Conversation between John Lennon & Vietnam Vet Who Came to His Home | John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
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A Vietnam veteran shows up to John & Yoko’s doorstep claiming John Lennon's songs are about him.
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If this clip was about 7 seconds longer, you would've seen Lennon ask the guy if he was hungry and then invite him inside to eat.
yup he had baked beans and sausages
The best bit..
Are ya hongreh?
He's a scouser.
I was just about to write that.
Should have shown the part where he invited him in and gave him something to eat. Very kind.
guitail 1 True, but there were cameras rolling. Kinda takes the altruism down a notch...
I was thinking the same thing. John was not perfect, none of us are, but he has a level of humanity you just don't see in many today.
guitail 1 you'd never see celebs do that today!!!
He's down to earth kind humble man
guitail 1 yes saw that before,wonderful thing!!!
0:15 after having a conversation with John, that man went back to his home in 1991 in Aberdeen, Washington to write Smells like teen spirit
Whats his name?
Kurt Cobain צילה שמרי
Lol
@@tsilla47 Dave Grohl
@Just A Normal Human Like You I don’t know if you’re joking, no shame if you’re not. But no Kurt was born in the 60s or early 70s. They’re just joking this guy has a scary resemblance to Kurt and even sounds a little like him
I love how John handled this with kindness and understanding.
Security guard night Lennon was assassinated = Jose Perdomo. Jose Perdomo was C.I.A. (trained assassin). 2 gunmen 8-10 bullets. 7 injuries. Mark Chapmans gun only holds 5 bullets.
@@mogadon7 what are you suggesting?
@@mogadon7 Four entry wounds, three exit wounds, There. Done.
Me too, Kim. I'm amazed at how John handled this. It shows his inner innocence. Geez. I hate to say it but maybe John was a little too nice. If he had been a little more guarded maybe he'd still be here. This dude obviously has issues.
@@mogadon7 Mark Chapman's gun was only fired five times. Do you have a point?
John shows his softer side perfectly here. He knows this poor guy isn't well, but he doesn't condescend or insult him; rather he takes the time to speak to him with tact.
Thats what made John great, his humanity, not his fame or fortune. His ability to empathize with others is what set him apart
What about when he beat his wife
@JulieBishop lots of abused women are afraid to leave their abuser
That's just a normal thing to do lol
@@robjj5373 John Lennon ain't no abuser even his ex wife said that
John's accessibility to his fans is what cost him his life in the end, but it's also what made him who he was, he wouldn't have it any other way I'm sure
No what cost him his life was starting to expose the freemasons for how they run the world lol. Just like MJ, Prince, JFK etc.
@@TGregers crazy person alert. JFK Jr isn't alive, btw
@@BeeHatGuy Yeah crazy person;) go get ur booster.
@UCx_A55YjePgnU0G2VJC2F4Q bitch you have booster in your name
@@TGregers found the boomer conservative nutcase
This poor guy just got back from Hell. I think John was deeply touched. Thanks John and Yoko for being so kind.
I don't think he "just" got back...it would've taken a while for his hair to get that long after he was in the military, but your point still stands, and I agree that John and Yoko were very kind to him.
He was never in the service,he was on a trip exasperated by drugs..this is according to his brother
He was NOT a Vietnam vet. Never in the military. Source: his brother.
Pity he didn't treat his own family with the same warmth
that por guy.the look of being lost i his eyes is so heartbreaking.vietnam destroyed too many young lives
He wasn't a vietnam vet . That wsa a myth . His brother confirmed that . Curt died in a plane accident in 1981 . RIP
Vietnam War* destroyed too many young lives, what did my country even do lmao
@@raccoon9023 Not Curt's though , as he never served in Vietnam
@@darenwilliams5858 source?
@@raccoon9023 lmao? Yeah, moron; good topic to laugh. It's government b.s., not the citizens.
The Vietnam vet broke my heart looking at his demeanor and eyes. John Lennon spoke to him so honestly and directly.
