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Lennon Tape Found Containing Nine Hour Interview

9th December 2010

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Rolling Stone Magazine will release a taped, nine hour interview which John Lennon did three days before he died.

Lennon who was shot by Mark Chapman on 8 December 1980, spoke during the interview about doing a tour saying: “

Jonathan Cott found the tapes earlier this year in a closet.

Cott said: “

During the interview Lennon eerily says: “

It was the 30^th anniversary of Lennon’s death yesterday.

There's plenty of time, right? Plenty of time”Earlier this year I was cleaning up to find some files in the recesses of my closet when I came across two cassette tapes marked 'John Lennon, December 5th, 1980'. It had been 30 years since I listened to them, and when I put them on this totally alive, uplifting voice started speaking on this magical strip of magnetic tape.”

There's plenty of time, right? Plenty of time”

Earlier this year I was cleaning up to find some files in the recesses of my closet when I came across two cassette tapes marked 'John Lennon, December 5th, 1980'. It had been 30 years since I listened to them, and when I put them on this totally alive, uplifting voice started speaking on this magical strip of magnetic tape.”

We just might do it but there will be no smoke bombs, no lipstick, no flashing lights. It just has to be comfy. But we could have a laugh. We're born-again rockers, and we're starting over."

Naomi Havergal