John Lennon on 'Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds' and LSD | The Dick Cavett Show

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  • John Lennon explains that 'Lucy and the Sky with Diamonds' is not about the drug LSD.
    Date aired - 21st September 1971 - John Lennon & Yoko Ono
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    Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
    His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
    Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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  • @yourfriendlybulbasaur9165
    @yourfriendlybulbasaur9165 4 года назад +4121

    Lennons
    Sons
    Drawing
    Another coiendence

  • @Akkul
    @Akkul 4 года назад +1714

    People arguing about if John wrote the song about LSD but nobody is talking about how he is also talking about freedom of expression and asking real questions in the 60’s about why people take drugs and that has to be the smartest thing someone has said during that time. He was living in the future man damn... RIP John.

    • @ashleywilson5187
      @ashleywilson5187 4 года назад +29

      John lennon did the most drugs out of all the Beatles lul

    • @ethanmangum3469
      @ethanmangum3469 4 года назад +4

      It’s still a drug

    • @AwkwardHandshaking
      @AwkwardHandshaking 4 года назад +75

      Its always so crazy to me, as a 22 year old, how people were talking about the problems we face today 1,000s of years ago, from pluto to john lennon, yet here we are... nothing has changed, we continue to be the same species with the same shortcomings.

    • @Clumrat
      @Clumrat 3 года назад +18

      @@AwkwardHandshaking I've noticed the same thing of just sort of toiling about, realizing we have these glaring problems, but then realizing that doing the best you can for yourself is sort of the only thing you can do. Which just sort of means a normal life.

    • @jennyjohn704
      @jennyjohn704 3 года назад +5

      The people who are accusing John of lying about the song don't want to hear him saying negative things about taking drugs.

  • @fian8064
    @fian8064 4 года назад +2106

    L : Shine on
    S : You Crazy
    D : Diamond

  • @pandylol9112
    @pandylol9112 3 года назад +1717

    “ *Is Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds about of LSD?* “
    John: no
    Me: *understandable, have a great day*

    • @samvalecaaguilar1807
      @samvalecaaguilar1807 3 года назад +98

      Reporters: *thats so interesting because it actually is about LSD and you're wrong*

    • @mitchellhawkes22
      @mitchellhawkes22 3 года назад +10

      I've heard John deny Lucy so many times, I'm a believer now. John didn't shy away from drug controversy much. So, there's that.
      Still, it's too obviously a song about LSD "to say anythin' else," as John would have said.

    • @RJ-wx3fh
      @RJ-wx3fh 3 года назад

      @@mitchellhawkes22 I do wonder if he'd a mind to mess with the media, using controversy for press coverage like many modern celebrities.
      As long as he denied any link it would be a question to ask and joke about.
      If he admitted anything, be it coincidental, completely based on lisurgic acid or making a joke from his son unknowingly making an LSD picture or otherwise, the game would be over and it would be a trivia footnote.

    • @sandrinerousseau6579
      @sandrinerousseau6579 2 года назад +1

      oui c'est ca, lucy sky diamonds etait un message caché

    • @HenryCasillas
      @HenryCasillas 2 года назад

      🌻

  • @caricatureparty
    @caricatureparty 4 года назад +4587

    Theory: John Lennon’s son was on LSD.

  • @Zero8880
    @Zero8880 4 года назад +1600

    John can deny it all he wants, but all of us who have taken that magical journey know what kaleidoscope eyes 👀 are like.

    • @amnestyhophop1535
      @amnestyhophop1535 4 года назад +9

      Zero 8880 hahahahahaha

    • @scottcraig4666
      @scottcraig4666 4 года назад +149

      He is not denying it...why would he need to..He has written many other songs about drugs...why hide this one. He simply told the truth about the song.

    • @kemohsesay2548
      @kemohsesay2548 4 года назад +4

      What are they like?

    • @MrLeoHaslett
      @MrLeoHaslett 4 года назад +12

      Kemoh Sesay it’s nuts but amazing, it’s like experiencing a new reality

    • @TheSynthKid
      @TheSynthKid 3 года назад +2

      Dmt

  • @mysticalmargaret6105
    @mysticalmargaret6105 3 года назад +85

    When the real Lucy, Julian's childhood friend and classmate, passed away, he spoke some very kind words about her, a lovely tribute.

  • @hmmalright1854
    @hmmalright1854 3 года назад +357

    John's explanation towards the reasoning behind Drugs and why people take them during the second bit was just a sampling of the wonderful wisdom this man possessed. I fucking idolize this man's mind.