@@djbfhffg What on earth are you talking about? He was in the VA hospital in San Francisco. That's where the letters came from to John. "Nothing is real" huh?
I agree that John was a big personality to meet and talk to and I'm glad he recieved this man with the most utter respect, frienliness and even invited him to eat, yet we must never forget that this dude surely had some mental problems because of the horrible war he had to fight in Vietnam. We don't know what things he saw or suffered or the things he had to do.
Yeah, John was like "M8, I'm just a cog in the machine like you 'cept I live in a mansion and you stalk me because the CIA told you to do so through me music, m8. Innit.
@@user-gn9vu7wn7t VERY true. I worked with veterans in my career and they have been through hell. My career was University Administration. I did academic, career and personal counseling with students. I never met a group of people more sincere about going to college. John probably handled this gentleman the way he did because he had a good idea of what he must have gone through. We all know that John was VERY against the Viet Nam war, as many of us were.
@@leafbelly What are YOU talking about?? The tapes and letters were coming from 300 Coelho St, Malpitas CA 95035. A house! HE was NEVER in the military. HE worked on farms and was obsessed with John. Ernie his older brother had the book "Imagine John Yoko" amended in subsequent publishing's to talk about his brother and set the rumour straight that his brother Curt was NEVER in Vietnam, never in a hospital and never served in any military! He also talks about how his brother died.
Even now it’s so easy to forget, celebrities are just normal people trying their hardest to make stuff they’re proud of.
Now they are agenda pushing trash....
In the movie this is from he talks about how he's just a person while walking with Yoko , meanwhile this guy is in the background screaming ," I Cant Beleive I Just Met JOHN LENNON"
@Jared Jams True, imagine is communist, technocratic trash or whatever you want to call it, however, he wasn't wrong when he talked about the world being run by lunatics, see the last 14 months.
@Jared Jams keyword is NOW. As in 21st century Chrissy Teagan celebrity types. This was back in the day when celebs could actually be humble
Cut it off at the best part, John then says "are you hungry?" then invites him in to eat, that part always makes me sob like a baby, anyone else would've pushed him away but John gathered him closer, it wasn't just for the cameras either, just a chance to be human
That is true. John Lennon was human. ♥️
And demonstrating great human kindness, concerning this broadcast, absolutely!
Do you know where I can find thst bit? Cant believe ive never seen this. Great moment.
@@TheBirchCreek awh thanks :) 👌👌👌👌☺️
@@TheBirchCreek have you seen this clip of Lennon ... It's amazing kzhead.info/sun/l7WwZNtxjpmOlok/bejne.html 👌
The fact that this was captured on film is amazing in and of itself
John tried to be distant but friendly to the visitor. Great that he was so grounded, despite the fame.
Absolutely. I agree.
As most have said, Lennon was pretty cool on his handling of the guy, showed a lot of compassion and common sense. My mum saw the Beatles in 64 when they came to Belfast, her claim to fame is she screamed at John as they were leaving the stage and she got an "alright love" mouthed back at her! Still reminds us of it to this day!
I can sort of identify with your mum, and her claim to fame......♥️
@@sylviaelizabethclarecholic2073 groupieeeeeeeeeeee.
No. John was afraid. He handled it like a man who has suddenly realized that he used his public platform in a less than responsible way and now someone is knocking on the door. Happy for your mother though.
John was a complex individual. He could at times be one of the most open and kind individuals, and sometimes he could be capable of being quite cruel, aren't we all?
John was a man, you know. "I'm just a guy, you know, throwing out words and seeing what sticks"
Sounds like you knew him personally, i’d be interested to see all the evidence you have about his cruel side.
@@neilc1803 I'm just going by what people that knew him said of him. We can take that with a grain of salt, surely. However, if we're going to make that argument, we could say the same about all the positive things people say about him.
Funnily enough, it's when the cameras stop rolling that we get these reports of cruelty. This is why I see this as nothing but calculated and staged (on his end). He was cultivating this image of leadership, an icon for peace, kindness and understanding. Funnily enough, these are the very things he, as a person, lacked, considering how abusive of a father, husband and friend he was.
