Two people are happier than four: John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1969
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For an hour and a half, John Lennon and Yoko Ono chatted about what they were thinking, and the Beatles slowly disbanded: a British auction house was auctioning off previously undisclosed interview recordings, these The recording is considered lost.
DCanadian music journalist Ken Zeilig met three times in 1969 and 1970 John Lennon Talk to Yoko Ono. He recorded 91-minute interviews on these occasions, and American radio only heard a small excerpt. The rest are thought to be lost—until the children of the reporter who died in 1990 recently discovered a dozen tapes in his estate. Not only can the Beatles and his wife be heard, but also I heard Neil Aspinar, the manager of Fab Four, talking.
Partly unedited, partly edited and combined with music, these recordings provide new insights into the band’s disbanding process.British auction house specializing in popular souvenirs Omega AuctionsThe original tapes, as well as digital copies of the recordings, transcripts, several photos and an envelope with an Aspinall label will be auctioned on September 28. The bundle is valued at 20,000 to 30,000 pounds.
“I’m a hypocrite”
“The Guardian” reported that Lennon talked about the most important tapes of Beatles songs (“Revolution #9”, “I am a walrus”, “Forever Strawberry Field”), talked about their love and talk with Yoko Ono. It affects Karl-Heinz Stockhausen and John Cage’s evaluation of the band’s music, the corrupting power of reputation, and reveals why he returned the “Member of the Order of the British Empire” medal: when he received it , He is a “hypocrite”.
