@@rickjohnson244 You are correct about Imagine, but that was written 9 years before the scenario that Larry was talking about where John asked for prayer for his salvation. In Acts we see Paul go from persecuting Christians for their belief in Christ, to becoming one of the most important evangelists for Christ in history.
I like this man. I imagine Jesus to be a lot like Larry.. irreverent sometimes; an enigmatic figure yet hated by many but loved by others. May God bless him.
It's hard to accept as credible, the things that Larry Norman says, after finding out that he had lied about having an illegitimate child in Australia, as the bi-product of an affair. We all have good and bad in our lives, and I have an obligation to be forgiving, and so I will. I am not Larry's Judge. That said; and being a child of the 60's myself, I have my doubts about what Larry said about John Lennon. Nevertheless, God Knows. I don't.
I seriously doubt Lennon ever became a Christian, but it wouldn't have changed anything in the world if he had. Bob Dylan became a Christian, and it pissed his fans off. People booed and walked out of the shows. Same thing would've happened to John.
I saw Dylan in concert in Hartford CT after his conversion. He sang songs only from his albums "Slow Train Comin" and "Saved". He didn't sing any of his older classic stuff, and that did make the audience a little restless. But no one booed, and I didn't see anyone walk out until after his 2 encores (yes, encores). The newspaper article critiquing his concert the next day said he received a "warm reception". Every artist will draw the ire of some fans if their music takes a new direction. But the fan reaction you described didn't happen everywhere.
No, it didn't happen at every show, but the fact that it did happen at some shows didn't bother Bob; he'd faced a similar response years before when he plugged in. He believed in what he was doing and just kept on pressing on. But I do think there was a tendency in the past for Christians to think that if a famous singer or songwriter got saved, they would lead their audience to the Lord. a lot of Bob's fans still hate his "Christian period" (did it ever end?), and Lennon would have gotten much the same response, despite once having been a Beatle. "My Sweet Lord" aside, fans weren't too wild about George Harrison's embrace of Hinduism, either.
Incredibly difficult for a rich man ( or rich superstar) to commit their lives to Christ...Too much to lose for most... 17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life? 18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God. 19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother. 20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth. 21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. 22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions. 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God! 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God! 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. 26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved? 27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible. Mark 10
@@rustysruger i don't know ANYONE who has sold everything they had, or given it all to the poor. And I sure don't see anyone carrying a cross everywhere they go, and following Jesus....because Jesus left the planet 2,000 years ago. John Lennon was a very rich man in worldly terms, but was he controlled by possessions? Did he value money and fame more than the love of his family, the love of the world around him? He certainly asked some very good questions; he knew there was more to life than just making money, bedding a bunch of groupies, and being stoned or drunk all the time. Everybody says Jesus is the answer, but what is the question?
@@ronfowlermusic But so what about Bob Dylan and his fans? All that's important is that even one, even if just one single Bob Dylan fan was coming to the Lord it's still worthy of great celebration in the heavens and certainly no slur on Bob Dylan's talent or anything like that. God knows exactly who are his and what we'll do in public or in private; God knows all our thoughts and why we think them. If Bob Dylan's sticking to Christian principles rather than seeking fame and fortune at any price then he's being blessed immeasurably. Unlike Elvis Presley who sang some gospel with his marvellous voice and whatever his beliefs, preferred very, very young girls and still lived a promiscuous life up until the very end.
Steve Turner started his career writing for Beatles Monthly in 1969. It was a fanzine which had been approved by Brian Epstein in 1963. They were given unlimited access to the Beatles. Some articles were written by members of the Beatles’ entourage including Mal Evans. Knowing this makes it at least plausible that he knew John well enough for this to be true.
It's easy, I don't know you, but I knew Larry. There's no reason for me to believe that Larry lied about this. But believe whatever 'doctrine' you want to believe, which will be probably your own imagination.
