Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews from 1970

by Jann S. Wenner, Yoko Ono (Foreword by)

Overview

Initially published on the twentieth anniversary of his death, this candid book reveals new information on the breakup of the Beatles, fellow musicians such as Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones, Lennon's attitudes towards revolution and drugs, and his relationship with Yoko Ono. Featuring new introductions by Ono and Wenner, and containing substantial material never before seen in print, Lennon Remembers presents a compelling portrait of a complex musical genius at the height of his career. Sometimes anguished and angry, often tender and poignant, these interviews are indispensable to understanding who John Lennon was and why his legacy continues to resonate today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781859843765
Publisher:	Verso Books
Publication date:	12/17/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	174
Sales rank:	447,836
Product dimensions:	4.95(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Jann S. Wenner cofounded Rolling Stone magazine in 1967. Wenner is the publisher of Rolling Stone and owner of Men's Journal. He has conducted and written many of Rolling Stone's most iconic interviews with subjects ranging from Barack Obama to U2's Bono, which was nominated for a National Magazine award. In 2010, he received the Norman Mailer Prize for his lifetime achievement in magazine publishing. He lives in New York City.

Yoko Ono is a peace activist, musician, artist, writer, and filmmaker. She is especially known for her performance art and her involvement with the Fluxus group. She has had retrospectives of her work at both the Whitney Museum and Museum of Modern Art in New York, as well as in Germany and Spain. Ono was married to John Lennon of the Beatles from 1969 until his death in 1980.

Editorial Reviews

"As riveting a document as it was three decades ago ... there is still nothing to rival this interview in the annals of rock journalism--it has lost none of its power to shock."--Anthony DeCurtis, Rolling Stone

"Arguably the most legendary interview ever conducted with a major celebrity."--Library Journal

"A must-have for anyone who loves and remembers Lennon."--San Antonio Express

"This is the only voice that will ever articulate what it was really, really like to be in the Beatles when it all went wrong--caught in a moment, rasping, raving, and flaming mad."--Uncut

"Finds Lennon in fine form, still bitter about the breakup of the Beatles, full of optimism about his future solo projects, opinionated, emotional and full of life. It captures his mercurial character more exactly than any other book on the Beatles I've read."--Independent on Sunday

From the Publisher

Finds Lennon in fine form, still bitter about the breakup of the Beatles, full of optimism about his future solo projects, opinionated, emotional and full of life. It captures his mercurial character more exactly than any other book on the Beatles I've read.

Independent on Sunday

This is the only voice that will ever articulate what it was really, really like to be in the Beatles when it all went wrong – caught in a moment, rasping, raving, and flaming mad.

Uncut

A must-have for anyone who loves and remembers Lennon.

San Antonio Express

As riveting a document as it was three decades ago ... there is still nothing to rival this interview in the annals of rock journalism – it has lost none of its power to shock.— Anthony DeCurtis

Rolling Stone

The complete Lennon Remembers stands out by virtue of the intimate and honest portrait [it] presents.
— Billboard Magazine

Christopher Walsh

[An] evocative and interesting book...exposes a funny, irascible Lennon you either never knew or were too addled to remember.

Inside.com

In December 1970, Rolling Stone ran an interview with John Lennon, conducted by Wenner, the magazine's founder, ostensibly to promote Lennon's first post-Beatles studio album. Fueled by anger, honesty, and ego, it became arguably the most legendary interview ever conducted with a major celebrity. Originally published in 1971, Lennon Remembers has been retranscribed from the original tapes. Segments that Lennon originally excised to spare others' feelings have been reinstated, including comments on his rumored affair with the Beatles's late manager, Brian Epstein. The transcript has also been returned to its original sequence, improving the flow of the conversation. In a new introduction, Wenner admits that the interview suffers from his inexperience, but Lennon trusted Wenner and was ready to purge years of pent-up bitterness over having to "completely humiliate oneself to be what the Beatles were." There may be some demand for this new edition, as it is the source for many of Lennon's comments in the hotly hyped Beatles Anthology (LJ 10/15/00). For larger collections. [For more on Brian Epstein, see Debbie Geller's In My Life, reviewed on p. 83.--Ed.]--Lloyd Jansen, Stockton-San Joaquin Cty. P.L., CA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

What makes th Lennon interview rewarding the second time around [is that] the perplexing contraditions it revealed at the time seem easier in grasp in retrospect.
—London Review of Books

Jeremy Harding