    • @j.watson1644
      @j.watson1644 3 года назад +4

      Goat

    • @jadezee6316
      @jadezee6316 3 года назад +21

      dude.....get an idea of your own...there is nothing profound about anything he said..people have been saying it forever...just no one listens....besides..the question is ....is it even true?
      last time i looked rich kids were doing just as many drugs as any other social group....so..the answer to why people take drugs.is much more diverse than one obvious answer

    • @Ewr42
      @Ewr42 3 года назад +9

      @@jadezee6316 they do it for fun, also to fill the hole in their soul everyone has and fills with something.
      They should still be cared for if they abuse it, the difference is that they can pay for od reversing medication, have great quality substances and they can access help.
      Meanwhile be a black guy in a poor neighborhood and light up a blunt and you'll get George Floyded!
      All drug users, abusers or not should have a doctor to help them, alongside psychotherapeutical support, a psychiatrist and meet with a social worker specialized in harm reduction.
      To use drugs is your freedom of choice.
      To die being violently arrested for it isn't something ANYONE should go through

    • @paulmartinson7200
      @paulmartinson7200 3 года назад +5

      i dont think you should blame society for your weakness. I drink and have done drugs. the availability at the wrong time was the problem, plus my adventurous nature at the time

    • @jeffreygranger6913
      @jeffreygranger6913 3 года назад +1

      @@paulmartinson7200 Thank you for the only intelligent comment in this thread. Including mine.

  • @joehay4455
    @joehay4455 3 года назад +107

    As a recovering alcoholic, I found John's view on why people have to get wangged out of shape very insightful

    • @1kwhalley
      @1kwhalley 3 года назад +3

      As an alcoholic, I concur.

    • @carlneoh5843
      @carlneoh5843 3 года назад +1

      As a non alcoholic, I think you should try to stop

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 года назад +4

      @@carlneoh5843 I’m not an alcoholic though I’ve been addicted to nicotine and my grandfather was addicted to pain killers. It’s not easy as saying “Hey, I shouldn’t do this anymore” and just stopping. It takes a lot of will power and even physical restraint. Rehab exists for a reason.

    • @stevesmith291
      @stevesmith291 2 года назад +2

      He was speaking from personal experience. He and his wife both struggled with heroin addiction.

    • @selvamthiagarajan8152
      @selvamthiagarajan8152 2 года назад +1

      Power to you, hope you kick the habit, be free.

  • @downwithbureaucracy8175
    @downwithbureaucracy8175 3 года назад +179

    It’s amazing that they edited Dick Cavett on top of Forrest Gump

    • @Better_Call_Bad
      @Better_Call_Bad 3 года назад +11

      *It's amazing that they edited Forrest Gump, on top of Dick Cavett*

    • @carlostejada1479
      @carlostejada1479 2 года назад

      nahh.. I don't like when they put words that John never said.
      it's a lie. period

    • @MrMetalclay
      @MrMetalclay 2 года назад +3

      We'd never have "Imagine" without Forest Gump at that place and time 😂

  • @Alex-cw3rz
    @Alex-cw3rz 4 года назад +1906

    Ah yes the famous drug LITSWD

    • @MrLeoHaslett
      @MrLeoHaslett 4 года назад +110

      When you do acronyms you don’t have to include prepositions

    • @Alex-cw3rz
      @Alex-cw3rz 4 года назад +99

      @@MrLeoHaslett I was making a joke.
      The real argument against it referring to LSD would be, why would they do it, Velvet Underground released Heroin, in the very same year and only 3 years later Jimmy Hendrix released Purple Haze. Why would The Beatles who were pretty open about their drug use be so inclined to make an acronym in a quite odd and unsatisfying way, and then deny it.

    • @AnyoneCanSee
      @AnyoneCanSee 4 года назад +11

      @@Alex-cw3rz - If they admitted it at the time the song would be banned by the BBC. But it is weird he would keep lying.
      It is a weird coincidence as the song seems to describe hallucinations of LSD.
      But then there is an Eleanor Rigby grave in the churchyard where John and Paul met.
      A total coincidence. Maybe it is another joke from the great programmer in the sky? Elon Musk will know.

    • @minusta4
      @minusta4 4 года назад +1

      HAJHSKABDNOJA GOOD ONE

    • @r3x754
      @r3x754 3 года назад +2

      I can't believe people are this stupid

  • @daisymaisymae8788
    @daisymaisymae8788 3 года назад +60

    He seems very likeable and charismatic here. I'm glad he made many of his dreams come true before he had to leave us.

    • @LolLol-gd7ly
      @LolLol-gd7ly 3 года назад

      He beat his wife

    • @tree_alone
      @tree_alone 2 года назад +1

      @@LolLol-gd7ly that was one of his dreams he made come true, so beautiful

    • @LolLol-gd7ly
      @LolLol-gd7ly 2 года назад

      @Lotta Lou want a link to some proof?

    • @jonnybirchyboy1560
      @jonnybirchyboy1560 2 года назад +1

      @@LolLol-gd7ly No he didn’t. He slapped Cynthia once when they were young. A terrible thing, but that’s all that happened.

    • @treasurehunteruk9718
      @treasurehunteruk9718 Год назад

      @@LolLol-gd7ly So did David Soul and Sean Connery.

  • @killhouse6130
    @killhouse6130 3 года назад +188

    I’m sure if he was actually talking about LSD he would’ve admitted it here he has no reason to lie they’ve already admitted they’ve taken drugs

    • @maiumixshow
      @maiumixshow 3 года назад +12

      yeah, it was pretty much a well-know fact that they did drugs for some time, why deny something that the entire world already knows? plus, julian has talked about this very same story as well

    • @bman342a
      @bman342a 3 года назад +2

      Why? He had already been using heroin and he's acting like he is some angel of clean living. Not.