I liked Larry's music as a teen ..I was introduced to it in a religious store that had all religious music that was strange to me with odd people working there!I thought it was ahem a secular store it wasnt!There I met a lot of shall we say odd people! I did acquire a taste for Larry's gospel music!I added going to church via an invitation! I listened to his records and bootlegs and exaggerations..on some topics !He talked about Watchman Nee on one of his bootlegs said he'd been tortured etc by CCP..I met the translator at the church of Nees books said no truth in it at all he was imprisoned but not tortured! But even Nees books which pastor told me read where some odd stuff...and the church odd to..yet I was young naive and interested! THE pastor after recommending read Nee said I read to much!And later he tried to seduce a young emotionally disturbed boy!I left before all that happened he was from America I Canada !Larry I met 3 times not personally at concerts..he was always solo...later I realized he exaggerates...as did most Christian's I'd met...just from hearing the record ...he was a good entertainer however...as was his bud Stonehill who never met personally but saw also 3 times solo...as well as other artists Rez band and a few others I cant remember...the one artist I did and still do admire and like is from my own country Bruce Cockburn..I can still listen to him moreso than Norman or any the others ..oh and Keaggy..but Bruce the one I like best...I'm not sure about a lot of Christian stuff anymore but still think there was some real talent 70s there..Also met personally Terry Taylor and Glenn Kaiser briefly...The rest aside from meeting Cockburn never met face to face !Some of the music stand the test of time I feel as art some dont care for much!I'm only interested in it all as art now..personal stuff not really nor all the gossip! I think some of their art exceptional some places the rest tolerable..the message is still pretty good simple basic!I'm not sorry I encountered it all!I was and still am a Beatles fan but dont listen to their music any more much!Lennons death was a tragedy I cried when heard he was shot! What a waste and what a loss!Lennon called 700 club???Dunno ?Lennon never said he wasnt christian he did say he didnt have unchristian thoughts but he also said a lot of things contradictions! He hated Dylans born again music!Said it was embarrassing! Personally I liked it!Lennon was an odd duck to say least Larry said he said in song God I dont believe in primal scream ..no where in that piece did Lennon say such did Larry add it?In fact primal scream therapy inspired that song under Janovs comment God is a concept..Lennon added by which we measure Our pain!People who may have a lot of pain have more belief he says as a way to cope psychologically! UNLESS your a Christopher Hitchens a lot of people find faith a way to cope in a hostile world! Other s find faith for other reasons! Sometimes wrong reasons perhaps!..?I never write much but heres my 2 or 3 cents worth !Lennon was an interesting chap....I've no idea whether to accept or believe all Larry says as facts or not interesting as it all seems!
Larry was a strange character. His early albums Only Visiting This Planet, So Long Ago the Garden, and Upon This Rock are excellent. After that, not so much, but I'm glad he left us some good music.
I've heard this from a completely separate source(one of John's art school friends visiting from liverpool) that John was seperated from Yoko although living in the same building and was depressed and unloved (yoko had a boyfriend and was renting massage ladies for John)and wanted to go back home and reconnect with his family again.His friend had never seen John act like this and was upset himself!2 weeks later John was dead and yoko's art dealer boyfriend moved in and given John's wardrobe of clothes while she was grieving John's death ofcourse!poor Yoko!
@@marksimons4108 Yes Mark, I have heard all these same things, and some of this comes from May Pang as well. I wish John had never gotten his green card.
You know yoko thinks "it makes sense" to keep the world population under 500million in harmony with the environment thus, she is advocating culling 6.5billion people from the face of the earth!nice woman eh?
@@marksimons4108 So she agrees with the New World Order depopulation agenda? I did not know that. How much worse can this witch hag get? She is obviously full of demon spirits.
@nutmegger1957: not sure what you mean by 'illegitimate child in Australia'. I've seen the correspondence Larry had with Daniel and Jennifer. He asked this people a few times to do a DNA test or to shut up. Finally, when the whole thing was arrange for, Daniel and Jennifer where a no-show. After Larry died a guy named David DiSabatino took advantage of this story and tried to make a few bucks out of it, by making a very bad documentary 'exposing' Larry Norman. This man was still mad because Larry turned his offer down to work with him and swore on a Yahoo-forum to get even with Larry. Nice guy ... He even threatened Charles wife and Larry's mother. People who worked with David where shocked about this and the way he portraited them and publicly turned away from David and his documentary. Like Pam, Larry's ex-wife.
