopped them to say hello. We talked for several minutes and then they departed. I walked away and people were staring at me in such an odd way. Turns out the John and Yoko weren't there because its October 11, 2010..

[Ab5597]

lol joel siegel scares me

[beatlenut65]

Excellent piece i haven't seen this before thanks for posting.

[LVEMEDO]

HE SHOULD HAVE TOOK HIS FIRST BORN SON JULIAN who he choose to forget TO THE CIRCUS as an artist he was the best BUT AS A FATHER HE WAS NO GOOD how do you honestly TELL YOUR FIRST BORN son MY SECOND SON meaning SEAN was planned BUT NOT HIS FIRST BORN SON the scars he left on his FIRST BORN SON WAS HUGE but he was too busy with his ono & this IS THE GUY WHO WAS ABOUT PEACE & no concern for his first born son HIM & ONO WAS MEANT TO BE because IT,S ABOUT SEX john knew that SHAME ON THE WHOREMONGER

[daubreyjaneweirdsley]

@LVEMEDO Oh!! Give him break!! You pompous,sanctimonious, twerp. You sound just like that other bible bashing freak who murdered Lennon, Mark Chapman. I was never a fan of Lennon when he went solo but i recognise him for the great artist he was. If your looking for a Saint i suggest Lourdes. Lennon was a deeply flawed human being...like most of us. That's in part why he was such a great artist. Now piss off you misogynistic racist cretin!!!

[LVEMEDO]

@daubreyjaneweirdsley FIRST OFF LOOK AT WHAT THEY WERE PROJECTING ON US NO WAR NO ANIMALS KILLED yet the circus IS THE MOST CRUEL THING YOU CAN DO TOO AN ANIMAL cage wild animals & ONO HAD A APARTMENT IN THE DAKOTA just for fur coats that JOHN LENNON BOUGHT FOR HER & THEY HAD Two MORE APTS IN THE DAKOTA pretty scary for someone LAST NIGHT THE WIFE SAID oh boy when your DEAD you don,t take nothing WITH YOU but your soul GOD BLESS YOU ALL that worship LENNON & ONO YOUR LOST bring it on

[daubreyjaneweirdsley]

@LVEMEDO I was unaware that Charlie Manson had been released. When did you get out? You are utterly insane & make no sense whatever. You're obviously in urgent need of psychiatric treatment. Lennon was not a Saint he was a man/artist. Only fools such as you would feel let down by Lennon because of your own inability to think for yourself. Or as Bob Dylan once said "don't follow leaders watch the parking meters". Au revoir my crazy, not very bright friend.

[LVEMEDO]

@daubreyjaneweirdsley MERCI BEAUCOUP first I LOVE THE BEATLES & WHEN THEY SPLIT I LIKED JOHN,S MUSIC THE BEST I,M NOT TRYING TO BRING JOHN DOWN WE ALL CRIED DECEMBER 8 1980 & IT WAS SUCH A PAINFUL DEATH HE HAD HE WAS ONLY 40YRS i am trying to make sense of the man WHO STARTED THE MOST POPULAR & GREATEST BAND EVER so maybe if you stop & think about it IT,S NOT A GOOD THING TO PUT JOHN AS A GOD HE WAS FLAWED LIKE US ALL  by the way your wrong MANSON IS STILL IN JAIL TY FOR YOUR HURTFUL WORDS

[daubreyjaneweirdsley]

@LVEMEDO Dear sweet LVEMEDO. I have been deeply unkind. By its very nature we/you/i/life is complex and very contradictory. There is no black or white. We should never be quick to judge others for our own failings. I wish you you well in the struggle for self.

[WeGloss]

I love John, his music and his message of pece and love. I miss him so much ='(

[ps3fanforever]

Mick Jagger, huh? Old friend? That means John and Mick probalby knew each other before! But damn, I would so ask Mick about this and The Beatles. LOL, Mick was eating popcorn at the begging, and as he is leaving John you can see he seems to be taking a note.

[Chrisdrumz]

@ps3fanforever They knew each other for years.

[wwekane2468]

@ps3fanforever Mick and John were good friends. The Beatles were good friends with the Rolling Stones

[ps3fanforever]

@wwekane2468 Yeah, I wonder what was Mick's reaction to John's dead...

[ishcarly]

lol i see mick

[ronoman88]

Joel Siegel what a pig.

[F1LMM4K3R]

That wanker at the end is just trying to provoke poignancy when what John actually meant was that no one bugged him constantly in the streets of New York for autographs etc. Not that there were no violent people there. Duh, it's NYC!

[darcyperkins]

@F1LMM4K3R i'm sure he knew what john meant. i think he was commenting on the irony of the remark in retrospect.

[ragingbull888]

sean looks like a jellybean

[Oddmartian2]

lol, Sean wasn't impressed...

[byemynameishi]

what does he mean by a thousand lightbulbs went off in his eyes?

[hauntboy]

@byemynameishi . People taking photos of him, invading his wish for privacy. It was flashbulbs, not lightbulbs!

[byemynameishi]

@hauntboy oohhh that makes sense!! thanks ! :)

[1365225]

did you know that he was still seeing may pang at this time when I see this clip I always think that he was still sleeping with may pang

[hardstuff72]

It's kind of a surprise to see Mick Jagger in this interview (on the documentary Imagine, we don't see him as much as this one... I think so)

[Fooblestheclown]

I would really like to see the assassin of John Lennon slowly tourtured.