@@ignazioacerenza9881 utter bullshit. Paul adored him. Cynthia STILL adored him. Yoko adored him. Hardly the hallmarks of a serial abuser. A questionable Father in younger life, yes. Telling that Sean and Julian are both very at peace with him and yet you, in all your self-righteous moral grandstanding are not.
This was kinda painful to watch - but it was heartwarming to see John's interaction...
First saw this in 1985 on the Imagine Video. I was 15 years old. Amazing how John invited the poor, lost man into his home for something hot to eat. RIP Lennon. Absolute legend!!!!!
Right...because John meant what he said...essentially that he isn't more or better of a person than Claudio.
This is one of the best things ever. The fact John invited him in for food at the end (not seen here) makes it even better.
The fact tht John told him, Im just a regular guy, just another marshmallow like you, really got to me. This guy was rich and famous and yet, he wanted to interact with people who helped him to get there. :) RIP JOHN
John's combination of empathy and honesty was just the thing that damaged young man needed in that moment. I doubt most psychiatrists would have been as helpful in that situation...
Omg this.. so true 😥made me cry what you just said. I'm certain that you are right.
Good...he was a such a cunt he tried to make up for it
John handled that the best way possible. Amazing human being.
You can see his empathy through his eyes. He was so down to earth.
"I had a good shit today" It's funny to keep it lighthearted, but John was also utilizing a psychological tactic here to remind the Vet that he's only a human being no different than him. Even people who aren't shell-shocked from war get star-struck and see celebrities as larger than life. With the Beatles, that's an understatement.
That's a good point.
Poor guy he was reading too much into John's music they were just words and he was trying to make it something out of nothing people like him need to stop reading too much into people's music
"how could I be thinkin of you, man?" Lmao
The guy never said “are you thinking about me” ...I don’t know why John Lennon said that
@@008overrated he may he before the camera rolled.
@@008overrated You might have to trip heavily on LSD to understand.
@@008overrated because he knew what the guy was getting at. When he said were you thinking of someone he meant him. He thinks john is singing to him in some bizarre way, his words have some relevance or seem to have some meaning to him which is why he went to John in the first place, for answers to his problems. This happens alot especially when artists speak universal truths from time to time and it gets mixed with meaningless poetry ect. Chapman the guy who shot him was so wrapped up in Lennon that he took it as a personal insult when he realised John's contradictions of saying imagine no possessions when he has alot of wealth and material possessions. These people have such warped perceptions of people they believe artists like John are a part of their lives and their actions have consequences on their lives. These people build figures like Lennon up so much that they create for them an illusion that the person can't possibly fulfill in reality. Watch count dankula's video of the Bjork stalker it's a fascinating little documentary of where this sort of thing can lead to.
That level of empathy and genuine concern for this young veteran, who was emotionally ruined by an unjust war speaks volumes about John's character. No wonder he was such a great writer, he let himself feel life, and turned what he felt into masterpieces for us to enjoy. He was a rare and gifted human being, and no one will ever take his place. RIP John. ✌🎸☮💔
The Beatles had a lot of fans like this that read way too much into their lyrics and put them up on a pedestal as though they were gods or something. With the cameras rolling, I think John saw this as an opportunity to speak to all of them. It was also a very kind thing to do, I think most people would have had the police take this guy away.
Unfortunately it cost him his life
They still do.
People are talking about empathy and compassion, but really at the root of this interaction is something people rarely do these days: pay attention. Simply being present 100%, fully focused, giving someone your attention is one of the most powerful things a person can do for another. Not being distracted, looking down at your phone or something - just THERE with your body, mind, and soul. It builds rapport and can be very healing. The compassion, kindness, and all that is superfluous or extraneous - they are branches on the tree of attention. The saddest part is that is that "paying" attention is free. It costs nothing, yet people won't "give" it away. Whenever I am in a queue or I am sitting at a restaurant, I am surrounded by disconnected people all looking at their phones, ignoring the person they are with for the virtual one one the other end, or the viral video or something. I remember when you could stand in a queue and have light, friendly conversation with the stranger in front or behind you. Those sort of moments are a glue for societies and with the addiction to phone use ubiquitous these days, the power of paying attention to people is dying out. A lost art form.
