One of the last interviews with John Lennon took place in his home at The Dakota NYC. In September of 1980 Journalist for Playboy, David Sheff interviewed the Lennon’s over a 20 day period regarding life in general and the upcoming release of Lennon’s much awaited Double Fantasy album (fantasy = imagination). Release of this album marked an end to the artist’s 5-year hiatus. When asked why he walked away from the limelight for such length of time, Lennon stated there were many reason’s including that he resented being ‘under obligation/contract’ for so many years. He ‘wasn't free’, felt ‘boxed-in’, and said that his ‘contract’ was akin to a “…physical manifestation of being in prison.”
Later in the interview, when asked about LSD, Lennon told Playboy; “We must always remember to thank the CIA and the Army for LSD. That's what people forget. Everything is the opposite of what it is, isn't it, Harry? So get out the bottle, boy -- and relax. They invented LSD to control people and what they did was give us freedom.” …show more content…
One thing is clear, soon after this interview, Lennon’s life was cut short by the bullets of an assassin. Hinckley dropped his smoking gun but clung to his The Catcher in the Rye book, the book that has gain a reputation as being connected to both attempted and actual assignations. It’s been speculated that ‘The Catcher’ is a covert tool in order to activate ‘sleeper’ assassins — as fictionalised in the film The Manchurian
Later in the interview, when asked about LSD, Lennon told Playboy; “We must always remember to thank the CIA and the Army for LSD. That's what people forget. Everything is the opposite of what it is, isn't it, Harry? So get out the bottle, boy -- and relax. They invented LSD to control people and what they did was give us freedom.” …show more content…
One thing is clear, soon after this interview, Lennon’s life was cut short by the bullets of an assassin. Hinckley dropped his smoking gun but clung to his The Catcher in the Rye book, the book that has gain a reputation as being connected to both attempted and actual assignations. It’s been speculated that ‘The Catcher’ is a covert tool in order to activate ‘sleeper’ assassins — as fictionalised in the film The Manchurian