John Lennon a Reagan Republican? Not so easy to Imagine, you say. Not even if you try. Or is it? Had the rebel former Beatle made it to The End of The Long and Winding Road and seen The Inner Light? Was he, in effect, ready to stop hiding his political love away?
For this story, here comes the Toronto Sun:
John Lennon was a closet Republican, who felt a little embarrassed by his former radicalism, at the time of his death – according to the tragic Beatles star’s last personal assistant.
Fred Seaman worked alongside the music legend from 1979 to Lennon’s death at the end of 1980 and he reveals the star was a Ronald Reagan fan who enjoyed arguing with left-wing radicals who reminded him of his former self.
In new documentary Beatles Stories, Seaman tells filmmaker Seth Swirsky Lennon wasn’t the peace-loving militant fans thought he was while he was his assistant.
He says, “John, basically, made it very clear that if he were an American he would vote for Reagan because he was really sour on (Democrat) Jimmy Carter.
Of course, it doesn’t altogether take us by surprise that Lennon might have come around to the side of the real Working Class Heroes.
Now if only those other 535 fools on the Hill could get The Word.
PS – Our apologies for including George and Paul references along with our Lennon ones. We just couldn’t Help it.
– Written by Kip Hooker at TheVitaminPress.com
Source: Toronto Sun
