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| From | "John L. Micek" <jlmicek@verizon.net> |
| Subject | Re: Interesting Lennon Interview |
| Date | Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:06:56 -0400 |
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As any biographer (or journalist) will tell you, people are all things at
once. And are usually jumbled bunches of contradiction.
Am I reflexive in my Beatle worhsip? Sure. And do I accord Lennon a special
place in my heart? Absolutely.
But having read enough about the man over the years, it's clear that he
could be kind, generous and giving. And he could be grumpy, bitter and
cruel. He also abused drugs. Had disasters in his personal life. And then
found his way, in his middle age, to peace and contentment.
The only difference between Lennon and the rest of us is a surplus of talent
in a particular area that left an indelible mark on the culture. Otherwise,
he had the same contradictions and insecurities that the rest of us humans
carry around with us.
If anything, that makes him more relatable as a human being.
john micek
----- Original Message -----
From: <synthhtnys@comcast.net>
To: <mrudnick@marturo.com>; <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Interesting Lennon Interview
I think sometimes that John Lennon's myth completely clouds the reality of
the matter.
OK, he sang songs about peace, love and understanding, but too many people
seem
to leap to the conclusion that because of those songs he's some kind of
saint.... which he was not.
Is that knees jerking I hear out there? No, he wasn't a devil either he was
just a human being.
He could be a huge asshole... he could also be very kind, but he was no
saint, that's for sure.
...and frankly I would recommend taking fairly large grains of salt when you
read his post-Beatles
interviews... he lashed out at pretty much everyone including George
Martin...
Later he recanted much of what he said. Lennon, I think, should be seen as
very mercurial, temperamental
often lashing out in the heat of the moment.... Not that everything he said
was necessarily untrue, but I don't
think he controlled his emotions very well and often was unfair in what he
said and did.
Seems to me a lot of people thought he was "Speaking the truth" simply
because often what he said
was harsh and unkind as if that in itself was some criteria for truth.
I love Lennon's music. but I don't confuse him as having some deeper insight
into things like love, peace
politics or religion or whatever simply because he made sounds I like to put
in my ear-hole......
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Rudnick" <mrudnick@marturo.com>
To: audities@smoe.org, audities@smoe.org
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 9:52:25 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific
Subject: Re: Interesting Lennon Interview
Really great interview! It was interesting to note that as much as John
groused endlessly about Paul -- Paul never once groused about John. The same
Paul that (according to legend) lives relatively modestly, drove his kids to
public school, and consoled Julian when John ran off with Yoko.
It seems to further the view (from afar) that Paul is one decent human
being.
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