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in the early 1970s...
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was part of a government effort
to deport John Lennon.
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You don't think there's
any possibility that...
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the government is trying to harass
the Lennons?
1:15:09
Absolutely not. This is the kind
of treatment we would dish out...
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to anybody convicted
of a narcotics offense.
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When it first started,
I was followed in a car.
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And my phone was tapped.
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And people thought I was crazy then.
1:15:24
They do anyway, but I mean more so.
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"Lennon, you big-headed maniac,
who's going to follow you?
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"What do they want?"
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That's what I'm saying.
What do they want? I'm not going to...
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cause them any problem.
1:15:38
Everywhere John went, people asked him
that question...
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the one about the Beatles
getting back together.
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And even though we were friends...
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I was a reporter at that time
and the question was almost obligatory.
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Will they ever team up again?
1:15:52
It's quite possible, yes. I don't know
why the hell we'd do it, but it's possible.
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- Would you like that to happen?
- Lf it happens, I'll enjoy it.
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Would you want to initiate
that happening?
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I don't know, Elliot. 'Cause you know me.
I go on instinct.
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If the idea hit me tomorrow...
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I might call them and say,
"Come on, let's do something."
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I couldn't really tell you.
If it happens, it will happen.
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So, it is not something you'd totally
rule out as never taking place again?
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No. My memories are now
all fond and the wounds are healed.
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If we do it, we do it.
If we record, we record. I don't know.
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As long as we make music, you know.
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Crowds have been gathering all day...
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in anticipation of
John Lennon's appearance...
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here tonight for a charity concert.
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John has rarely been seen onstage...
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since the Beatles'
final tour six years ago.
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Ladies and gentlemen, John Lennon!