ROLLING STONE NO. 335, January 22, 1981

Numero speciale dedicato a John Lennon uscito il 22 gennaio 1981, a poco più di un mese dalla sua scomparsa 

In quarta di copertina il magazine dedica all'artista i famosi versi di Imagine YOU MAY SAY I'M A DREAMER/BUT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE/I HOPE SOMEDAY YOU'LL JOIN US/ AND YHE WORLD WILL BE AS ONE

COVER PHOTOGRAPH: John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the "Morning Room" of their New York City apartment, early afternoon, December Sth, 1980 : By Annie Leibovitz

I promised John that this would be the cover It was taken a few hours before he died. I shot some test Polaroids first, and when I showed them to John and Yoko, John said, "You've captured our relationship exactly." I Looked him in the eye and we shook on it.

The next day, Yoko asked to see the prints and she made the final selection. _A.L.

LETTERS p.8

JOHN LENNON: By Scott Spencer p.12

 

DECEMBER 8TH, 1980

INSIDE THE DAKOTA: By Gregory Katz p.17

FOR THE RECORD: By Chet Flippo p.18

SHARING THE GRIEF p.20

BRITAIN'S FINEST HOUR: By Jan Morris p.22

YOKO AND JOHN: By Susan Brownmiller p.25

LIFE AND LIFE ONLY: By Greil Marcus p.26

GHOULISH BEATLEMANIA: By Dave Marsh p.28

 

REMEMBER

THE LAST PHOTOGRAPHS: By Annie Leibovitz p.32

A CONVERSATION: By Jonathan Cott p.37

LENNON REMEMBERS: By Jann S. Wenner p.40

1940-1980 : RECOLLECTIONS p.42

A REMINISCENCE : By David Geffen p.59

 

THE WORK

LENNON'S MUSIC: A RANGE OF GENIUS: By Stephen Holden p.64

THE LAST SESSION: By Kurt Loder p.67

DISCOGRAPHY p.68

AMNESIAC THIRST FOR FAME: By Allen Ginsberg p.70

ENDPAPER: By Jann S. Wenner p.92