Post by JoJo on Apr 25, 2005 17:59:39 GMT -5
Borrowed this link from a post at TKIN, and it's very interesting. You may have heard of Fred Seaman, John's personal assistant during the last years of his life. Seaman "borrowed" Lennon's diaries, then turned them over to Rosen, hoping to make a book out of them. More on that in the link, but I found one thing interesting:
lj: When you talked about John’s compulsion with his weight and his fasting, you say that he was 5’ 8’’. For over 35 years, it’s been thought that he was 5’ 11’’.
RR: I don’t believe he was that tall. There has been controversy about exactly how tall he was. And 5’ 8’’ is an educated guess based on numerous things. I tried on some of his clothes and they fit. I’m 5’ 8’’ and they fit almost perfectly. It was a very eerie experience, putting his clothing on. I thought, “he must have been my height...I’m 5’ 8’’...”<br>
And also this:
RR: Obviously I knew about the rivalry with McCartney, and the jealousy, but I think the extent of it...how often he thought about McCartney, and how jealous he was...I found that pretty shocking.
Sounds like he was obsessed.
I gotta wonder if Mr. Rosen read anything that would catch his interest in the context of PWR, had he been thinking along those lines, which I doubt. (you never know)
lj: When you talked about John’s compulsion with his weight and his fasting, you say that he was 5’ 8’’. For over 35 years, it’s been thought that he was 5’ 11’’.
RR: I don’t believe he was that tall. There has been controversy about exactly how tall he was. And 5’ 8’’ is an educated guess based on numerous things. I tried on some of his clothes and they fit. I’m 5’ 8’’ and they fit almost perfectly. It was a very eerie experience, putting his clothing on. I thought, “he must have been my height...I’m 5’ 8’’...”<br>
And also this:
RR: Obviously I knew about the rivalry with McCartney, and the jealousy, but I think the extent of it...how often he thought about McCartney, and how jealous he was...I found that pretty shocking.
Sounds like he was obsessed.
I gotta wonder if Mr. Rosen read anything that would catch his interest in the context of PWR, had he been thinking along those lines, which I doubt. (you never know)
