John Lennon, Yoko Ono Friend Sheds Light on Lennon’s Murder
A new book written by a friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono promises to give “a personal and revealing look” at Lennon’s murder and last 10 years. – Author: Cat Badra, Book cover via Penguin Random House
A book released on October 22 promises to give “a personal and revealing look at the last ten years of John Lennon’s life and his partnership with Yoko Ono, written by the friend who knew them best.”
The friend is Elliot Mintz, a friend and former spokesperson for the couple. Mintz is also a radio and television personality who has been in the entertainment business for decades. The book is “We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me,” out on Penguin Random House, and arrives just in time for the holidays for classic rock fans.
Penguin Random House’s official describes says the book “is a must-read for Beatles and Lennon fans, offering an up close and intimate view of one of the most celebrated artists of the twentieth century, as well as one of the most fascinating marriages. But it’s also a relationship story that just about everyone can relate to, a tale about partnership, loyalty, and trust, and most of all, the lasting legacy of a true and deep friendship.”
Elliot Mintz Sheds Light on the Murder of John Lennon
Lennon was murdered on Dec. 8, 1980. In “We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me,” Mintz lays out some conversations he had with Ono after Lennon’s tragic passing.
“We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me,” Mintz writes about questioning Ono’s “advisors,” who he states were tarot readers and numerologists, when he was giving her advice about doing a radio interview to combat incorrect information that was floating around regarding Lennon’s death.
In an excerpt from the book given to The Times, Mintz states, “I’d never expressed scepticism about Yoko’s mystical beliefs but for once, I pushed back.”
He writes the the following conversation took place, per The Times: “Yoko, let me ask you something,” I said. “If these advisers are as good as you believe they are, why is it that none of them saw what was going to happen to John? Why was there no warning?”
In the book, he writes that Yoko’s “answer astonished me.”
“Elliot,” she said, “how do you know I wasn’t warned? Did you ever ask me if there were warnings?”
“Okay,” I said, “I’ll ask you: Did any of your advisers warn you about John being in danger?” “Yes,” she answered. “I was told he was in danger in New York and that he should be removed immediately. That’s why I sent him to Bermuda over the summer … But I couldn’t keep him away forever. He had to come back at some point.”
Revelation That John Lennon and Yoko Ono Knew He Was In Danger Left Mintz ‘Speechless’
Mintz added that he was “speechless.”
“Look, Elliot,” Yoko went on, “you know how John felt about his own safety. We talked about this at our kitchen table when your friend [the actor Sal Mineo] was killed. John said, ‘If they’re going to get you, they’re going to get you.’ It didn’t matter what my advisers told me. He didn’t believe in bodyguards, he wouldn’t put up with them. He wanted to be free.”
Lennon was murdered by fan Mark David Chapman outside of his New York City apartment. Chapman is still in prison and was denied parole in 2000.
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