Transcript: Interview: Yoko Ono discusses her husband, John Lennon, and a new music and video DVD honoring his life

SCOTT SIMON
Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR)
12-06-2003
Interview: Yoko Ono discusses her husband, John Lennon, and a new music and video DVD honoring his life

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time: 12:00 Noon-1:00 PM

(Soundbite of Lennon's music)

SCOTT SIMON, host:

For those millions who grew up listening to The Beatles, it's difficult for the date of December 8th to go by without feeling a twinge.

(Soundbite of "Watching the Wheels")

Mr. JOHN LENNON: (Singing) People say I'm crazy...

SIMON: John Lennon was shot to death in front of his apartment building in New York City on December 8, 1980. The 23 years that have gone by since have only confirmed The Beatles as musicians and a cultural force, and ...

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