The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon & Yoko Ono
The Playboy Press, 1981. Item #82338
David Sheff; G. Barry Golson (editor)
The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon & Yoko Ono
The Playboy Press, 1981. First edition. Hardcover first edition. Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket.
This book is The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon & Yoko Ono, a compilation of conversations between John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and interviewer David Sheff, edited by G. Barry Golson.
Background
The interviews were conducted in September 1980, just three months before Lennon’s tragic death in December of that year. They originally appeared in Playboy magazine’s January 1981 issue, but this book collects the complete transcripts, including sections not published in the magazine.
Content
• Personal reflections: Lennon and Ono discuss their relationship, creative partnership, and daily life together.
• Music commentary: Lennon provides a song-by-song analysis of much of his work with both The Beatles and his solo career, explaining inspirations, lyrical choices, and studio experiences.
• Philosophy & worldview: The interviews explore Lennon’s thoughts on fame, politics, peace activism, and spirituality, as well as Ono’s avant-garde artistic vision.
• Unpublished material: Beyond the magazine version, this volume includes extended dialogues and private reflections that add depth to Lennon’s voice in his final months.
Significance
• It stands as Lennon’s last major interview, offering a direct window into his mindset at the very end of his life.
• The song analyses are especially valuable to fans and scholars, since Lennon rarely dissected his own music in such detail elsewhere.
• It has become an important historical document, capturing not only Lennon’s voice but also his evolving partnership with Ono.
Price: $65.00