    • @Hawken707
      @Hawken707 3 года назад +3

      He also mentioned songs that had been banned, I feel he was trying to keep another one from getting banned, if he admitted it.

    • @bigman9854
      @bigman9854 2 года назад

      It’s funny to not admit it

    • @BigFatCock0
      @BigFatCock0 2 года назад +5

      @@bman342a Where in this video did he suggest he was an "angel of clean living". He knows what addiction is and he has so much to say on it precisely because he's lived it.

  • @mattkilleen7174
    @mattkilleen7174 3 года назад +401

    Dick's "Eleanor Rigby" joke is lost to the ages.

  • @gretchennelson7056
    @gretchennelson7056 2 года назад +15

    God, how I love his voice.

  • @pollinseclectic8254
    @pollinseclectic8254 2 года назад +14

    A real maverick. Lennon said what he felt and didnot wait about for permission to speak. A highly intelligent man

  • @elliotttalksf1825
    @elliotttalksf1825 3 года назад +38

    This 3 minute clip shows what an intelligent guy John was.

  • @manchesterisred99
    @manchesterisred99 3 года назад +15

    John Lennon was such a magical human being. Such wisdom and truth.

  • @johnb7889
    @johnb7889 2 года назад +135

    John is absolutely right! That’s why the “war on drugs” is and always has been b.s.. Society will be fixed from the bottom up with loving care, not the top down with lies and deception.

    • @ZackWilliams_TheProducer
      @ZackWilliams_TheProducer 2 года назад +3

      In the beginning of Power vs. Force by David R. Hawkins, he talks about how much that is wrong with society is that we tackle the effects of problems rather than the root cause. And that applies to every facet of life. We are largely living and run by a low level of consciousness. Until we collectively evolve to a higher paradigm not much will change. If you can't get people to see what the actuall problem is, then they will not care. And try and change someone's perception, see how that goes.

    • @johnb7889
      @johnb7889 2 года назад +2

      @@ZackWilliams_TheProducer You’re absolutely correct. God manifested himself in the flesh, lived among us and established the blueprint for exactly what you’re talking about. The leaders (religious and secular) of His day tortured and murdered him for it. Not much has changed, although the institution He established, as fractured as it is, is still here 2021 years later, and “low level consciousness” still rules the day. Always has and always will.

    • @US_John
      @US_John Год назад

      Fantastic . First one then all. . that should be the approach.

    • @thesoniclion6023
      @thesoniclion6023 9 месяцев назад

      it was always just a bs tactic for nixon to win reelection

  • @debbiemullen2574
    @debbiemullen2574 2 года назад +10

    Any interview with John Lennon is priceless. Loved it!!

  • @suryar9704
    @suryar9704 5 лет назад +1288

    Lennon looks healthy here

  • @slydawgg
    @slydawgg 3 года назад +17

    All those amazing songs we never got to hear from John Lennon after he was taken away.😞

  • @the.hot.button
    @the.hot.button 4 года назад +741

    What a smart guy. Should start his own band or something.

    • @ajaxsanchez737
      @ajaxsanchez737 3 года назад +23

      He’s dead.

    • @ucctgg
      @ucctgg 3 года назад +10

      He can't.

    • @ob4069
      @ob4069 3 года назад +9

      @@ucctgg the Beatles

    • @ob4069
      @ob4069 3 года назад +4

      @@ajaxsanchez737 she's talking about the Beatles

    • @ucctgg
      @ucctgg 3 года назад +4

      @@ob4069 I wrote he can't since John is dead.

  • @thesquigglespin
    @thesquigglespin 3 года назад +3

    Spot on response to Dick's question about overdose. John most certainly was a thoughtful intelligent guy. (R.I.P. John)

  • @cestrian5294
    @cestrian5294 3 года назад +14

    I saw the Beatles on a bridge in my local town before they crowned the Rose Queen just before they were famous. I said Hello and so did they. Didn’t know who they were until they crowned the Rose Queen. I was ten

  • @paolina28
    @paolina28 3 года назад +11

    I believe John. He was always so honest about drugs

  • @jakelunness680
    @jakelunness680 4 года назад +116

    Just realised this is the exact outfit he wears in Forrest Gump!

    • @boidab422
      @boidab422 4 года назад +9

      It's the same interview

    • @seanmatthewking
      @seanmatthewking 3 года назад +10

      Lol you say that as if he was part of the cast...

    • @aliciamarie2414
      @aliciamarie2414 3 года назад

      I was looking for this comment!

    • @LoganEJ1
      @LoganEJ1 3 года назад +3

      @@seanmatthewking it was a joke😂

    • @beatlelennon9168
      @beatlelennon9168 3 года назад +3

      Actually, the forest gump scene was taking from this interview

  • @margeryfranko1850
    @margeryfranko1850 2 года назад +2

    Thank you John and Yoko. I am watching this in 2021 October. And this resonates a lot. It’s happening. The change so many of us longed for, in our hearts is happening. Love, Joy, Happiness, Peace and Light Everyone 💜💙🙏🏾💚💛

  • @lindenstromberg6859
    @lindenstromberg6859 3 года назад +18

    It would have been a PR nightmare had Lennon actually told Cavett what half the Beatles songs were actually about :D

    • @giulianaherrera7775
      @giulianaherrera7775 2 года назад +1

      Exactly!!! The world wasn’t ready for it at the time and I think he knew this .