That's a good point. When I was a kid growing up in the 1970s, strangers could talk to each other in an amiable sort of way and no one thought anything of it. It was a different time.
John's compassionate and understanding side of his humanity is displayed here . It is a shame he was murdered for something as stupid as his celebrity. We're all just people , some have talent, riches and fame while others have less. I feel for the shell shocked young vet traumatized by an unnecessary war that killed way too many young kids .
John always ♥ took the time to address issues that mattered to him. Here he does it with veterans in person.
he was ‘murdered’ for speaking out against the machine.
There's no way this guy was a Vietnam vet!
His name was Cesare Curtis Claudio, born in Alameda California August 28th, 1948, the grandson of Italian immigrants. According to my research he died in an ultralight aircraft accident on December 22nd, 1981, one year and two weeks after John Lennon.
wow
Ohh that’s sad
Whoa 😲 the irony
33 years old. Thanks for the research Will.
John Lennon was a regular guy with great talent and a hard childhood. This video shows John at his core.
Nice ..enjoyed Seeing John so sweet and Caring... he could have called police or told guy to Get lost! I admire John And yes! Wish He were still Here!
Man looks like he’s either about to break down crying or start hysterically laughing….God bless him
The craziest part to me is the fact that when I first clicked on this video, I was expecting without much thought that the "Vietnam Vet" was gonna be an older gentleman in his 40s or 50s. Then I realised, this was recorded when Vietnam was going on, and this is just a young lad! Obviously I should have realised that because of the math alone, but it really puts into perspective what Vietnam did to these men, having seen it new and fresh in 4k in this man's eyes, posture, and words.
How John didn't treat him as a threat is beautiful, poor guy is very sick. I wouldn't let him anywhere near me, John's a better man than I'll ever be.
John was such a composite person being blessed with every good traits our creator can gift someone. He was highly creative, highly intelligent and articulate, and had an extraordinary empathy.
This clip doesn't show it but in his time with this vet John asked him "Are you hungry" And John literally let him in to have breakfast with him. Which shows John's utter sweetness to another human being. Could you imagine another celebrity doing that ,I highly doubt it.
His older brother said that Curt was not a vet because he never served. Curt also died on December 22nd,1981 from an airplane crash.
@@jaylene.turner6524is there a video or anything i can watch about that
After they cut this John had him over for dinner. He cooked breakfast for him, and the entire situation got much lighter. They talked and left as friends. Just a sign of how great this man was. ACTIONS not words. Like here John is trying to derail the importancy of his words, but all throughout his ACTIONS are demonstrating that his words are real.
When I see this, and how understanding John was and gave the guy time, it is heart warming. It is so tragic that later some other guy approached him for an autograph, and again John went along with it.... only to be shot for no reason. One of Johns quotes I remember from after the Beatles split was something like this ' It's only a rock group that split up, it's nothing important. You know, you have all the old records there if you want to reminisce.' Little did he know that 50 years after the Beatles split their songs would be being reworked with AI into many individual tracks and remixed. The Beatles and John Lennon are the gift that keeps on giving..... RIP John Lennon.
Seeing a veteran and a preacher of peace is so hard to watch. Both traumatized by their lives and searching for a way. Lennon was such a good person and I hope the young veteran had a good life after all these things he saw and especially this unique moment with John.
The part about“radiate, indicate, syndicate” refers to The Beatles song, “I Dig a Pony”. Interesting to learn from this that Yoko had a hand in the writing of the song.
Yes they were talking about "Dig A Pony"
“Do a road hog where you can penetrate any place you go” “fun with words”
So nice of John Lennon to speak to a man having troubles and try to help him. One of the most famous men on the planet and he never lost his empathy for a fellow human being. A sad loss to humanity.
