John Lennon’s final recordings are so full of joy it breaks your heart…
During the heyday of Beatlemania, there was a commonly agreed-upon way of keeping up with each of the Fab Four…
Paul is the cute one George is the quiet one Ringo is the funny one John is the smart one
By “smart” I’m sure the fans meant John was witty, clever and—since his name appeared first on almost all Beatles songs–the real brains behind the band. Of course, John was very witty; most Beatles press conferences left reporters in stitches as he would fire wise cracks with machine gun speed. He also was extremely clever and despite the arrangement of the words “Lennon/McCartney” being a bit overblown, he was a brilliant songwriter. But he was also “smart” in that he was sometimes an icy smart alec. Sometimes it was charming, like with this little shot during a concert in front of the freaking Queen of England…
Other times however, he could come off as entirely cruel. He used to mock disabled people and often showed contempt for political leaders in cities and countries he visited. There’s also the fact that he abandoned his first wife and son, and occasionally was violent against women. Interviews from friends and associates often referred to him as a hard nut to crack. His early life was hard as he was forced by the government to live with his aunt (single mothers were considered unfit to raise children in those days), not knowing for years that his mother was just a few houses away. He grew up poor and felt perpetually abandoned by the world around him. It’s the kind of background that turns a child into an isolated, angry adult.
By: Matthew Martin
Source: Cult of Whatever