Back in 1972 Larry Norman hung out with John Lennon through the Plastic Ono Band. He is speaking the truth whether believe it or not..Larry was a drug user too and he accept Jesus when his heart almost had given out during the same year of 1972...he was young 25..so John Lennon was raised by his Aunt Mimi in a Church of England...John Lennon sung in a church choir and he meet Paul at a church. Larry Norman died in 2004.
He’s mixed up on some facts but I’m hoping he’s right about John’s spirituality. I do know for a fact that John once said “People think I’m anti-religious but I’m the most religious person”. The most overtly religious song I’ve ever heard by John is “Help Me to Help Myself” which was released in demo form on the 2000 “Double Fantasy” remaster. It could have been one of the songs he was referencing.
@@ronfowlermusic John wrote about what he felt at the time but was a complex man depending on mood,circumstance,or what book he happened to be reading at a particular time and his music was being used to divine and search for real spiritual answers right or wrong but towards the his diaries stolen from Dakota after his death where found to have many entries with John obsessing over Jesus! and he wrote a few songs ofcourse on his feelings at this time and 'Help me to help myself' was one of them ,which yoko finally allowed release in demo form!
@@ronfowlermusic He wrote that in 1970. What Larry was talking about in this video was in 1979 or 1980,after being out of the business for 5 years and raising his son at home.
It's a fact that John accepted God existence in his last years - just listen to songs like Beatiful Boy or Grow Old Me and you'll see. But I'm not sure if he did turned into a Christian by that time. In 1980 (the year of his death) he even joked about Bob Dylan's song "Gotta Serve Somebody". There are some stories about a "quick conversion" (only some months) in 1977, but Yoko would have stopped that also... Well, I really don't know if all these stories about the Bible and prayer are true. But I surely believe that John regreted his "Imagine years" and the stupid ideas from the early 70s.
Check out Lennon’s demo of “Help Me to Help Myself”. It’s his most overtly religious song I’ve ever heard. It was released as a bonus track on the 2000 remaster of “Double Fantasy”.
We will never know if John Lennon accept Christ until we see him in heaven.He had known something of Christianity in away his own heart was rebellious and rejected Christ during time when with the Beatles.When He said Beatles were more popular was being said.I believe someone had witnessed to John before in his life.Because the seed was planted.Even when at that time.If John later in his life accept Christ and got saved.We should rejoice.How do we know?🤔
Dear All, at the end of the day whether Larry's lying or not in this video let's make sure we don't only *WISH* that we'd all been ready. We need to be ready. Hell is for real. Our bodies die but our spirit lives on - either with or without God.
I hope it's true John Lennon turned to God before he died. I hope he really did read the Bible all day for 3 months. I hope he really did pray for Jesus. But I don't know. Larry Norman did not see these things first hand. It was all second hand. But a prophet from America said he saw John Lennon in hell. So now Im stuck between these 2 stories. One of the most famous lines from John Lennon was, "Imagine there's no heaven". John Lennon did not want God. The prophet from America is likely right.
Jesus talked about seeing someone in hell too. It is possible for it to happen. Here are the verses that talk about it: Luke 16: 19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ 25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’ 27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ 30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Well no because in John's diaries that John's private secretary took from the dakota buildings after John's death there where many entries about Jesus in the diary,but it must have been difficult because yoko was a new age occultist who used star chart astrologers,clairvoyants,tarot readers with John's money, to plot the future etc and was so obseesive she would even travel separately to John,if the stars were not aligned favourable enough!
What a skewed piece of propaganda! The reason John & Yoko lived separately was because John Lennon beat her, just like he physically assaulted every woman in his life from his mother on! She refused to take him back until he changed, and he mistakenly thought reading the Bible would fix him. She also refused to just financially abandon their kids like he wanted to! Their kids would have had NO money if it wasn't for her tucking it away, and overseeing contracts. I am totally losing all respect I ever had for Larry Norman!