  • @Big_Tuna276
    @Big_Tuna276 3 года назад +23

    I couldn’t even stare at Yoko’s face anymore.

  • @lety04
    @lety04 3 года назад +12

    He's amazing,love him so much.

    • @tomlewis5542
      @tomlewis5542 3 года назад

      Lennon was a woman beater

    • @senseichess8688
      @senseichess8688 3 года назад +1

      @@tomlewis5542 and your a nitwit...i beat guys up

    • @sathira_anuk5179
      @sathira_anuk5179 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@tomlewis5542no he wasn't 😅

  • @greglinski2208
    @greglinski2208 2 года назад +2

    When my son was about 11 years old he entered a Jaycee Relay Race. He’d never ran track before and didn’t know everybody wore shorts. He came in jeans, to everyone’s amusement. He ran the last leg for his team - and came away the fastest runner of the day, and made up considerable distance to win. This video made me think of that day. How I wish I had been able to see it, instead of only hear and read about it. I was a single mom and had to work. My son was an amazing athlete. ❤️

    • @bluechurchowl
      @bluechurchowl 2 года назад

      That is a lovely story, hope you and your son are well. ❤️

  • @CuriousRose
    @CuriousRose 2 года назад +4

    A Man Before His Time. Guns. Drugs. Addictions. What a loss to the entire world when John left us♥️

  • @julianwatson3975
    @julianwatson3975 2 года назад +1

    I'm 31 and I remembered hearing this song once when I was younger and loved the song. Second time was seeing Roxxxy Andrews perform it. It's so different and makes you think someone was on lsd. It's giving very much that.

  • @garyarnett1220
    @garyarnett1220 3 года назад +8

    It REALLY was from a picture that little Julian did. When his classmate Lucy died of Lupus, Julian did a tribute disc to her for Lupus research and Included his original drawing.

    • @welcometogreenaquasglen1846
      @welcometogreenaquasglen1846 2 года назад

      That's what I believe too. John wasn't exactly a poster boy for integrity, but I see no reason to begrudge Julian the benefit of a doubt.

  • @zerkzy842
    @zerkzy842 3 года назад +8

    Yoko adds a lot too the conversation

  • @sobrozarodrigo5619
    @sobrozarodrigo5619 3 года назад +5

    Julian composed a SONG to Lucy, HIs class mate when She passed away.

  • @mrsrobertcaverly
    @mrsrobertcaverly 3 года назад +3

    Interesting to see the constant fidgeting, so much energy.

  • @joemango3253
    @joemango3253 4 года назад +133

    John Lennon was a real down-to-earth dude too bad all the good guys die Young

    • @Blacktop_Rabinowitz
      @Blacktop_Rabinowitz 4 года назад +10

      Mad Media Yep, he was a hypocrite with an oversized ego, and those who worship him are completely lost.

    • @owdaniels9390
      @owdaniels9390 3 года назад +26

      @@Blacktop_Rabinowitz what people are lost for loving the man who gave the world some of the best music of all time? Probably saved thousands of lives over the years but ok.

    • @padorupadoru8039
      @padorupadoru8039 3 года назад +1

      @Mad Media ok, let me ask you something completely non related, what do you think about ringo?

    • @Reginald_Harrison
      @Reginald_Harrison 3 года назад +5

      Paul McCartney seems like a good guy. He's still alive.

    • @kkmac7247
      @kkmac7247 3 года назад

      @@Reginald_Harrison Ringo?

  • @keithfoundfun
    @keithfoundfun 11 месяцев назад +1

    Truth and wisdom like this gets buried under the noise of nonsense! I have NEVER heard anyone in power ask the simple question, "Why do people do drugs?"

  • @leanajo754
    @leanajo754 2 года назад +8

    The older I get, the more defiant I am....I have a better appreciation of Lennon than I did when I was younger. He makes more sense to me now. With the world going crazier and more chaotic, he makes more sense to me now....RIP, Mr. Lennon.

    • @evanfaust8672
      @evanfaust8672 Год назад +1

      He beat his female companions but ok lol

    • @aprilstafford1041
      @aprilstafford1041 Год назад

      ​@@evanfaust8672 Prove it without leftist deepstate propaganda.

    • @lowe_sa2976
      @lowe_sa2976 Год назад

      ​@@evanfaust8672 What else can you do with women if only not to give a good beating???

    • @sathira_anuk5179
      @sathira_anuk5179 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@evanfaust8672no😅

    • @evanfaust8672
      @evanfaust8672 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@sathira_anuk5179 no what? It’s documented that he beat most of his girlfriends.

  • @selvamthiagarajan8152
    @selvamthiagarajan8152 2 года назад +3

    Lennon makes acute observations of life, says it straight without bullshit or sugar coat. What a guy! He is one of my favorite human beings, he beats even Gandhi.

