John Lennon, baker

A recent segment on NPR’s Weekend Edition called “All We Are Saying: Three Weeks With John Lennon,” introduces tape recordings that writer David Sheff made while interviewing Lennon in New York over a three-week period in 1980. The Playboy interview hit the newsstands just two days before Lennon’s death. 

It’s fascinating to hear a relaxed Lennon talking candidly. (The interview has just been released as an ebook, unfortunately not as an audiobook.) But get this: At the time, Lennon was a stay-at-home dad and got into bread baking with his 5-year-old son Sean.  John Lennon, baker?

“I took a Polaroid photo of my first loaf,” Lennon says. “I was overjoyed, you know. I was that excited by it. I couldn’t believe it, it was like an album coming out of the oven on the instant. And every day I was cooking lunch for the staff--drivers, office boys, anybody who was working. Come on up! I love it!”

Such a happy memory. Wonder what he cooked.

Hear the story at NPR Weekend Edition.

 “All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono” by David Sheff  is published by Macmillan as an ebook ($4.99 at Barnes & Noble and Amazon’s Kindle Store). The paperback published in 2000 is out of print. 

--S. Irene Virbila

Photo: John Lennon plays Frisbee with his son Sean. Credit: EMI Music

 

Comments

[LennonFan]

I've got the paperback transcript of these interviews published a while back, and I've read it 5 or 6 times already.

It was John's last chance to speak out on a variety of topics, and he doesn't hold back. He commented on a number of Beatle songs and albums, and lots of other stuff. A great read.

[WendiG]

Sad that this little blurb didn't mention the wonderful insights Lennon gained from the simple act of breadmaking, and ultimately, the song that came from, and was inspired by the response to his self-delight....
There was a wonderful interview in Rolling Stone, many years ago, in which he talks about this..

[Free Recipes Online]

I am going to buy this ebook. I curious to know what it intells. Thanks for sharing this information with us all.