I still don’t understand why somebody would want to hurt such a lovely talented man.
nice to see them practising social distancing 40+ years ago, always thinking ahead our john 👍
Lol. Good one.
LOL
Well, the guy was a LITTLE unhinged. The PTSD was strong. John was really, really as warm, compassionate and firm as he could be. He wasn't going to go soft on the guy's delusions, but he wouldn't dismiss him either. A side of Lennon seldom revealed. Very human and touching.
Is that the prescription for our times. We now live in world less empathetic.
@@MeneerHerculePoirot Beautifully said .. totally agree ...
This is what made John great... Just real to the core.. Can speak to a total stranger and understand him completely
Unfortunately, this level of compassion and accessibility is what eventually got him murdered. He was not only very talented, but such a good guy. No good deed goes unpunished in this world.
John was so humble, so simple, so smart. Beautiful human being! Lovable guy! 33 years in this planet and I love the guy more and more!
John Lennon just like the other Beatles were born Working class. That should explain it all really. British celebrities who were born working class always tend to be humble meanwhile middle class or upper class British celebrities like Jamie Oliver are cunts who have the worst attitude towards other people
@@td370 Jamie Oliver is anything but upper class. He’s from Essex
So compassionate here. Being a genuine human being goes a long way
What a top man John is, such a nice man, makes me proud to be from Liverpool.
He got out of that shithole at the first opportunity
Didn’t he beat like both his wifess
@@whitedsepuchre1326 at least we got The Beatles in OUR Shithole!
He was a woman abuser who ignored his son. He was a talented musician but don't idolize the guy
This makes me so sad ,my older brother served two tours of duty in the Vietnam Conflict,he would come back a broken man,I’ve never seen this before,how wonderful for John to do this ,he was a gentle soul that many people hated be he was a pacifist and stood up for what he believed in ,what a lovely thing for him to do ,listen and speak to this young man who had been traumatized by war .
He was so human in this moment, he grounded a young man who needed help in a very humble and genuine way. He could have easily let someone else take him away.
He was a compassiinate man. Beautiful human being...
John said “I’m just a guy who writes songs” . Well, you were a bit more than that John. But he really was open with the man and felt a certain responsibility to him.
I always wonder what John Lennon would have been like today.
Old
John would've loved technology but wouldve hated political correctness. He was a man who spoke his mind and defended People's right to do the same.
@@e.l.s.3048 As much sense as that makes, I can actually picture him embracing some technology, at least modern music tech, maybe social media too. Let's face it, hell you even said it, the man was very opinionated at wanted to be heard by the masses. Hard to say how he'd feel about the PC, whether his cock sure attitude and outspoken nature would have dominated the liberal SJW side of his persona. He was very against war, discrimination, etc. In a perfect world, people would have solved these issues long before all of the cancel culture, kangaroo court censorship and moral posturing that has only served to widen the divide between the different cultures and races of society. I don't understand how shaming white people, masculine alpha males, and/or people with right wing political beliefs helps to make all people equal. People should just shut their mouths, quit telling other people how to think, speak, and act, and maybe think about ways to improve THEMSELVES as human beings. It's only a matter of time before the sanctimonious of the fringe left and the nationalistic phobics of the fringe right cannibalize themselves. The other 80 - 90% of us manage to coexist and accept one another without federal supervision.
@@markrago7217 Amen!
@@markrago7217 You wrote the most intelligent response to one of my notes. It was a pleasure to read and I agree with you. Thanks!
John Lennon was a person who people could relate to, he made a lot of sense , he was very truthful and not shy to express himself better than anyone
John Lennon was a loving human being,believing in peace.Sometimes the really good people in the world do die young.John was one of them,my mum also died young and she was also a lovely warm person.
John was so kind to this poor little angel ruined by war!
...and probably drugs.
John was murdered when I was 2 years old. I love the way he talks with confidence. He was so ahead of his time in every way. Still is. Humanity was robbed! RIP John.
The guy he was talking to named Curt Claudio, died a year later on December 22nd,1981 from an airplane crash.
@@jaylene.turner6524 Wow!
