John Lennon 'No Longer A Radical' At The End Of His Life

At the time of his death, John Lennon had largely moved beyond the radical spirit of his early years, his former personal assistant has revealed. As reported by Jam!Showbiz, Lennon assistant Fred Seaman says that, by 1980, Lennon enjoyed arguing with left-wing radicals who reminded him of his former self.

"John, basically, made it very clear that if he were an American he would vote for Reagan, because he was really sour on Jimmy Carter", Seaman says in a new documentary titled "Beatles Stories". "He'd met Reagan back, I think, in the '70s at some sporting event. Reagan was the guy who had ordered the National Guard, I believe, to go after the young [peace] demonstrators in Berkeley, so I think that John maybe forgot about that."

Seaman went on to say Lennon retained his provocative nature, but that he was "a different person" in 1980 from the artist who wrote "Imagine". "By 1979 he looked back on that guy and was embarrassed by that guy's naivete", Seaman said.

Thanks for the report to Russell Hall, Gibson.com.

Comments

[WesBorland69]

I'm calling bullshit

[CouldaWoulda]

And it only took him 30 years to mention it lol. Lets all ponder about that xD

[sticksause]

I bet this guys is the butler from Spider-Man 3.

Seriously though, I believe this. People's political views tend to change as they age.

[Orion999]

Fascinating if it's true. I think it's highly suspicious though. It's hard to believe he had that much of a turn-around. He may well have gotten more moderate, but I don't see him ever being right-of-center.

[Korgull]

I call bull.

Not because it's Lennon or anything, but because it's Reagan, one of the worst presidents to hit the USA.