The Beatles
A REVEALING Beatles interview tape in which John Lennon is quizzed about his suggestion the band were “more popular than Jesus” is to go up for auction.
The recording was made in August 1966, four years before the band split.
It includes John Lennon being quizzed about the comments, just weeks after they appeared in a US teen magazine.
His words sparked outrage across the country, especially in the religious southern states and John Lennon received death threats.
The tape also reveals John Lennon and Paul McCartney hinting at the band’s break up.
John Lennon is heard to say: “We’re obviously not going to go around holding hands forever.”
While Paul McCartney adds: “It would be a bit, you know, embarrassing at 35.”