I saw this on the Image John Lennon documentary. He actually has him come in the house for food. Class right there!
lol I love how John just cuts off Yoko at 2:00
She was taking credit for his song...she can't keep her trap shut.
@@dedbusted but she did write a lot of parts of his music, we know now that John was often the one taking credit for her work. She's literally done nothing wrong here.
@@Jasperi - There is no evidence she wrote any of his music. At the most, John took some of the things she said and put them into lyrics, but she didn't actually write those lyrics. She now has a credit on Imagine but didn't write any of the words or music. I actually think it is disgusting that she is trying to taker credit for his work. Think about it, John was already the most successful singing songwriter before he met her and his music continued to be the same after he met her. She has produced music on her own and it is fucking awful. So to claim she wrote his music is absurd. If a man was trying to do this to a dead women people would be outraged.
@@AnyoneCanSee You have no evidence for the shit You're saying. Before they met she was already a world renowned poet and avant-garde artist. I know her work well and its perfectly in line with those lyrics. She also made plenty of hit songs. Have you heard Walking On Thin Ice or I'm a Witch? Both have a hell of a lot better songwriting than John's cringey early work. Its actually unreasonable to suggest she Didnt have an effect on the music he was writing, they were an obsessive couple and he was into her art, even the stuff you dont like. People treated her absolutely horrible because she was an asian woman dating a rockstar who refused to conform and you've bought right into that racist and sexist narrative built against her.
@@Jasperi bro don’t pull the racist and sexist card lmao. He’s just tryna say John Lennon wrote pretty much most of his music and sang his music so therefore like any normal person should take the credit for it. Yoko is probably a cool lady and all but let’s be real here. Her music kinda sucks
This video stopped just before John asked him if he was hungry. He invited the Vet in and fed him. This portion of the film had me in tears, especially because of the sad irony of the end of his life.
oh shit i was waiting that punchline cheers tannie
i keep hearing like starting over xo i need i need lol xo
I remember when I first saw this, many years ago. I was thinking, this guy got to not only meet John, but he ate breakfast with him, too. The lucky s.o.b.! 😎
Lennon literally admitted in an interview - on tape - that he mercilessly beat dozens of women, including Cynthia, his first wife. "Any woman", he said, he would violently beat to a pulp - often over nothing at all, just because he was "in the mood to hit her". In fact, the lyric in "Getting Better" on Sgt. Pepper - "I used to be cruel to my woman, I beat her" was Lennon's contribution to the song, talking about himself. He was a TERRIBLE human being before he met Yoko Ono (and even then, he abandoned Cynthia and Julian), who he says was the only woman that stopped his violence. Everyone's "capable of being cruel" - but not everyone beats women to a pulp; Lennon was a seriously messed up person. Many of the greatest artists we've had and do have are awful human beings in their private lives - and it's important to separate the ART from the artist in many instances. Lennon was a brilliant songwriter and artist - but an absolute POS to women in real life.
John was so kind. I miss him.
Wow. I had an older brother like that. They'll look you right in the eye and claim all kinds of insane things. I wish John was still alive, I think he would of filled these years with his best work and the Beatles would have reunited again.
“Has it ever struck you that life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it going?”― Tennessee Williams..
For lack of a better word at this moment, John Lennon has been canonized by his fans and colleagues…. He was just a guy, but what a fantastic guy! His empathy and humanity are evident here, but his honesty is what moves me.
John was a truly gentle, lovely, kind man.How could anyone kill him?
It's so nice to see John show kindness and understanding to this troubled young man. You can see that clearly in John's eyes. He does invite him in later to have something to eat. But there is one thing that took even me (a big fan) a while to realize, is that John was telling the absolute truth when he said they were just words with no particular depth when he put them together. We now know that most of the songs that John wrote started with just a random thought, or a line, which he took and just word-smithed to take on a reasonable form of a song. Nothing far more abstract than that. They all happened to turn out beautifully with a lasting effect, much like most of the other Beatles songs. A very serendipitous combination of the efforts of five individuals: John, Paul, George, Ringo and George Martin!
