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John: Uh, this is John Lennon talking to you from the heart of the West Side of New York in an interview exclusive ā full interview ā with brand new New Yorker Sean Ono Lennon, spelled S-E-A-N. Okay? Now tell me Sean, whatās your first impression of New York? Sean: [Baby noises] John: I see.Ā
An interview John did with his son, Sean, circa 1976. The Lennon family had just gainedĀ permanent residency in New York. Sean had been born October of the year prior. I apologize for the background music - I didnāt add that. My favorite quotes/partial transcript:
John: I was wondering if the fiscal crisis of New York had any āĀ
Sean: [Baby noises]
John: Uh-huh, thatās the one I was talking about, yes.
Sean: [Baby noises]
John: Exactly!
[ā¦]
John: I see you know which subjects to avoid and which not to. Very sensible. Must be running for office, is that what it is?
Sean: [Baby noises]
John: It is exciting, isnāt it? And such a strain on the - on the old ticker. [Laughs]
[ā¦]
John: Oh, heās smiling, folks.Ā
John: [Very softly] Perhaps youād like to tell me your favorite color?
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā Ā Ā
John: Thatās not good enough, Iām afraid.
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā Ā Ā
John: [Normal voice] No interesting color.
[ā¦]
John: Will you be doing any concerts while youāre staying - while youāre here?
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā
John: Yes, I thought so. You havenāt got the group together. I understand completely.Ā
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā
John: Uh, I heard you were backstage at the [Bob] Dylan concert, or was that just a rumor?
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā
John: An outright lie? My goodness.
[ā¦]
John: I was wondering what itās like being the son of such astoundingly famous, beautiful, and talented parents as John and Yoko? I wonder what itās likeā¦Ā
Sean: [Baby noises]
John: Oh, I see. I mean, could you - could you give me āĀ
Sean: [Slight cry]
John: Ah, mhmm, yes - more fullā¦ background into that?
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā
John: I see youāre very fascinated by this - this black box that Iām interviewing you with - this tape recorder. In fact, it seems to inhibit you a little bit. I mean, are you conscious - or self-conscious about the tape recorder?
Sean: [Baby noises]Ā
John: Well, heās turned his head away because he got very paranoid [laugh]. Itās alright, you know. Just think of it as a very dark relative.
[ā¦]
John: Elton! What about Elton [John]? Heās your godfather!
Sean: [Fussy baby noises]
John: Do you want to tell me how it is to have such a famous godfather?
Sean: [Begins to cry]
John: Well, I knowĀ you havenāt been able to see him yet. Thatās because he canāt come into the country until January!
Sean: [Continues to cry]
John: Well, letās just get him on the phone. Get his ass over here.
Sean: [Fussy baby noises]
John: Well, I think at that point weāve left the interviewee because he obviously was getting violent at the thought of not seeing Dean Martin and all those people in their prime, as it were.
John Lennon at Madison Square Garden playing with Elton John, November 29, 1974.
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November 17, 1974 - May Pang and John Lennon, with Ronnie Spector, Alice Cooper and Cindy Lang, and Bianca Jagger, attend the "Sgt Pepperās Lonely Hearts Club Band On the Road" post opening party, at the Beacon Theater, NYC.
Photo 24 by Bob Gruen.
November 17, 1974 - May Pang and John Lennon attend the"Sgt Pepperās Lonely Hearts Club Band On the Road", at the Beacon Theater, NYC.
His wife Yoko Ono attended too.
1974 - Mick Jagger and Bebe Buell, visitors at the door of John Lennon and May Pangās New York City apartment at 434 East 52nd Street. The sign above the door was an old street sign May saved when the city was changing signs from porcelain to aluminum.
