John Lennon and Yoko Ono's volatile relationship erupted in the early 1970s.
In late 1973 the famous Beatles star separated from his wife of four years and left their home in New York City to move to Los Angeles. Lennon became nocturnal and reportedly began drinking - hard - every night in rock clubs throughout the city. He even reportedly had an 'affair' with 22-year-old May Pang, Ono's former assistant. The rocker also took sabbaticals to Las Vegas where it is claimed he was thrown out of venues.
Lennon was often accompanied by Tony King - a fixer and friend to many rock stars throughout the 1960s and 1970s. On top of becoming close confidants with the Beatle, he also hung out with the likes of Freddie Mercury, The Rolling Stones and Elton John.
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In his new book - The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music - King looked back on Lennon's hard-drinking era and claims he constantly got himself into trouble. King claimed he "looked after" Lennon during his estrangement from Ono - a period of his life he would later call his Lost Weekend. This name was in reference to Charles R Jackson's 1944 novel of the same name, and subsequent 1945 movie.
King recalled attending a Las Vegas show with Lennon during this time, but the Imagine singer reportedly got a little too drunk and got out of hand. King said he "bundled" Lennon out of a show in Sin City after he began yelling at the performer: Frankie Valli (Via The Times)
The Jersey Boy was the frontman of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. Having previously become worldwide phenomenons, they were playing shows around the country to sold-out crowds. Valli knew all about The Beatles as well - of course. A few years after this incident, he would go on to cover the Fab Four's A Day In The Life for the musical documentary "All This and World War II".
However, Lennon had other things on his mind when he saw the legendary band hit the stage.
King wrote that the singer began yelling at Valli: "Get your c**k out!"
Before long, Lennon was grabbed by King who removed him from the situation before it escalated in any way. King later wrote that he also wrestled "a drunk, violent John Lennon to the ground" as well during a different incident.
This is not the only time Lennon reportedly became too drunk and disorderly while on his Lost Weekend in Los Angeles. He himself later looked back on being thrown out of the Troubadour rock club in West Hollywood in March 1974. He was heckling the Smothers Brothers at the time.
Speaking in a TV interview, he said: "I got drunk and shouted. It was my first night on Brandy Alexanders - that’s brandy and milk, folks. I was with [American singer-songwriter] Harry Nilsson, who didn’t get as much [press] coverage as me, the bum. He encouraged me. I usually have someone there who says: ‘OK, Lennon. Shut up.'"
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