John was a poet. Words came rather easily to him. Dylan, too.
Just imagine someone so famous rich and talented as John Lennon is so down to earth and he's just an ordinary man like everyone not showing even the slightest bit of ego or pride is just amazing to me. Unlike today's celebrities who are full of ego and pride. Just see the difference
Yes, just watching this makes me miss John even more.
Most celebrity now wouldn't care about that guy, and they wouldn't deal with him this long
He came from a very down to earth city, north of England in general really, especially his era
Yeah considering how much talent he actually had - a lesson for the celebrities of today.....
For clarity, Claudio was actually found not to be a Vietnam veteran, he never served.
Such a beautiful thing. It seems so simple, he’s just talking to him, and yet, this is so heartwarming❤️
I like when he talks about dig a Pony and John smirks a little like the lyrics of that song is funny to him
Yeah. It's strange to think the Let It Be album had only been out a few months at this point. So the guy hadn't known Dig A Pony very long at all. Although John recorded over a year before so maybe he'd kinda forgotten about it. (I think the general public were under the impression Let it Be was the last recorded at this time.)
He probably smirked because the guy is trying to say John was writing about him when in fact Dig a Pony is one of the greatest examples of John not giving a shit lyrically.
I just did a bit of research and if I'm mistaken this man's name is Curt Claudio who was 23 when this was filmed. His brother, Ernie Claudio, came forward about who he was and corrected some misinformation regarding him. "Hi Fans, my name is Ernie Claudio. I am Curt’s older brother. Curt was never in the military. He was a straight ‘A’ student in high school and earned a scholarship to University of California in Davis, California. Then he started using drugs and dropped out of school. He spent most of his life working on farms. We worked at Ford Motors in Milpitas, California until they closed the factory. Ford gave their employees $12,000 so could re-train for another job. I asked Curt, “What are you going to do with your $12,000?” Curt said, “I’m either going to buy a Harley or an ultra-light airplane.” He bought the ultra-light and that’s what killed him. He was flying too low and too slow and the plane stalled. It happened in Fremont, California. The plane came down, bounced off a carport roof, and landed in a tree, six feet off the ground. The high impact caused his aorta to separate from the heart. Death was instantaneous." I found this on a website called johnlennon.com and I don't know if it's official but there you go. He was not a Vietnam veteran and he died in 1981 but I don't think it should diminish his worth because of that, I'm just surprised that I have not seen anyone else mention this information and so I decided to that myself.
What an incredible person Lennon was. I've never seen this before and it's amazing to watch and to hear his demistifying of songwriting and fame and just tuning in to being human.
Heartwarming moment indeed. That guy Claudio was totally lost
A KIND WORD GOES ALONG WAY GOD BLESS THIS YOUNG MAN AND JOHN LENNON ♥️🙏🙏🇺🇲
that eye contact and the silence is so telling from john.
It's amazing how primitive mental health facilities were in those days. Having said that it's amazing how much common sense and empathy John shows this man in his time of need. Pretty mind blowing stuff
Right, peter green got treated so terrible aswell
I don't agree with everything he said or did but nonetheless he was an amazing talent
@@greenmanalishi6963 syd barrett also RIP.
Sadly mental health facilities are still primitive along with mental health help. The violence in America isn't just due to the ease of getting a gun.
@@misswendyjane4992 That your "faculties are still primitive" (language, that is) is evident from the error prone wording of your written commentary. * " _facilities_ "
I respect him more now.
Dear god what have we lost,God rest you John
Weve lost everything. U.S. government is moving to a form of Fascism. George Bush Sr who promoted New World Order - Gave the Kill Order for Lennon to be 'Neutralised' (killed). There were 2 gunmen.
@@mogadon7 What do you mean? Chapman acted alone.
cladio is a better interviewer than most and should of got his own chat show. he made john open up more than they could
This conversation was actually really deep
Poor lost soul had to listen to John tell him that I'm just an average guy, when the kid put him way up on a pedestal. Kinda crushing, but the kid needed to hear the truth. Good on you John.
