Three years made a big difference in terms of Lennon’s maturity and ability to express himself. In 1974 he was interviewed by Howard Cosell on his radio show “Speaking of Everything.” It’s hands down the best Lennon interview on radio or TV ever done. The two men obviously respected one another and seemed to genuinely like each other. Cosell had a law degree and asked pointed questions about Lennon’s legal status in the country. Lennon was eager to oblige and came across as very well-informed on some of the technicalities. And there was no talk about Yoko and art, thank God. As far as Elliot Mintz goes, his 1976 interview with Ringo Starr is memorable. Starr is amiable, down to earth and direct.
Tugs at one's heart whenever you hear John ponder growing old with Yoko and what it'll be like. If only he'd gotten the chance to find out. Truly a tragedy. RIP............thanks, Elliott.
It’s such a wonderful treat to hear this recording. I’ve heard so many interviews that John did, and I feel this is his most personal and relaxed interview, thank you Elliot for allowing us all to hear it it.
It’s pretty jarring to hear what a 25 year old sounded like then compared to now. While there are plenty of smart and articulate people in their 20s, so many interviewers today who are in their 30s and even 40s don’t possess the poise and confidence this interviewer had.
Hard not to fall in love with Lennon listening to him hear. But - the reality of dealing with him probably was difficult. Very. BTW I love Elliott's interview style.
Very profound insights by an individual who touched the deep archetypes within all of us.Yet he was so young when he died.I would have loved to hear his insights at age fifty.John was about twenty years mature beyond his age.Yet fate played a huge role in his short life.
Thank you Elliot. I thoroughly enjoyed the 'Lost Lennon tapes'. Am also very happy to finally here the entire interview on here. I miss John very much. Take care. The interview is very moving. (The older i get, the more questions I have. ) I doubt that we will ever cross paths but you have always sounded very wise and aware of what is going on. Know that you have been involved in many things that didn't involve John.
Thankyou for sharing this Elliot. An amazing interview. He clearly had a great respect for your work as you had for John and Yoko. John sounded so happy and enthusiastic here. I do hope one day their ashes are scattered together across the seas as John wished. All the best.
hi loyal. i spoke with mort yesterday. he was very pleased with the way he was presented in woody allen's new bio. i told him i would read it and share my views. mort remains one of the most inspirational people i have ever known.
@@elliotmintzvideos Great news. Definitely my hero. You'll never meet another person like him. Thanks for uploading this and everything else on your website, Elliot.
“Anyone could do what we did, you just have to take a couple a years to learn how to do it”. I just don’t think they realised how phenomenal they were.
few do when they are in the process of creating their own art form. reflecting on the work gives the creator a more focused perception of what they have done. the only person who ever told me he was a 'genius' and created phenomenal work was salvador dali.
So happy I stumbled across this video, It’s so wonderful to hear him so happy, not a day goes by I don’t listen to John’s music, I grew up listening to the Beatles, I was one of those teenage girls in 64 and now at the age of 69 I still just listen to John’s solo and Beatle music. I thank you for all the great videos you have shared here.John certainly was a tell it like it is kind of guy, he spoke from his heart, and he wore his heart on his sleeve in his music ❤️ Listening to this in 2021 after the election, John words on politics and politicians are so spot on, He was so intellectual, I miss him Your an amazing interviewer Elliot Mintz
Juke box reel to reel love it. And then John a honest and polite interview. What would John think of Boris I dread to think. My favourite songs of John tomorrow never knows. Walrus isolation Dream I like your interviewing you let your guest speak thanks I hope yoko gets her wish with the ashes a John yoko ♥️
Does anyone know how it occurred that the Beatles didn't own their own music like how michael Jackson came to own it? I always thought if you wrote a song that you owned it or copywrited it. Interesting to hear around 12 min in that they were ripped off and John said he didn't own i think he said half his songs. I always thought it was ridiculous that Paul had to buy his own writing back before michael owned it. Their are some theories that is why MJ was killed bc of the enormous catalogue he owned of music including pearl Jam s stuff. how did pearl ham not own what they wrote. r.e.m. was a favorite band for a long time and it seems they always owned their music I guess they had better knowledge of contracts and such
Very complicated answer going back to their origins. Also these copy right issues are for Lennon and McCartney songs, not so much Beatles in general. Yoko has made a deal with Sony who owned them in the end to regain the rights, and Paul is slowly regaining them.
After late 70s / early 80s collaborations, Michael asked Paul what he should invest in with new found solo riches. Paul, having prudently spent the 70s buying the rights to Rupert The Bear, Buddy Holly's back catalogue, Annie The Musical and others, advised Michael to get into buying song publishing... Michael jokingly said he would buy Paul's songs. The rest is history. When the Beatles first began, theu were advised to create a songwriting publishing company, Northern Songs which they together owned an initial 49% share. The other 51% were owned by various parties until the 70s, when one party(Lou Grade's ATV) bought up the other's share, making ATV the majority owner of Lennon/McCartney songs... a state of play which remained until Jackson bought ATV's Northern Songs in the mid 80s.
