“When we sang together,” Lennon told Mintz in one of their conversations, “Paul and I would share the same microphone. I’d be close enough to kiss him. Back then, I didn’t wear me specs onstage – Brian Epstein said they made me look old. So we’d be playing these concerts, in front of thousands of people, but the only thing I could see was Paul’s face. He was always there next to me – I could always feel his presence. It’s what I remember most about those concerts.”

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#this kind of reminds me of that left handed for gay reasons post #nearsighted for gay reasons #like awww but also what else was he SUPPOSED to see 😭😭😭😭#also this is the first i Ever hear Brian had an issue with John's glasses??? John didn't wear them before Brian? hmmmm #elliot mintz #jp #john #ref

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Yoko said to me: ‘I was told John was in danger in New York’

Elliot Mintz was the friend with whom John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent some of their most private moments. Now he has written a book in which he reveals what went on after the former Beatle was murdered in 1980

John Lennon and Yoko Ono in New York on November 26, 1980, just days before his death

#thank you for posting!!#one: “My best friend is dead” cmon elliot #two: Yoko finding it hard to be around Sean because he's too much like John <- OOF #john #yoko #sean #meta #elliot mintz #80 #fred seaman

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono: his affairs, binges and diet pills

For years the radio host Elliot Mintz was the only person the former Beatle and his wife trusted. Now, he has written a book about his intense relationship with the couple — including what really happened during Lennon’s infamous ‘Lost Weekend’

John Lennon, Yoko Ono and Elliot Mintz outside the Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa, Japan, 1977. Right: Lennon and Ono in 1980

#this is a long but very interesting read #him saying that John and May didn't seem to be packed for a long stay in LA is incredibly interesting #makes me wonder about that Mind Games interview I found.... maybe John wasn't lying about his current marriage as I thought. idk hard to te #also Mintz saying he organized that hypnotist but ALSO John did break it off with May the day after. crazy…#this is also a great exercise in source reading #see how Mintz effortlessly transitions between his own firsthand accounts to retellings of well-known episodes #(which is something we as a fandom are still kind of bad at separating ngl)#elliot mintz #john #yoko #jy #may #jm #ref