I have admiration for celebrities who take the time with people and show kindness.
He showed kindness to Mark Chapman also...
“DUDE I AM FULL OF SHIT. STOP WORSHIPPING ME” -John Lennon
At 2:53 when he says: "You can last your whole life on that dream, and then it's all over", he sounded so sad it broke my heart. I think he meant that The Beatles were over, and so his dream was over.
Curt Claudio wasn't a Vietnam War veteran. He was a college drop out who became a drug addict. The idea of John Lennon telepathically communicating with him, telling him that they should meet face-to-face was the result of a series of drug-fueled hallucinations. He died on December 14, 1981 after crashing his private charter plane into a tree (he had very limited flying experience).
How many mega stars would do this, John was waying him up, he knew this guy had issues and could relate to some of them, what a legend he was
I feel John was a little fearful of some on his fans(rightly so as it turned out), and also felt some responsibility for them, as this clip shows, I believe.
If I was John.. I'd have been mighty concerned about the guy's left hand being buried in his pocket like that. 1:15 ... Lennon really trusted his fans... must have been such a shock to him when that lunatic shot him in NY.
It's one of reasons Chapman went for him. He was accessible.
I noticed that too. That JESUS could have pulled out a saturday night special and could have shot him and Im sure Lennon was aware of it.. If you watch closely you could see his concern, but, at the same time, I think he knew he didnt have anything and that the poor guy was just wanting some answers.
@@rodneykuhn7025 Yep you’re right.. Lennon had a lot of good ole fashioned Liverpudlian street sense… he knew in his gut the guy was genuine and just wanted to speak with him. Unfortunately, he didn’t have the opportunity to weigh up the situation with the loony that killed him in NY, as he was shot in the back without warning.
The guy never said “are you thinking about me when singing the songs” but John said ‘How could I be thinking about you’
I used to imagine grandiose meanings behind lyrics, but then I'd hear the artist explain the song and it was nothing like I thought.
This is so weird. I watched the film "gimme some truth" about a month ago. Only this morning I was thinking about this scene and wondering what became of this evidently damaged young man. It was such a touching scene, particularly when John asks him if he's hungry and then we see him eating inside.
This makes me cry for so many reasons
I don't think this guy was a vet. There's footage of john on a TV show (Mike Douglas?) where the same fellow is in the audience, and actually stood up and asked John a question. He was obviously following him for a time.
John was obviously taken back about the whole situation, and never really redirected the guy and the conversation to maybe, tell me about you and maybe what happened to you and where you are now.. That would have been a lot better conversation that I would have liked to see take place. Especially from that time period
John was so cool & just said the right shit
Curt Claudio was born Cesare Curtis Claudio in Alameda, California on August 28, 1948. He was class of 1966 at Kennedy High School in Richmond, CA. He was a straight “A” student in high school and earned a scholarship to University of California in Davis, California. He spent most of his life working on farms. He worked at Ford Motors in Milpitas, California until they closed the factory. His father Cesare Claudio Sr was born in Victoria, BC, Canada to newly immigrated parents from Italy, and soon moved to Seattle, WA., and eventually to San Francisco. Curt flew to Ascot, England on May 26, 1971 to meet John Lennon at Tittenhurst Park, Ascot, England. Lennon invited Curt in for food and let him check out his home recording studio. Curt died in 1981 in an Ultralight plane accident in Fremont, California.
You know, when I was a kid I heard about the shooting on John Lennon. I only knew his music and I was shocked ...with 11 or 12? These clips are giving me some more than only music. Personalitiy ... 40 years later. A gift. Thanks!
this clip is in the DVD "Imagine"
Nice how he handled it so gracefully. He must of had to deal with a lot of letters and people directly over the years that had ideas of reference about him as well as stalkers and was frustrated about it. Maybe he knew the background of this guy and had sympathy for him.
Finding Claudio is a new movie that explores who he was and what happen then.
Such kindness. Radiate love in the end.
they've cut the video just before lennon invites the guy in for the breakfast, but this is the best part