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John Lennon · 2000

John Lennon

Historical music event in the Radio Music History database.

October 9, 2000Release⭐⭐⭐⭐

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On what would have been John Lennon's 60th birthday, the book "Lennon Remembers: The Complete Rolling Stone Interviews" was released, containing previously unpublished controversial interviews and material considered too controversial to publish years earlier.

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    Worldwide media reported that a toilet once owned by John Lennon sold at auction for £9,500 ($14,740), approximately ten times its original estimated value. After a new toilet was installed, Lennon told builder John Hancock, who took away the original blue-and-white toilet: “Put some flowers in it or something.” The toilet had been stored for more than 40 years and was put up for sale after Hancock died.
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    The FBI seized a set of John Lennon's fingerprints from a New York music memorabilia dealer who wanted to sell them for a minimum bid of $100,000. The fingerprints had been taken at a New York police station in 1976 when Lennon applied for permanent residency in the United States. The FBI believed the card still belonged to the government and investigated how it had ended up in private hands.
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  12. John LennonAugust 24, 2013
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