Birthday surprise
ā¦my twenty-first birthdayā¦
After dinner, I was happy on sake, and Mick [Jagger] told me we were going to visit a friend. We hopped a cab to an apartment building on Sutton Place, an exclusive neighbourhood in the East Fifties, famous for housing, among other, Greta Garbo. When we got inside the building, the River House, which overlooks the East River, there was a man standing at the foot of the stairs, and he snapped a Polaroid of us. It wasnāt until he took the camera away from his face and said in an unmistakable Liverpudlian accent, āHow are you mate? This must be the birthday girlā that I knew I was meeting John Lennon. Mick is always portrayed as the flamboyant, selfish womanizer, the perpetual devil, but he really is a sweet, caring man. As I followed him into the apartment John was sharing with Mai Pang, I was so moved, I was concentrating on not bursting into tears.
John was in his ālost eighteen monthsā period, and he seemed to be in great shape. He sang āHappy Birthdayā to me on an acoustic guitar, followed by a bunch of other songs. It seemed to be that John was trying to escape from reality. I thought he was trying to have as much fun as he possibly could. (New York, 1974)
From āRebel Heart: An American Rock ānā Roll Journey,ā by Bebe Buell with Victor Bockris (St. Martinās Press, 2001)
Photo published in May Pangās book, Instamatic Karma. Scan by Lynn Mayes.
*Please do not remove the credit or change the source.*
Linda and Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Bebe Buell, David Bowie and Ava Cherry arriving at John Lennon and May Pangās.
(Order of people from left to right: Linda & Paul McCartney, Bebe Buell and Mick Jagger, Ava Cherry and David Bowie.)
āSomeoneās knocking at the doorā¦ā
āWe decided to find a permanent home in New York in May 1974. My cramped studio on East 89th was fine for a pit stop, but it wasnāt going to work for the long term. While John was working on Pussy Cats, Eddie Germane, general manager of Record Plant Studios, told us there was an apartment available in his building.
The address was 434 East 52nd Street. The apartment we looked at was called the Penthouse Tower B. When we opened the front door, we were greeted by a steep staircase that led up to a rooftop apartment.
[ā¦]
We brought in a platform king-size bed and the largest-screen TV available in those days: a twenty-seven-inch Sony Trinitron. Our bed became āLennon Centralā- with the cable box, telephone, and sound system all within reach. John dreamed his hit song ā#9 Dreamā in this bed.ā
ā FROM MAY PANGāS INSTAMATIC KARMA (2008)
John Lennon and his girlfriend May Pang in New York City on October 17, 1974.
Photo by Peter Simins
Lost Weekend
A really cute picture of John with his girlfriend May Pang.
March 24, 1974 - May Pang and John Lennon attend the Jim Stacey Benefit.
I've seen different locations for this event (New York and Los Angeles) so I don't now which one is correct. I've also seen his name being spelled Jim Stacey and Jim Stacy.
March 13, 1974 - May Pang,John Lennon, Harry Nilsson and Mick Jagger attend the Gala dinner for the American Film Institute tribute to James Cagney, Century Plaza Hotel, LA.
John Lennon & May Pang with Harry Nilsson attend a Smothers Brothers comedy performance at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA | 12 March 1974
john lennon & harry nilsson, 1974
john lennon and harry nilsson during the sessions for nilsson's album pussy cats, 1974
john lennon, 1974 by bob gruen ā
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York City 1979.Ā Ā
John Lennon answering fans - Rooftop Concert (1969)
John Lennon noticing fans waving at The Beatles during the Rooftop Concert on January 30th, 1969
The Beatles jamming during the Rooftop Concert (1969)
Paul McCartney and John Lennon in Get Back
JOHN & YOKO
JOHN READER FOR LIFE MAGAZINE, 1968.
John Lennon during the White Album recording sessions, October 1968. Photos by Linda McCartney.
John Lennon during the recording of the White Album at EMI Studios in London, England | October 1968 Ā© Linda McCartney
John Lennon and Yoko Ono, photographed by Linda Eastman, 1968
John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards from The Dirty Mac performing Yer Blues - 1968
āŖ And you know what it's worth āŖ
John Lennon, Eric Clapton and Keith Richards from The Dirty Mac performing Yer Blues (1968)
John Lennon performing Yer Blues with The Dirty Mac (1968)