He's so full of himself. One guy commented here that Larry sounds like he's on drugs. Sounding like an air-head was Larry's shtick. Maybe he was an air-head, but observing the polish and sophistication of his writing, I don't think so. I think it was contrived. He produced great music, and contrary to what he claims here, he did write music in the 70's pop/rock genre, and not all of it had Christian lyrics. I idolized him as a teenager, but I didn't realize that some people are capable of being boldly disingenuous. It didn't require a documentary for me to figure that out.
So have many others who eventually became Christians. So this doesn't discount the possibility that towards the end of his life, he changed his mind. I'm not sure of the sincerity of his conversion, but it is within the realm of possibility.
GIRLSMAKE12334 If you read up on him it was more complicated. He might have sung "Imagine", but he also dabbled in Oriental stuff and was influenced by Christianity.
SomeLittleShoe False doctrine. Souls do not get sent to Hell until the Day of Judgement according to the Bible and that has not come yet. I hope he is a better place - Lennon could be a wicked man but he did have a good side to him which comes out in some of his music.
I seen Larry at a concert in Fort Wayne once. All he did was stand there with a guitar which he never played. He had a cassette player in his hands. He would play the cassette and talk about a song and Randy Stonehill was on it. Then he would fast forward it, play more cassette songs , fast forward, talk more. People got fed up and walked out. I drove an hour and a half, payed good money to hear a cassette tape and only one song sang from Larry. Larry , I believe was trying to do an Andy Kaufman impersonation of sorts. What a drag!
Apparently, In February 1992, Norman suffered a nine-hour heart attack that resulted in permanent heart damage, leading to frequent hospitalizations in the years that followed.[18][167] By early 1995, Norman had been hospitalized thirteen times and had a defibrillator implant, which enabled him to perform occasional small concerts.[15][129] Copy/Pasta
Larry Norman is one of the founders of Christian rock. He was in a band in the late '60's called People. He then released one of the first Christian rock albums in 1970 on the Capitol label called "Upon This Rock."
He had a 9 hour heart attack which left him with one quarter of his hearty function. I went to his last concerts and saw first hand just how poorly he was. Never complained, such grace in adversity.
False...what he hated was being worship..this is why he said the Beatles are greater than Jesus Christ...but he did and was force to apologized to the church. Church today sing all Beatles Songs even John Lennon's God....in 2014...no one knows why? can you answer it?
shakedownstreet48 I tend to believe it when he said John was reading the bible but so what! I've read the bible probably 15 or 20 times cover to cover looking for "answers" or inspiration and never even got a whiff of it. "Seek and you shall find" or "call on god and he will answer" is bullshit. Maybe that's what John was doing. I've been a Beatle fan since 1964 and I think Johns whole life was a spiritual quest. He was always looking for the answer to life. That doesn't make him a christian. It makes him an aware human being... which most people aren't and this bullshit about John being the Beatles is crap as well. The Beatle were John, Paul, George and Ringo. No More and no less but then again these born again Jesus freaks only see what they want to see. This guys diatribe is just a product of his tunnel vision. Plain bullshit!
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I sure hope that John Lennon is in Heaven.
Who knows what happened to John, even though his song Imagine was a blatant disregard of Heaven and God.
@@rickjohnson244 You are correct about Imagine, but that was written 9 years before the scenario that Larry was talking about where John asked for prayer for his salvation. In Acts we see Paul go from persecuting Christians for their belief in Christ, to becoming one of the most important evangelists for Christ in history.
I like this man. I imagine Jesus to be a lot like Larry.. irreverent sometimes; an enigmatic figure yet hated by many but loved by others.
May God bless him.
It's hard to accept as credible, the things that Larry Norman says, after finding out that he had lied about having an illegitimate child in Australia, as the bi-product of an affair. We all have good and bad in our lives, and I have an obligation to be forgiving, and so I will. I am not Larry's Judge. That said; and being a child of the 60's myself, I have my doubts about what Larry said about John Lennon. Nevertheless, God Knows. I don't.
