In his new documentary, Elton John shares how his friendship with John Lennon led to the latter's reconciliation with Yoko Ono.
Elton John and John Lennon shared a whirlwind friendship that included helping the former Beatle and his partner, Yoko Ono, reconcile. In his new documentary, 'Elton John: Never Too Late,' available now on Disney+, John states he was the 'catalyst' for Lennon and Ono’s reconciliation in the mid-1970s. The musicians first met on the set of a commercial shoot through a mutual friend, Tony King, in 1973.
Not only did the show end up being the last Lennon would ever do, it also brought the former Beatle and Ono back together. 'I was probably the catalyst in Yoko and John getting back together,' John said. 'If I hadn’t played on ‘Whatever Gets You Through the Night,’ if I hadn’t told him that he had to do the show, maybe he never would have met Yoko again.' LIKE WHAT YOU’RE READING?
He added, 'Of course they did get back together, and they had Sean.' In 1975, Lennon and Ono renewed their vows and welcomed their son, Sean Ono Lennon, on Oct. 9, Lennon’s 35th birthday. 'The reception that he got, I’d never heard a noise or roar like it.' John is Sean’s godfather and recalled Lennon changing for the better with fatherhood. 'He became in love again. His wildness, he’d stopped the drugs, stopped the craziness, which was great.
Didn’t stop my craziness,' John added, referring to his own issues with drugs and alcohol, which he conquered in 1990. In a conversation between Sean and John on BBC 2 in 2020, Sean joked that he was 'very appreciative' of Lennon and John’s friendship 'because it literally led to my conception and existence.
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