![]() So he could still be considered bisexual, even if he never acted on it. It certainly made the other guys in the group feel more comfortable with it.Īnd who knows, probably the rationalization that it was all just in good fun was what allowed him to relax enough to explore this world and potential side of himself.Īnd remember, what we classify as sexuality is more related to attraction than action. It certainly added that element of safety that comes from the deniability of humour of claiming it is all for a joke. They used to do that in the Beatles, just make up stories to amuse themselves while answering all those repetitive questions.īut frankly, it doesn’t seem to me that John’s primary motivation to go “dancing at all the gay clubs in Los Angeles, flirting with the boys” was about messing with the press. The reason he presents here is that he “thought that would throw them off.” So basically, he was trying to poke fun at all the sensationalist headlines going around. Now, if you ask me why he wanted to spread those rumours, that’s a different story. The interviewer even follows up by saying that she’d only heard rumours about Paul’s homosexuality, recently. To me, the “I was trying to put it 'round that I was gay but it never got off the ground” reads as John still referring to trying to put around rumours that he was gay for the press, but they never got published. John Lennon, interviewed by Lisa Robinson for Hit Parader: A conversation with John Lennon (December 1975). Q: I think I’ve only heard that lately about Paul. I was trying to put it 'round that I was gay, you know– I thought that would throw them off… dancing at all the gay clubs in Los Angeles, flirting with the boys… but it never got off the ground. John: Yes, all your best friends let you know what’s going on. I mean that was dead wrong, because Yoko was definitely NOT living with my ex-wife in 'a very feminist relationship!’ I see them all, because I’ve got a clipping service and I get all the newspapers, and you can bet your life somebody’s going to send you the clippings… I mean, they would catalogue everyone you went around with, and things like, ‘Lennon In Florida Trip’… things like Rona Barrett wrote that Yoko was living with my ex-wife in a 'strange relationship.’ She was putting that around… we got the clippings and everything. John: Well I read more about myself than you probably do, and I’ll tell you there was. ![]() Q: Actually, there wasn’t that much press attention to the separation as one might have expected. ![]() If you look at the exchange, its central theme seems to be about the press attention both John and Yoko received during their separation: At least that’s the interpretation I went with, in my last post. I often thought that what he couldn’t get off the ground were the rumours that he was gay. And well, I don’t know if I can assuage them, but let me just say that I’d never personally read it that way. Sills, calling him “diabolical.” The couple had been married for 10 years and co-founded Carlsbad’s Center of Advanced Genetics fertility clinic.I assume your worries were resurrected by this post that I’ve recently reblogged. Prosecutors painted a portrait of a woman who felt frustrated, trapped and smothered by the controlling Dr. She told him in another text: “You are killing me, don’t you see?” ![]() That missive was found on the doctor’s desk. In the days leading up to her murder, Susann told her husband she wanted out of the marriage. The Sills were well-known for their volatile relationship, prosecutors said, providing jurors with some of the text messages the pair exchanged. The California mansion where Susann Sills was killed. “A clump of her hair also was found in the room, indicating that there had been a violent struggle between the couple.” ![]() The prosecution said: “Evidence presented at trial showed that she died due to strangulation and blood stains were found on a wall and curtains in their daughter’s bedroom where Susann was sleeping due to a migraine. ![]()
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