[byemynameishi]

@Fooblestheclown All he was saying, was give peace a chance <3

[Fooblestheclown]

@byemynameishi Nice concept.....doesn't work. Give justice a chance.

[byemynameishi]

@Fooblestheclown The only reason it doesn't work is because our brains are hooked up to make us feel hate :(

Justice would be nice though..

[jacckful]

Where is Yer Blues ( Lennon/ Jagger 1969) ?

[blackslick73]

I love it when he says, I like the clowns and the little dogs.....don't know why, just find it funny and great.....

[hodalm]

@blackslick73 I also love when he says "I like the clowns and the little dogs." It's great because we know that even though John could be acid and nasty--he had this other side that was so childlike and sweet. How it survived all those years of fame like few in the world have experienced is amazing. But I always think of that when I hear a song of his like Dear Prudence which seems to capture it.

[beatlejuice72]

John seems very happy here and relaxed. There is no tension in his face or anger. He looks relieved, almost like someone who is on vacation...and I guess he was for about 5 years. Imagine taking 5 years off from your life and work and spending it with your wife, children and friends. That's what he did and I think it was a good time for him. He needed that time off to get away from the music business and the public eye.

[back2realitygal11]

@beatlejuice72 that may be part of it, but I remember hearing from a Paul McCartney in an interview that John was going crazy with frustration because he wasn't allowed to write. Literally any song.

[NanenMauricio]

0:34

LOLOLOLOLOL!!!

[menoziinrevoltado]

For the benefit of Mr. Kite, John went to the circus show!

[mileyloverox]

i love john's speaking voice so much. its very safe to me. so it sean's singing voice. Its nice, just the three as a family at the circus.

[mishimasword]

Wish a certain person would have left him alone.

Then he would still be here with us.....

[iLoseTechnology]

What did John say in the beginning about Mick??

[mavs1986]

"that's Fred Astaire?" gotta love john's sense of humour...

[Electronicbox]

'Was that Fred Astaire?'

[TheBeatles4ever101]

John, you are a musician, artist, and hero, that will never be forgotten! we miss you John!

[coolfunkandthefab4]

wow... how off he was.

but thats sorta true.

it would take a naked man runing tru times square to get ppl to look up and take notice.

[TheBeatles433]

I Miss John, ='( Ur Always In Our Hearts John!!! We Miss U SO Much! R.I.P John Lennon. 1940-1980

[NatandDavidLover]

@TheBeatles433 RIP :(

I can't believe this upcoming October will be the 30th anniversary of his death :( 30 whole years since the world hasn't been the same

[oppysam]

maldito seas puto mark chapman!!

[westfield90]

I first saw this video on the night that died. It seems like yesterday and how sad I felt

[caritodurcalista]

Que video tan tierno, me alegra que mi querido John haya sido tan buen papá con Sean, por cierto, Sean se ve todo lindo!!!!!!!

[DawnZombie]

sean is cute<333

[JohnLennonLover9]

XD i like the clowns and the little dogs...

[LennonForever38]

SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who the hell would think that of John Lennon.... A PINHEAD. Like yourself :P

[gretschviking]

I was 10 years old and at the same show with my family. We went to dinner afterward and lo and behold, who comes walking by the restaurant window? You guessed it, John Lennon! My brothers and I went nuts! My late parents suggested we get run out and get an autograph and our responses were "Oh no! We couldn't do THAT!" UGH! Silly us! Great memory!

[zebra55]

@gretschviking Nah you did the right thing. He was out with his kid and anyway you still remember it, his name on a piece of paper won't change that.

[M3town3]

@gretschviking I was about 4 because my dad used to take me away to a lot. Imagine how hard it must've been for this child to loose his dad. Well my dad left the country when I was 6.

[kingdingle]

@gretschviking Were your parents Lennon fans? I'm trying to do the math...if you were 10 seems they could be in their late 30's or maybe they were older.....just curious.

[axoram]

@gretschviking ..really??wath a lucky child,a sweet memory for ever in you life....ciao , John forever!

[rubbersoul1957]

@gretschviking That must have been exciting! Who was John with? Wish I was there!

[zapeti1235]

John was and will always be an awesome man no doubt. Love him!!!!

[LaeshaStevia]

sean does look cute!

[beatlejuice72]

John seemed very at peace here during this time. I think that taking a few years off from recording music professionally although he was still making demos and stuff was the best thing he ever did. There's no doubt in my mind that had he lived he would have gotten closer to Julian and reconnected with Paul and George. No reunion as The Beatles, but they definitely would have worked together again.

[BEATLESCRAZY13]

Sean looks so cute!

[hellterskelher]

aw...i love Mick ! YOU MEAN

[hellterskelher]

hes alive john is DEAD

[Fuckustupidasshoe]

john is dead.physically spirtully he never left.john is still wit us if we still believe in love & peace

[MissRandom79]

aw....i love John!

[hellterskelher]

problem is dont need to - hes the best performer in the music business and on stage - mick jagger. rolling stones and the beatles rock ;)

[hellterskelher]

see he became friends with mick jagger again - we all make mistakes before death john.

[luisribeiroo]

dont said that mick jagger is also a great artist..rolling stones and the beatles rock ,]

[BEATLESCRAZY13]

What happened with Mick Jagger?