  • @binslick1000
    @binslick1000 5 лет назад +774

    What IF the song was about LSD?? Who cares!!

    • @Powertuber1000
      @Powertuber1000 5 лет назад +86

      They cared in the 60s.

    • @Khalid.F95
      @Khalid.F95 4 года назад +25

      people in the 60s were dumb

    • @YouGetThePicture_08
      @YouGetThePicture_08 4 года назад +15

      Ikr. Besides, a lot of people were doing LSD in the 60s.

    • @geoffreybrunell5592
      @geoffreybrunell5592 4 года назад +27

      There was (and still is) a lot of misinformation back then about LSD with people believing it causes permanent insanity. However, there haven't been any cases of people developing mental disorders like psychosis as a direct result from taking LSD. That only happens if you already have a family history of psychosis.

    • @dontreplyyourestupid136
      @dontreplyyourestupid136 4 года назад +1

      Geoffrey Brunell I’ve never looked into it because I was gonna do it anyway, but supposedly you can get PTSD though depending on what happens during ur trip

  • @andrewherbert8125
    @andrewherbert8125 3 года назад +2

    Anyone here taken LSD and listened to this song...or the whole album, that will give you the answer. It is amazing, it is about the drug.

    • @maliaferry8212
      @maliaferry8212 3 года назад

      No it's a drawing that Julian Lennon did in pre-school age 4, and Lucy was a little girl in his class that he was friends with. He showed the drawing on his friend to his dad, and John wrote a song about it. It is not about drugs.

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 года назад

      Why would John lie about it? He’s written other songs that actually are about drugs, and he’s admitted it.

  • @jakewestor7840
    @jakewestor7840 Год назад +9

    I'm actually old enough to remember this appearance. There were several other topics covered on this show which are clues to what's true and what's not. For instance, John and Yoko were trying to get custody of Yoko's daughter from her previous marriage during this time, and her ex-husband was very successfully arguing in court to keep John and Yoko from seeing the young girl. There had already been a "marijuana" incident with John in New York, and he was legitimately concerned that he might be deported or refused entry to the country if his previous drug use remained a frequent topic of discussion. Of course the song is absolutely about LSD, but John was in no position to admit it during this appearance. The artist in him probably cringed at having to provide such literal and absolute explanations, also, and likely preferred to leave it to the listener's interpretation.

    • @frankmarrero7088
      @frankmarrero7088 Год назад

      There is a book called, "Drugs as Weapons Against Us". George and John's drinks were spiked with LSD by a dentist. The dentist was the son of a constable. Both of them had a very bad experience particularly John. Highly unlikely that John would have in any way made light of the experience. Get the book.

    • @billreid818
      @billreid818 Год назад

      My brother. The truth is the truth is the truth. You're absolutely correct. Nixon had Hoover's FBI up his ass and wanted his Visa permanently revoked.

    • @GilObregon-hj6zh
      @GilObregon-hj6zh 11 месяцев назад

      Good points!

  • @aporue5893
    @aporue5893 3 года назад +6

    some people don't understand the creative mind of an artist.

  • @elizabeteferreira2034
    @elizabeteferreira2034 3 года назад +9

    Muito lindo imagino a saudade que a Yoko sente eles formavam um lindo casal ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @dixgun
    @dixgun 3 года назад +3

    ‘Happiness Is A Warm Gun’ does have that line “I need a fix.”

  • @joegallegos8076
    @joegallegos8076 2 года назад +1

    Such a smart caring man.

  • @datcringesucks2541
    @datcringesucks2541 5 лет назад +24

    Well , thats how spiritual works.

  • @lonewretch
    @lonewretch 2 года назад +1

    LSD... who has never experienced will never know, or lie... those who have will try their best to explain it ... wonderful experience imo... just beautiful ..

  • @speculesgorgoth4055
    @speculesgorgoth4055 3 года назад +3

    The universe speaks through his music but he never understood it was even happening totally asleep. He understands now. It makes him joyus to know the truth. The world hates John because they were afraid peace might break out.

  • @fernandoherasmur
    @fernandoherasmur 2 года назад +1

    john lennon was a special special individual

  • @finckel2682
    @finckel2682 4 года назад +62

    The one and only time where John gets inspired by his son, Julian.

    • @Camilla-kx3xw
      @Camilla-kx3xw 3 года назад +11

      i’m pretty sure the drawing was actually made by julian’s friend lucy tho. (which is why julian said that it was lucy in the sky with diamonds, when john asked). but i’m pretty sure that julian once played drums while visiting john, and john chose to use it for a song. he even gave julian credits. (i read those things in cyn’s book about john)

    • @jeffnaslund
      @jeffnaslund 3 года назад +9

      Good night was about Julian, too

    • @Threeleebird
      @Threeleebird 3 года назад +2

      @@Camilla-kx3xw Why do you say you are "pretty sure"? Were you that day in the nursery with the children to be able to affirm that Lucy did it and not Julian? Lucy said this about the drawing and I quote:
      “I remember Julian and I drawing pictures on a double-sided easel, throwing paint at each other, much to the horror of the class assistant. Julian had painted a picture and on that particular day his father showed up with the driver to pick him up from school "
      Lucy O'Donnell Vodden, 2007

  • @lucybraun8969
    @lucybraun8969 3 года назад +1

    Love the song. Diamond is my birthstone, and I live on Harrison Street.
    ☁️ 💎 ☁️

  • @beefkeef6856
    @beefkeef6856 5 лет назад +21

    "i am the walrus"
    - Theodore Donald 'Donny' Kerabatsos

    • @DeflatingAtheism
      @DeflatingAtheism 3 года назад

      "Well the people in China they neahuavaaa go to church."

