Beatles "More Popular Than Jesus" Autograph

Signing the notorious Bigger Than Jesus article, Lennon fans the flames by adding C as his middle initial
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Vintage Datebook magazine from September 1966, signed and inscribed on his full page image to Datebook publisher Arthur Unger, To Art, with love from John C. Lennon. The page also bears the second half of a two-page quote from Lennon for the article which reads, I dont know which will go first—Rocknroll or Christianity. Lennon, whose real middle initial is W for Winston, reportedly told the controversial publisher, You know what the C stands for [Christ]. In very good but somewhat fragile condition, with uniform toning to signed page, fragile binding, scattered creasing and chipping to covers. In a 1965 interview, Lennon told a British newspaper that the Beatles were bigger than Jesus. Unger quickly reprinted the infamous quote, used it as a part of a front cover storyand sent it to Bible-belt radio stations. In the interview Lennon discussed his view of religion, Christianity will go, It will vanish and shrink. I neednt argue about that; Im right and I will be proved right. Were more popular than Jesus now, I dont know which will go first—rock and roll or Christianity. While the interview was barely noticed in England, Lennons comments caused a stir of protests in the US and a rash of Beatles record and memorabilia burnings on the streets. The uproar was most intense in the American South, where the Ku Klux Klan and many preachers condemned Lennons remarks as blasphemous. Unger later recounted in a 1998 New York Times story that Beatles manager Brian Epstein was unconcerned, flippantly observing They have to buy the records before they burn them. Amidst the turmoil, Unger pleaded with Epstein to allow him to join the fast-approaching third American tour, and it was on this trip that Lennon signed the magazine for Unger. A possibly one-of-a-kind Lennon signature closely tied to one of the most controversial moments of Beatlemania!

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[jambo843]

im the 2nd person who dislike...

[Beatlejoose56]

Dudedude or dooDoo John Lennon (die cuz)of bullets shot from a gun held by an asshole who thought he was a fictional kid in a book written before he was born.

[sacramentolove]

Who could imagine a small phrase stirred fans wild six months after Lennon said "We're bigger than Jesus". Well apparently this made the KKK get involved in this and other people. The Beatles were aimed by gunfire during their tours.

[flaxonx3]

If people listened to the context of words rather than just the words, the emotion behind the words rather than just the words then they would understand WHAT! is actually being said rather than hold a lazy secondhand hearsay perception. A bunch of inbred cross burners in the south might be forgiven their inability to analyse what Lennon said but educated people should know better. Lennon was an honest man at heart & that signature would have been him having a wry laugh at fools expense.

[dudedude675]

i think john lennon dies cus he said he was more popular than Jesus:(

[00792756]

John also changed his signature in the later years from around 1970 or so, leading up to his death. You can google it and you'll see what I mean. You can also acess pictures of the copy of Double Fantasy that he signed for Mark David Chapman the night of his murder. I Didn't think you could, but you can! It's interesting to see something as valuable as this autographed album, probably one of his last, if not his last signing.

[00792756]

The signature in the magazine is not a fake. I'm a big Beatles fan, along with many others who will know that this signature is genuine....for two reasons. One being that you can google Lennon's signature on other Beatles memorbilia or letters to fans, and the signature is EXACTLY the same...the other being that it would be so typical of dear Johnny to make a pun on something...just after apolgizing for it. LOL!!!

[fab42]

The truth hurts. They were.

[concreatcreativity]

everybody knew exactly what lennon ment when he said what he did.

[SaborCatracho]

the media is fucking stupid