John Lennon - The Last Interview, 12/8/1980 Part 8

This is part eight of John Lennon's absolute last interview ever with RKO Radio. This was recorded in Studio One at The Dakota on the very day of his death just hours before he was murdered. View the rest of my videos for the rest of this interview in its entirety.

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• yoko

[petecatz]

It hurts to hear John talk about Yoko being at the same level of talent with Paul.......that's so fucking stupid, just complete garbage!

[Catlovertea4]

I totally agree. To calibrate her non-musical ability with Paul is absurd. He was definitely in love folks! But I also think it shows how insecure John was with his own talent apart from Paul's collaboration. As much in love and visual artistic connection there was between them, she barged her way into a status she never earned. A woman finally stood up to him in a good way, and he was drawn to that, but whatever her intentions, she was still a master manipulator and controller.

[OroborusFMA]

This interview is like listening to paint dry. Another rock star whose muse was gone by the time he was 30. And if it wasn't the "woman" sure killed off what was left of it. The only decent track on Double Fantasy is "Losing You."

[bd9598]

@bigman25plus25 JOHN was the one that made the rule, now wives or girlfriends at practice and recording sessions, then he broke his own rule, toting her to every session and recording, the other Beatles did not like her constant interrupting and telling them how they should be playing or what they should be doing. Recordings and videos from that time they say so themselves, so yes I take that for fact.

[pr00de]

@petecatz it's not about talent, it's about the feeling he got from them.

[petecatz]

@AntiquatedPoet....I said "a somewhat of a hit" what's the big deal? After all Lennon made Ringo a famous drummer and he couldn't play his way out of a paper bag!

[DENNISKELLER9]

Life and and its struggles will never end. Similar to the universe. Gravity, unseen, yet ever present, moving us thru space and time into masses of dark matter, only to explode into another creation, immeasurable times, over and over again until lifes recreated as it is now. Life is the dawn, death's the sunset. We will all be together again, and again, and each time we will learn to have more love for each other. "Love is the answer"... John Lennon.

[AntiquatedPoet]

@petecatz I'm not so sure he or anybody could make Yoko "a hit." She's equivalent to the American Idol rejects who think they have talent. John would've heard what we all did had his love not made him bias and yes, blind. Actually in this segment of the interview, he equated Yoko with Paul on talent. Yes, John knew everybody wanted a reunion of him and Paul, which is why is answer came quite bluntly in the song "God" when he said "The dream is over." A clear message saying, never.

[petecatz]

@AntiquatedPoet....Well I'm sure John could have worked his magic in the early 80's to make Yoko a somewhat of a hit.....but the truth is we all wanted Paul back with John. I don't think Lennon was blind at all....he knew Ono was no McCartney....he just wanted to make something different with Ono. Sad part is that John wanted to do this Ono thing and drop McCartney forever....fucking bullshit! I remember those days and the truth is we all wanted YOKO & LINDA OUT! and the BEATLES BACK!

[AntiquatedPoet]

@petecatz I concur completely. What can you say? Love made John blind and clouded his judgment regarding talent; just the fact that he actually said he knows how to pick talent when referring to her, shows how misguided and arrogant he was.

[NeilFraudstrong]

@mrfrogbutt1

It doesn't matter how long you've been a fan. That is just a pissing match. Do you think I haven't done my research? I mean, I've read the interviews, the comments, I've listened to interviews, and while I grant you that some of the people dislike Yoko for racial reasons, that is not the only reason she is universally disliked. The vast majority of people dislike her for numerous things, the least of which is her race.

[mrfrogbutt1]

@EmitFlestiKY Mediocre is todays worthless fucking bullshit music and bullshit on tv!