  • @susiesuh1418
    @susiesuh1418 3 месяца назад

    So nice to hear him talk about Julian. His son should’ve received royalties from that song.
    I see you yoko sitting there all miffed.

  • @stephenparallox
    @stephenparallox 3 года назад +21

    John: The original song was Lucy in the Sky with Drugs, but we thought it might be too controversial.

    • @3-ddjr460
      @3-ddjr460 3 года назад

      Where did you hear that nonsense?

    • @stephenparallox
      @stephenparallox 3 года назад

      @@3-ddjr460 It was a joke..you know... haha. :)

  • @sjp2775
    @sjp2775 2 года назад

    A wonderful view of John......

  • @Olasqy
    @Olasqy 4 года назад +46

    People’s ignorance is painful. The Beatles weren’t exactly shy about drugs being in some of their songs. Girl and Tomorrow Never Knows, to name a couple. So when a Beatle says they didn’t intend a song to reference drugs, they have no reason to lie.

    • @jennyjohn704
      @jennyjohn704 3 года назад

      @mark jagger Bollocks. You're just in denial. Mystique? How?

    • @alexsepulveda5239
      @alexsepulveda5239 3 года назад +1

      Brothers, if you think the song is about LSD then it’s about LSD it doesn’t matter what Lennon says

    • @JasonPizzolato
      @JasonPizzolato 3 года назад

      @mark jagger In the interview, he says that Happiness is a Warm Gun isn't about heroin, either. In the lyrics are the lines:
      I need a fix 'cause I'm goin' down.
      When I hold you in my arms.
      And I feel my finger on your trigger.
      I know nobody can do me no harm.
      Laff. 💉

    • @Logan912
      @Logan912 3 года назад

      @@alexsepulveda5239 That’s not how it works.

    • @handle-schmandle
      @handle-schmandle Год назад

      If you know what was going on with John and Yoko at the time, and the pressure they were under, you would understand they had every reason to lie.

  • @ssenssel
    @ssenssel 2 года назад +2

    PSA: If you press "M" on your keyboard everytime Yoko speaks it helps a lot.

  • @adrieb27
    @adrieb27 5 лет назад +529

    Why is Yoko there? All she did was nod her head 😂

    • @switchblade9records
      @switchblade9records 4 года назад +20

      Yes yes yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

    • @danbee6103
      @danbee6103 4 года назад +8

      don’t reply to this comment she said two words you chose not to hear, "better communication"

    • @rubenterrazas2722
      @rubenterrazas2722 4 года назад +37

      To ruin the Beatles.

    • @feralkid7025
      @feralkid7025 4 года назад +30

      because she was his wife ?

    • @ashleywilson5187
      @ashleywilson5187 4 года назад +22

      He wanted her to come probably

  • @brandonneely9982
    @brandonneely9982 2 года назад +2

    John was a very intelligent guy. He had a lot of really good ideas.

  • @kitational
    @kitational 3 года назад +4

    I love John Lennon so much

  • @brashballs
    @brashballs 3 года назад +1

    Such a wonderful interview because it’s like clear as day like how uncomfortable it is to sit there with Yoko Ono present and just imagine would’ve been like in the studio for the Beatles and of course they had to break up because of that

    • @sherrybirchall8677
      @sherrybirchall8677 3 года назад

      I'm sure he asked her to be there n

    • @andrewft31
      @andrewft31 2 года назад +1

      They would have broken up regardless of her being there, all four of them had grown past the Beatles and wanted to prove themselves individually, especially George. Sometimes it's better for a band to break up than to ruin their legacy like so many others have done.

  • @deedee-tc4fh
    @deedee-tc4fh 3 года назад +3

    I could listen to John all day long..

  • @garp-cm7te
    @garp-cm7te 3 года назад +1

    Very honest talk

  • @KingandQueenoftheLosers
    @KingandQueenoftheLosers 5 лет назад +153

    I seem to be in the minority here, but I think John is lying through his teeth. This is right in the era of LSD, this is right in the era of them putting hidden messages in songs. I read the book about the Beatles and LSD, and during Revolver and Pepper, they were obsessed with LSD. Now I'm not one of those Paul is Dead people, but there are so many hidden messages in Beatles songs. It goes back to when they recorded Rain and John put the vocal take backwards in the bridge. After that they became BIG fans of backmasking and putting hidden things into the songs. Even on the cover of Sgt Pepper there are pictures of Karl Marx, Allister Crowley, they KNEW that people were reading into their stuff way too much, and my theory is that the Beatles just played into it. They gave em a little gift. There is no doubt in my mind that Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds stands for LSD. The lyrics are so obviously depicting an LSD trip, and let's not forget that Tomorrow Never Knows lyrics were taken from a book ABOUT LSD. John is trying to walk it back because he doesn't want the immigration cops coming after him anymore, but it's pretty obvious to me that he is talking about LSD. I've got you JOHN!!!!

