All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Lennon
By (author) Yoko Ono
By (author) David Sheff
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 130
Category/GenreRock and Pop
Bands, groups and musicians
Reportage and collected journalism
ISBN/Barcode 9781529048414
ClassificationsDewey:782.421660922
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Pan Macmillan
Imprint Pan Books
Publication Date 10 December 2020
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The last major interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, conducted by New York Times bestselling author David Sheff, featuring a new introduction that reflects on the fortieth anniversary of Lennon's death. Originally published in Playboy in 1981 just after John Lennon's assassination, All We Are Saying is a rich, vivid, complete interview with Lennon and Yoko Ono, covering art, creativity, the music business, childhood beginnings, privacy, how the Beatles broke up, how Lennon and McCartney collaborated (or didn't) on songs, parenthood, money, feminism, religion, and insecurity. Of course, at the heart of the conversation is the deep romantic and spiritual bond between Lennon and Ono. Sheff's insightful questions set the tone for Lennon's responses and his presence sets the scene, as he goes through the kitchen door of Lennon and Yoko's apartment in the Dakota and observes moments at Lennon's famous white piano and the rock star's work at the stove, making them grilled cheese sandwiches. Sheff's new introduction looks at his forty-year-old interview afresh, and examines how what he learned from Lennon has resonated with him as a man and a parent. This is a knockout interview: unguarded, wide-ranging, alternately frisky and intense.

Author Biography

David Sheff is the author of multiple books including the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Beautiful Boy, which was recently turned into a movie starring Steve Carell and Timothee Chalamet. His work has appeared in The New York Times, Outside, Rolling Stone, Wired, Fortune, and elsewhere.

Reviews

A fascinating, detailed glimpse into the workings of a musical genius . . . a valuable piece of work * The New York Times Book Review * This interview is lively proof that some of the best Lennon-Ono art was their life * Time *