The Beatles Reaction To John Lennons Death

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:13 Paul McCartney

1:13 George Harrison

3:00 Ringo Starr

4:11 Yoko Ono

5:29 Paul Beautiful Boy

6:09 Outro

[JewandGreek]

Paul later admitted that he didn't come across well in those comments, but later when it sunk in he broke down crying. People don't all process shock and grief the same.

[botanicalspotlight]

I used to think Paul's reaction was wrong. But after losing both my parents from 2018 to 2021 this was my exact reaction. It takes awhile to process it.

[tannercorcoran]

"I went back to sleep and he was still Dead in the morning" Is such a... Profound way of handling trauma.

[ZosoGibson]

Ringo was being as strong as he possibly could in his interview. The hurt and sadness in his eyes is heartbreaking.

[Salena]

Paul was clearly in shock. When someone dies it doesn't always sink in & the last thing you want is press hounding you. Not everyone reacts the same way. When my Dad died I laughed silently at his funeral as I literally couldn't cry, it just wouldn't come out in any other way it was the strangest feeling I ever had to laugh while being grief stricken. John obviously didn't want a funeral. George's way of thinking is amazing & Ringo has always been more the emotional one. You don't have to be a crumbling mess, crying all the time to be devistated by someone's death.

[maneatingtiger]

Ringo is such a lovely guy.. So sweet and tender . I see the emotion in his eyes, how much he was holding back the tears . I'm so happy he still lives.

[lauravampire]

The way Paul reacted to his death is so similar to the way I’ve reacted to death in my family as well. It’s just a numbing feeling and there’s no proper way to describe how you feel when someone asks about it. Like he said “it’s a drag.” and it really is, you can’t do much about it.

[macdrown]

0:55
Translated from British, McCartney is saying: Stop getting up in my face and let me fucking grieve my friend in peace.

[BeatlesBowieKrimson]

Paul's "It's a drag" comment is actually a nod to John. That was an inside joke between Paul and John that they used to say to each other as a cynical teenagers when something bad happened to someone else.

[drse]

It's crazy to think that he's been gone now for longer than he was around. Time flies.

[melissagray]

The video of Paul listening to Beautiful Boy when he’s trying his best to hold back tears is heartbreaking and raw. We all handle death and tragedy differently and I can’t imagine how I’d feel trying to answer reporters questions when I’d just learned my best friend and band mate had been murdered.

[lorettanericcio-bohlman]

The violent way he died after writing “Imagine” is unimaginable. Miss you John Lennon

[mayag]

I always feel so bad for Paul with that interview. His best friend was brutally murdered, he was in a state of shock, and then the press got in his face. Usually, he's a very chatty interviewee and knows how to take control of the interview, but here he was giving the briefest possible answers. And then EVERYONE vilified him for that "it's a drag" comment. Honestly, if he was able to say something more eloquent, that would probably be more indicative of antipathy since it would show that he's composed enough to make an official statement. But here, he can barely put anything into words. He got so much shit for not being able to compose a eulogy on demand. I'm glad you put the "Beautiful Boy" bit in there to show how hurt he truly was.

[emre_]

George's vision of death is something I find really fascinating, he thinks that life is all material, it's all maja. He potrays that in his songs too, like in Beware Of Darkness or All Things Must Pass. "Sunrise doesn't last all morning" "Sunset doesn't last all evening" He believes that his friend is still with him, just not physically. "A mind can blow those clouds away"

[nicholasalvarado]

Poor Ringo. I feel so bad for him. He was as influential to the group as Lennon or McCartney.. Sheesh..

[dominicbuchan]

I sing Beautiful Boy to my son all the time. The lyric "I can hardly wait, to see you come of age" is always moving to me, as Sean was only five when John died.

[Maw]

Honestly, poor Paul. He lost not only his best friend, but his wife as well in the span of a few years. Now he's 80, and Ringo just celebrated his 82nd birthday a few days ago. It's unbelievable to imagine outliving your friend for that long.


Ok, I am gonna make an edit because if you counted the number of times people have said "uM acTuaLly, iT'S nOT a fEw YEaRs, iT's 18 🤓" You would be counting forever I swear to God shut up. Ok, A. It's not a few, but 18 years is a short time compared to the entire 80 years you have been alive, and even if it hasn't been a few years, it's still very tragic to lose your best friend AND your wife regardless. And B. Yes, I made a mistake, I DON'T NEED A TON OF PEOPLE TELLING ME THE EXACT SAME THING! YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME ANYTHING NEW.

[Atari-]

Paul would still not be registering what had happened, still processing it. It would have been an extremely traumatic event for him.

[patriciarowe]

You could feel the pain coming out of Paul at the end. When beautiful boy was playing he was trying so hard not to cry, so I cried for him. R.I. P John I wish you knew the world still loves you ❤

[Kowjja]

Paul's immediate reaction footage doesn't really depict him badly. It mostly shows how heartless People journalists are sometimes.