The Last Days of John Lennon: A
Personal Memoir by Frederic Seaman
An Incisive Look At The Real John Lennon
Frederic Seaman was John Lennons personal assistant, driver and
companion from 1979 until his death. Here is his revealing memoir of
Lennon, including Lennons virtual imprisonment in his apartment house,
his obsession with food and sex, the Lennonss colossal shopping sprees,
John and Yokos fascination with the Occult, Johns premonition of his
violent death, and more. 24 pages of never-before-seen photographs.
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Personal Review: The Last Days of John Lennon: A Personal
Memoir by Frederic Seaman
Imagine the concept here - You're going to work for one of the most
famous, coolest guys of the rock era...wouldn't you keep notes, a diary? I
sure the heck would, confidentiality agreement or not!
The result - this fascinating book! Of course we get to hear the bad, such
as Lennon's penchant for lying around depressed, getting wasted, but we
hear many positive aspects, such as the pleasures he did find in his last
years, including sailing, for which apparently he had a knack. All the
Lennon books I have read tend to agree that he did like to chat quite a bit,
so the author, being Lennon's personal assistant, undoubtably became
privy to a lot of went on in Lennon's life at the time. Based on the many
interviews (Rolling Stone to Playboy, etc.,) it would seem Lennon's reality
and his feeling of events that took place in his life varied upon his moods.
This book seems to catch him in many unguarded, unrehearsed moments.
Events in this book I particularly liked: Lennon's first loathing of, then
eventual liking and purchase of the (then) latest McCartney single; The
Lennon's desire to own a Mecedes station wagon (fulfilled); his interactions
(positive and negative) with folks he meets and deals with during his trips.
You get a sense of joy and happiness in Lennon when he's out
vacationing, only to feel his disappointment when Yoko can't or won't join
him. It does appear he worked hard on the marriage.
The usual grains of salt need to be ingested...the writer was famously fired
and sued by Yoko, therefore he could purposely be putting her in a less
than flattering light (not always, to be fair). Perhaps the writer inflates his
own feelings of involvement in John's life. But all in all, it's an interesting
book, and a joy for this Lennon fan to feel "in on" some of the day to day

goings on of a man who, it feels to me, was just starting to come to terms
with and enjoy the fruits of his fame and labors.
How I wish we could read the diaries that Lennon himself kept! Frederic
Seaman had those (hence his firing and the lawsuit!), and based this book
upon those and his own diaries. However. they are now, or were, in the
possession of Yoko! Do they exist anymore, or have they been
destroyed???????
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