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John Lennon's Previously Unseen Letters to Be Published Next Year
- Posted on Jan 21st 2011 8:45AM by Andrew Kerr
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Ono's move to sell the letters, which include notes Lennon wrote to record companies, newspapers and an eight-year-old boy, was prompted by Beatles' biographer Hunter Davies who persuaded the late singer's wife to share the material with fans.
Subsequently, the availability of the collection sparked a bidding war among publishers with the Orion Publishing Group eventually prevailing after a bid believed to be in excess of £500,000 ($794,660), The Guardian reports.
Said to give an unrivalled insight into Lennon's day-to-day life, the collection will hit the shelves in October 2012 -- the 50th anniversary of the release of Beatles hit 'Love Me Do.'
The deal, brokered by Davies, saw Orion beat off competition from a number of publishing houses. Alan Samson of Orion explained just why the collection sparked such interest.
"These letters have never been collected in one place before, and for the most part they have never been seen before. The other reason people have gone crazy for it is the fact that there are half a dozen icons of the 20th century -- Marilyn Monroe, Kennedy, Elvis -- and Lennon is one of them."
As for the content of the letters numbering over 150, Samson said, "They are full of wonderful drawings. They are funny, sad ... they are very human letters."
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Anna
Serously?
If that is your belief you lived vicariously through celebrities
Very sad
Anna
The Woman has no class she never has and she never will
John Lennon was an enternainer a very talented one who's legend has grown more so due to his untimely death
I liked some of his music but alas was human
Have we not evolved enough that we still need to be voyers in celerities lives?
Enjoy his music appreciate his talent but remember he was just a man
bob wo
2 replies to bob wo's comment
Another windfall for Yoko............Imagine there is no Yoko, its easy if you try.
January 22 2011 at 11:36 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Dave
I just looked Yoko up on celebrity net worth and she's worth $500,000,000, half a billion, what would she be worth if it wasn't for John Lennon. Her son Sean has many millions, John's son Julian has very little. How sad
January 23 2011 at 12:53 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Wish Belkin
She would sell the pennies from his eyes.
January 23 2011 at 1:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Flick
Regardless of how one feels about Yoko she has been more generous to Lennon's fans than they have been to her. First she released the tapes of the songs "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love" which gave us new Beatle music even though John was not in the studio at the time the songs were finished, and now she is releasing the letters. Like most stars, the Beatles were put on pedestals and we sometime forget they were (are) human. If the description of these letters is accurate then it will be a chance for the fans to connect with John on a new level, one which shows him as a human being instead of a Beatle, or a famous musician, or an icon. For those of us who grew up with the Beatles and watched them rise and fall and rise again (they never really fell for most of us) it's a glimpse into the life of a man who once represented our generation, and discover he was "one of us" after all.
January 22 2011 at 11:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
R.MCKENZIE
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I CAN WAIT, IMAGINE THERE IS NO JOHN LENNON, IT'S EASY IF YOU TRY........................
January 22 2011 at 10:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bill
Stop the hate, people. Love is all you need.
January 23 2011 at 2:09 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
bvhgt
I just looked Yoko up on celebrity net worth and she's worth $500,000,000, half a billion, what would she be worth if it wasn't for John Lennon. Her son I am in Air Force and seek ing someone .I need a woman who can love me back ...I also got a username jay55 on kissm'ilit ary.c 'om..It's the largest and best club for seek ing Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Police Force, and the admirers of those who wear the uniform.I just hope you don't mind me being a soldier ...Please Check it out!I'm serious
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