The Beatles Bible - Topic: Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Von Bontee on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59682 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59682 LOL at that last picture...You gotta appreciate Yoko titling an album "Yes, I'm a Witch" in the context of that one.

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robert said

Exactly - John never returned, he never went to New Orleans to record with Paul AND John never quit smoking. Hmmmm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, he never came back...It was so sad what ...]]> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:19:46 +0000 robert on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59676 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59676

frankdialogue said
According to numerous statements John made around 1975, he was.

According to May Pang, she and John were going to New Orleans during the 'Venus and Mars' sessions to join Paul, when Yoko invited John to join her at the Dakota for a 'hypnosis session' to help him quit smoking...John never returned, and that was all SHE wrote.

 

Exactly - John never returned, he never went to New Orleans to record with Paul AND John never quit smoking. Hmmmm.

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 18:03:31 +0000 frankdialogue on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59671 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59671 According to numerous statements John made around 1975, he was.

According to May Pang, she and John were going to New Orleans during the 'Venus and Mars' sessions to join Paul, when Yoko invited John to join her at the Dakota for a 'hypnosis session' to help him quit smoking...John never returned, and that was all SHE wrote.

 

 

Mon, 29 Oct 2012 15:44:18 +0000 Von Bontee on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59520 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59520 That certainly suggests just what it says: That they intended to make contributions to the Ringo album that became "Stop And Smell the Roses", and Paul and George indeed did so. Would've counted as a symbolic reunion, anyways.

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 18:47:20 +0100 robert on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59496 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59496 According to the PBS American Masters documentary on Lennon, during the interview with Jack Douglas (Double Fantasy producer), Douglas claims Lennon was planning to "get the boys back together" to work on Ringo's album. John kept saying over and over "gotta get the boys back together to help Ringo"

So, who knows, huh?

]]> Tue, 23 Oct 2012 01:41:03 +0100 meanmistermustard on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59440 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59440 The thing with the MSG concert in 1974 with Elton where they played 2 Beatles tracks (Lucy (Elton's latest single) and I Saw Her Standing There) was that John had hung out with Paul earlier in the year and met up with Ringo a lot, not sure about George. It was only a few months after the John and Paul had considered going down to, was it Saturday Night Live. Basically John had been in a place of meeting old friends and more receptive to the beatles history whilst astranged from Yoko. 6 years later he was back with Yoko, Sean was 5, and a new stage of Johns career was ...]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 11:43:53 +0100 Wildcat on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59431 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59431 Though there were many instances that would suggest otherwise, I firmly believe John never totally ruled out a Beatles reunion in the decade between their breakup and his untimely death. John was mercilessly cruel towards Paul, George and even George Martin when he let his vitriol loose in Rolling Stone and other print interviews; he was also the most easily forgiven member within the group & from others who were closest to him, either despite of or because of his inability to maintain a consistent temperament, or to keep his fleeting thoughts to himself in similar circumstances.

If John had led a full life, being allowed to ...]]> Sun, 21 Oct 2012 05:28:55 +0100 linkjws on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59417 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59417

Wildcat said
I quoted from 'You Never Give Me Your Money' a few weeks ago about this very thing, which made me start reading it again. Doggett has a comfortable writing style, and this is one of the better bios that deserve another read.

There are more ironic (and tragic) instances the author mentions of almost-planned reunions that never happened for some reason or other.

There were a ton of possible reunions mentioned, to the point where it seemed like if they breathed the same air it was a "reunion possibility" and it seemed ridiculous.  However all that said, it made ...]]> Sat, 20 Oct 2012 08:33:45 +0100 Wildcat on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59416 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59416 I quoted from 'You Never Give Me Your Money' a few weeks ago about this very thing, which made me start reading it again. Doggett has a comfortable writing style, and this is one of the better bios that deserve another read.

There are more ironic (and tragic) instances the author mentions of almost-planned reunions that never happened for some reason or other.

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meanmistermustard said

linkjws said

Von Bontee said
Wasn't all the "reunion" talk just to give himself a legal pretext for his opposition to "Beatlemania" continuing to perform?

I literally just read that in "You Never Give Me Your Money".

That certainly rings a bell. But who is the reference point (i dont own the book, i borrowed it from the library)? If true it would therefore appear even more the case that John was not in favour of returning to the fold (so to speak). 

As I Me Mine said John was one for speaking his mind at the time but ...]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:40:35 +0100 meanmistermustard on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59260 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59260

linkjws said

Von Bontee said
Wasn't all the "reunion" talk just to give himself a legal pretext for his opposition to "Beatlemania" continuing to perform?

I literally just read that in "You Never Give Me Your Money".

That certainly rings a bell. But who is the reference point (i dont own the book, i borrowed it from the library)? If true it would therefore appear even more the case that John was not in favour of returning to the fold (so to speak). 

As I Me Mine said John was one for speaking his mind at the time but it could ...]]> Tue, 16 Oct 2012 01:08:29 +0100 linkjws on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59250 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59250

Von Bontee said
Wasn't all the "reunion" talk just to give himself a legal pretext for his opposition to "Beatlemania" continuing to perform?

I literally just read that in "You Never Give Me Your Money".

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:08:33 +0100 Von Bontee on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59249 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59249 Wasn't all the "reunion" talk just to give himself a legal pretext for his opposition to "Beatlemania" continuing to perform?

]]> Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:07:31 +0100 I Me Mine on Was John up for a Beatles Reunion? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59248 John Lennon http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/john-lennon/was-john-up-for-a-beatles-reunion/#p59248 John generally used to say a lot of things he felt at the moment. In other interviews he's answered more positively to the idea of a Beatles reunion. So I don't ignore what he sed on this interview but I don't take for granted that he really meant what he said either. He probably wasn't in that mood that paricular time for a reunion. You never know...

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