    • @freddieboi4818
      @freddieboi4818 4 года назад +23

      King and Queen of the Losers and ppl like u are the reason why they made I am the walrus 😂

    • @lincolnschmit1228
      @lincolnschmit1228 4 года назад +16

      @@freddieboi4818 Listen to their albums on LSD and tell me they did not base their music around it.

    • @freddieboi4818
      @freddieboi4818 4 года назад +10

      Lincoln Schmit i agree it’s just that I don’t rlly think that that was the whole purpose. In another comment I talk about how I believe that it does have lyrics related to drugs but I also think that it rlly was made because of his sons drawing. That’s just MY opinion, and there’s no real proof to confirm it

    • @tristanlamarque1043
      @tristanlamarque1043 4 года назад +1

      Lincoln Schmit I just listened to Sgt Peppers a few nights ago, on my very first trip. It’s as if it was meant to be listened to on LSD.

    • @deepfriedgamer5586
      @deepfriedgamer5586 4 года назад

      What is that book called? I wanna read it!!

  • @barneystinson6638
    @barneystinson6638 2 года назад

    So ahead of his time.

  • @Trainy2
    @Trainy2 3 года назад +4

    He looks so young still. Hard to believe this was after The Beatles broke up

    • @jokermaan1
      @jokermaan1 3 года назад

      He was only 40 when he died! He was 31 here!

  • @mrsbluesky8415
    @mrsbluesky8415 2 года назад +1

    If John admitted it was about LSD, the BBC wouldn’t play it. He was no dummy.

  • @jeremyknifley
    @jeremyknifley 3 года назад +9

    I Believe John because it is so simple to get inspiration from simple everyday things that EVERYONE else overlooks! That was his genius and The Beatles genius! This is why certain people get famous because most cant understand and think it is as simple as doing drugs! Lol!

    • @everettnowack182
      @everettnowack182 3 года назад

      I once read that John complimented Paul saying that Paul could write songs about the most mundane things in life.

  • @ImaFnT-Rex
    @ImaFnT-Rex 3 года назад

    interesting to hear them in an interview .. before this i know them both on that music video "The Beatles - Something" (which was a nice tune)

  • @austinmolitor7283
    @austinmolitor7283 3 года назад +4

    Even if it wasn't made about it, it was made for it

  • @ENigma-um8zw
    @ENigma-um8zw 2 года назад

    I believe it was absolute synchronicity

  • @Skywalkaaa
    @Skywalkaaa 4 года назад +180

    If that song isn't about acid the 60's never happened

    • @B.M.1976
      @B.M.1976 3 года назад +1

      Nice😁

    • @lethrbear32
      @lethrbear32 3 года назад +2

      The 60's weren't "fake news". The 60's weren't also all about staying loaded on acid all the time. That was the Grateful Dead's job. Contrary to what some people think, there were more moments of clarity than heavy acid trips.

    • @SheriSoltes
      @SheriSoltes 3 года назад +1

      You missed the point. John never lies.

    • @jimfritz9503
      @jimfritz9503 3 года назад +4

      Once an artist puts a piece of work out , the public reacts and analyzes and interprets and , ultimately claims ownership of the work. " Beauty is in the eye ( and ear) of the beholder."

    • @3John-Bishop
      @3John-Bishop 3 года назад

      When did John first take acid? Was it before or after sgt pepper.

  • @wiccabanks7291
    @wiccabanks7291 3 года назад +1

    My name is Lucy my dad lived next door to George Harrison in speke Liverpool...I know who cares but hey I like the fact my name exists in a Beatles song..woohoo loving it all the way btw my dad lived in 21 George lived in 23 Upton green speke Liverpool my claim to famexxx...I love the Beatles....🙏❤️🙏.....

  • @jorgegrane3034
    @jorgegrane3034 3 года назад +5

    Free as a Bird John ..keep imaging " and no posessions too" sharing all the world.... we will make it true

  • @debbeborders5762
    @debbeborders5762 3 года назад +1

    Dick Cavett was a good interviewer.

  • @aliman3229
    @aliman3229 4 года назад +10

    Exactly. Drugs of all kind, are a way to escape reality.

    • @konan8353
      @konan8353 3 года назад +1

      You can use them that way, but they have other applications

  • @glassmaps
    @glassmaps 3 года назад

    Very Clever And insightful JL

  • @albertmiller3082
    @albertmiller3082 3 года назад +4

    John is jacked up, fidgety, tight. Scratching himself & shifting in his chair.

    • @3-ddjr460
      @3-ddjr460 3 года назад

      And you making a reckless observation. Does it mean you're an idiot?

    • @gretchennelson7056
      @gretchennelson7056 11 месяцев назад

      And? Your point is?

