’Prewett has reinvented the rock biography through his immersive, entertaining interviews with key players…this is a triumph.’ -Plastic EP
What was it like to know John Lennon?
Critically-acclaimed documentary filmmaker and author Aidan Prewett draws a portrait of the genuine Lennon – the generous, charming, and wickedly funny human being behind the icon – through incisive new interviews with John’s closest friends, colleagues, and family.
Personal moments are recorded in telling detail: Rehearsing with the Quarrymen in Lennon’s mother’s bathroom. Taking a stroll around the block at 3am in New York City. Singing old rock 'n’ roll hits in the back of a limousine. And spending the night in a London train yard in 1965.
Travel with John through his school days and career with the Beatles – to his solo career and life in New York, up to his last recording session.
Featuring brand-new interviews with John’s sister Julia Baird, school friend Michael Hill, Quarrymen member Rod Davis, Beatles tour manager Tony Bramwell, talk show host Dick Cavett, close friends Elliot Mintz, Ray Connolly, Tony Palmer, and many more.
This is as close as it gets to spending a few hours in the company of John Lennon.
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Contents
Intro
Julia Baird: Childhood
Michael Hill: School Days
Rod Davis: The Quarrymen
Tony Bramwell: Beatle Management
Julia Baird: Beatle Families
Tony Palmer: All My Loving
Ivor Davis: Beatles USA
Leslie Cavendish: Beatle Hair
Ray Connolly: Fifteen Again
Dan Richter: Tittenhurst Park
Kieron Murphy: Imagine
Dick Cavett: Early USA
Elliot Mintz: At Home with John
Shelly Yakus: In the Studio
Greg Calbi: Mastering
Jon Cobert: Rock 'n’ Roll
Elliot Mintz: The Private Years
Allan Tannenbaum: Double Fantasy
Steve Marcantonio: Final Recordings
Julia Baird: Coda
Outro
Appendix 1: Anthony De Curtis – The Other Beatles
Appendix 2: Jon Cobert’s Recording
Further Reading
A Note on the Cover
Acknowledgements
O autorze
Aidan Prewett is a documentary filmmaker and author with a focus on music and politics. His books include To Know John Lennon, Our Jimi, and Woodstock at 50: Anatomy of a Revolution. Prewett’s films often feature a strong music focus, from the historical Me and the Devil Blues, about the legendary Robert Johnson, to the ’60’s rock/politics documentary A Venue for the End of the World and the aural addiction of Me, Myself & i Pod. His non-music documentaries include Selected Works of Uncle Neill and most recently The Trump Antidote. Prewett’s films have been shot on location across the globe and feature a host of entertainment luminaries.
Find his films at http://www.brinkvision.com/
@devilbluefilms