John Lennon – The Final Interview

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Chris Jericho

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🗓️ 23 August 2023

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Writer and producer Laurie Kaye spent a fateful day with John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the legendary Dakota apartment building on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Little did she know as she entered the building in December 1980 that not only would it would be John’s last interview, but that Laurie herself would come face-to-face with his killer. Laurie details the amazing afternoon she spent with John and Yoko, the conversation they shared, the laughs and jokes, and the future plans they made before they all left the Dakota together that evening. She chronicles the events that led up to her sit-down with John Lennon, what it was like to meet John and Yoko in person, and the interactions they had with the man who would later assassinate the former Beatle. She explains how she found out Lennon was murdered, what she did in the immediate moments after, and the impact that tragic event has had on her life ever since. Pre-order “Confessions Of A Rock ‘N’ Roll Name Dropper: My Life Leading Up To John Lennon’s Last Interview” https://www.confessionsofarocknrollnamedropper.com Thank you for supporting our sponsors! Fan Duel: Visit https://FanDuel.com/JERICHO and start earning Bonus Bets with America’s #1 Sportsbook Hello Fresh: Go to https://HelloFresh.com/50JERICHO and use code 50JERICHO to get 50% off plus FREE shipping. Factor Meals: Go to https://FactorMeals.com/TIJ50 and use promo code TIJ50 to get 50% off. Bosch Tools: Learn more at https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/ Progressive: Quote today at https://progressive.com eBay Motors: Get the right parts, the right fit, and the right prices. https://ebaymotors.com SlingTV: Check out https://www.sling.com/ for special offers STAY CONNECTED: TikTok: @ChrisJericho Instagram: @talkisjericho @chrisjerichofozzy Twitter: @TalkIsJericho @IAmJericho YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChrisJerichoFozzy Website: https://www.webisjericho.com/

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0:00.0	So being a huge Beatles fanatic and always having great Beatles topics here, on Talk
0:19.7	Is Jericho, this one is very cool, Lori Kays here and the book is a rock and roll
0:26.8	name dropper, which I love the title of that. So many things to discuss, but I mean basically
0:32.0	one of the things that I'm sure you write about quite a bit in the book and talk about
0:35.6	all the time is you had the very last interview with John Lennon, which is so ridiculous,
0:42.1	crazy, amazing, but it's also very melancholy, bittersweet at the same time. Is that kind of
0:47.3	your life story, so to speak, is that kind of what you lead with most of the time when
0:52.1	you're talking about your career?
0:53.6	Well, absolutely, that's why my book is called Confessions of a Rock and Roll name dropper,
0:58.8	my leading up to John Lennon's last interview. It's a major part of my life and quite frankly,
1:06.0	December 8th, 1980 is still something I consider to be both the best and worst day of my life.
1:12.2	It's interesting too, because it's one of those things like I was a big Beatles fan when
1:15.8	I was very young. I think I was probably nine years old in 1980 and you still, it's like
1:20.2	everyone remembers no matter what age you were or how old you are that day when you heard
1:25.0	that John Lennon had been killed. So it is kind of a monumental moment in pop culture history
1:31.1	for everybody that was alive then and has been born or into the Beatles ever since.
1:37.0	Yeah, I understand. It's a day that's in rock and roll history in a horrifying way.
1:44.2	Well, let's talk a little before that. I mean, how did you get, I mean, I know obviously
1:47.9	we had a super long career and we can talk about that in a bit, but how did you end up
1:52.0	getting an interview with John Lennon? Because at the time, as we all know, for people
1:57.2	that might need a refresher, he had been gone for five years, hadn't done anything. He
2:02.1	just basically had stayed at home with his son and his wife and his family. And now double
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