    • @albertmiller3082
      @albertmiller3082 11 месяцев назад

      Gretchen, my point is “John is jacked up, fidgety, tight. Scratching himself and shifting in his chair.” That’s the observation I made 2 years ago after watching the video. 🤷‍♂️✌️

  • @a.brounz
    @a.brounz 2 года назад

    His response to the overdose question was pretty remarkable we can all admit

  • @vivaelbetis2086
    @vivaelbetis2086 3 года назад +3

    This is the interview forrest gump was in i think

  • @anapereiraatriz
    @anapereiraatriz 3 года назад

    What a lucid candid man

  • @lucaspadilla4815
    @lucaspadilla4815 2 года назад +4

    The coincidence was that Lennon was on LSD when Julian gave him the drawing

  • @paulhagen5645
    @paulhagen5645 3 года назад +1

    I believe him when he talks about the the songs title. But, after that the songs lyrics are definately about LSD. Tangerine trees, marmalade sky's, celaphane flowers of yellow and green.

  • @gorgezarate1325
    @gorgezarate1325 4 года назад +6

    Well I did see diamond flashes in the night sky on lsd and the stars danced to. It was beautiful.

  • @privatejets9992
    @privatejets9992 2 года назад +1

    I Love John; Rip

  • @lukahmad5683
    @lukahmad5683 3 года назад +3

    Can somebody cut out the Yoko part in all John interviews, damn.

    • @DanielBoonelight
      @DanielBoonelight 3 года назад

      forrest gump would be a whole lot better

    • @CBrolley
      @CBrolley 3 года назад

      It would be satisfying to digitally remove her from all of their interviews. I’d like to be the person who clicks the mouse and removes her image...ZAP! Bye-bye, baby!

  • @jasonbruns9785
    @jasonbruns9785 2 года назад +1

    So like the trippiest song of all time, with the initials LSD, is not about LSD.

  • @alexbowman7582
    @alexbowman7582 3 года назад +4

    Happiness is a warm gun even has mother superior.

  • @LeilaLamb
    @LeilaLamb 2 года назад

    Spoke so much sense.

  • @Papa_Flick240
    @Papa_Flick240 4 года назад +89

    Hes on drugs through this whole interview lmao

    • @Papa_Flick240
      @Papa_Flick240 4 года назад +20

      @Kevin Dominic Kinoc Pay attention to him. He can't keep still

    • @amnestyhophop1535
      @amnestyhophop1535 4 года назад +28

      Elijah Flick bruh John was always fidgety and up beat he never stood still because he was always happy

    • @ashleywilson5187
      @ashleywilson5187 4 года назад +26

      Adhd is a real thing

    • @wojciechjanasjozef
      @wojciechjanasjozef 4 года назад +11

      noticed that as well :d Cocaine for sure

    • @darwinblinks
      @darwinblinks 3 года назад +5

      @@wojciechjanasjozef also rubbing his nose a bit much

  • @garyhunt8067
    @garyhunt8067 3 года назад +1

    Legend. I have a lot of respect of john.

  • @SuperPussyFinger
    @SuperPussyFinger 3 года назад +3

    Happiness is a warm gun, if your name is Mark David Chapman.

    • @artnouveau4332
      @artnouveau4332 3 года назад +1

      I would never mention his name. We know who he is but i don't speak or write his meaningless name .. He murdered one of the most outspoken and genuine people of my generation

  • @max2082
    @max2082 2 года назад

    His words still ring true today.

  • @AE-bm4no
    @AE-bm4no 3 года назад +8

    Tomorrow never knows is explicitly about LSD. Not sure why Lucy in the sky get's all the attention.

    • @ianmendoza6816
      @ianmendoza6816 3 года назад +2

      I think TNK was more about death and the journey of the afterlife but it’s pretty hard to grasp for such simple seeming lyrics. George once even said he didn’t believe John fully understood what he was singing about when they recorded it.

    • @AE-bm4no
      @AE-bm4no 3 года назад +1

      @@ianmendoza6816 "John Lennon wrote "Tomorrow Never Knows" in January 1966, with lyrics adapted from the book The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead by Timothy Leary, Richard Alpert and Ralph Metzne"

  • @matthewcdupre
    @matthewcdupre 2 года назад

    He was spot on w having to ask Why ppl take drugs

  • @tbone35453
    @tbone35453 5 лет назад +174

    "Pornography will level out." How's that going john?

    • @CCROGGY
      @CCROGGY 3 года назад +10

      "PornHub, Chatturbate, OnlyFans, Adult Friend Finder, and LiveJaime have entered the chat"

    • @obsoletedelete6059
      @obsoletedelete6059 3 года назад +13

      @@CCROGGY i just learned 2 new sites

    • @seanmatthewking
      @seanmatthewking 3 года назад +7

      Lol he was sooooo wrong. I mean, alcohol is legal and people drink a ton. Weed is becoming legal and people smoke a ton. Not everything just levels out.

    • @artlover4668
      @artlover4668 3 года назад +4

      Well let's face it, Lennon had no idea about the internet.

    • @Cjnw
      @Cjnw 3 года назад

      He's been dead for 40 years