Excerpts From John Lennon's Last Major Interview (Will be published in Rolling Stone)

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Source: Washington Post

Three days before John Lennon died, he told Rolling Stone's Jonathan Cott, "Give peace a chance. Don't shoot people for peace. All we need is love. I believe it."

On December 8, 1980, Mark David Chapman walked up to Lennon outside his Dakota Apartment and shot him four times. His death shook the world. Digital tributes to the singer have flooded the Internet, 30 years later. On Twitter, a John Lennon emoticon has popped up: ((°J°)), and fans have been sharing their "#wherewereyou" moments, vividly recalling how they heard the news of his death.

Another tribute has risen up, Lennon's own voice, vibrantly alive on tapes recorded by Cott for an extended interview. Cott's tapes had remained in his closet for three decades until he recently came across the two cassette tapes marked, "John Lennon, December 5th, 1980."

The man on the tape seems fully aware of his place in time, noting he's too old to take up the battle cry of youth -- that's the duty of the new brand of "punks." But he still sees a long future for himself and his music. "We're born-again rockers, and we're starting over...There's plenty of time, right? Plenty of time."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2010/12/_john_lennon_final_interview_d.html


Listen to excerpts here: http://www1.rollingstone.com/hearitnow/player/lennon.html

[ClassWarrior]

1. ((°J°))

Cool.

NGU.