I think he just made stuff up for attention.
Yep. I like like like..your last sentence.
is there more to this? If so please post. thanks
I seriously doubt Lennon ever became a Christian, but it wouldn't have changed anything in the world if he had. Bob Dylan became a Christian, and it pissed his fans off. People booed and walked out of the shows. Same thing would've happened to John.
I saw Dylan in concert in Hartford CT after his conversion. He sang songs only from his albums "Slow Train Comin" and "Saved". He didn't sing any of his older classic stuff, and that did make the audience a little restless. But no one booed, and I didn't see anyone walk out until after his 2 encores (yes, encores). The newspaper article critiquing his concert the next day said he received a "warm reception". Every artist will draw the ire of some fans if their music takes a new direction. But the fan reaction you described didn't happen everywhere.
No, it didn't happen at every show, but the fact that it did happen at some shows didn't bother Bob; he'd faced a similar response years before when he plugged in. He believed in what he was doing and just kept on pressing on. But I do think there was a tendency in the past for Christians to think that if a famous singer or songwriter got saved, they would lead their audience to the Lord. a lot of Bob's fans still hate his "Christian period" (did it ever end?), and Lennon would have gotten much the same response, despite once having been a Beatle. "My Sweet Lord" aside, fans weren't too wild about George Harrison's embrace of Hinduism, either.
Incredibly difficult for a rich man ( or rich superstar) to commit their lives to Christ...Too much to lose for most...
17 And when he was gone forth into the way, there came one running, and kneeled to him, and asked him, Good Master, what shall I do that I may inherit eternal life?
18 And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good but one, that is, God.
19 Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
20 And he answered and said unto him, Master, all these have I observed from my youth.
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
22 And he was sad at that saying, and went away grieved: for he had great possessions.
23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
26 And they were astonished out of measure, saying among themselves, Who then can be saved?
27 And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with God all things are possible.
Mark 10
@@rustysruger i don't know ANYONE who has sold everything they had, or given it all to the poor. And I sure don't see anyone carrying a cross everywhere they go, and following Jesus....because Jesus left the planet 2,000 years ago. John Lennon was a very rich man in worldly terms, but was he controlled by possessions? Did he value money and fame more than the love of his family, the love of the world around him? He certainly asked some very good questions; he knew there was more to life than just making money, bedding a bunch of groupies, and being stoned or drunk all the time. Everybody says Jesus is the answer, but what is the question?
@@ronfowlermusic But so what about Bob Dylan and his fans? All that's important is that even one, even if just one single Bob Dylan fan was coming to the Lord it's still worthy of great celebration in the heavens and certainly no slur on Bob Dylan's talent or anything like that. God knows exactly who are his and what we'll do in public or in private; God knows all our thoughts and why we think them.
If Bob Dylan's sticking to Christian principles rather than seeking fame and fortune at any price then he's being blessed immeasurably. Unlike Elvis Presley who sang some gospel with his marvellous voice and whatever his beliefs, preferred very, very young girls and still lived a promiscuous life up until the very end.
Paul had a big interest in Larry’s music
John Lennons personal assistant says he was reading a Bible. Cool
@@omargp777 and it doesn't mean you believe it, either
@@omargp777 It's a good start, don't knock it, please read it yourself.
I remember that this is exactly what happened.
What is exactly what happened?
Steve Turner started his career writing for Beatles Monthly in 1969. It was a fanzine which had been approved by Brian Epstein in 1963. They were given unlimited access to the Beatles. Some articles were written by members of the Beatles’ entourage including Mal Evans. Knowing this makes it at least plausible that he knew John well enough for this to be true.
It's easy, I don't know you, but I knew Larry. There's no reason for me to believe that Larry lied about this. But believe whatever 'doctrine' you want to believe, which will be probably your own imagination.
I liked Larry's music as a teen ..I was introduced to it in a religious store that had all religious music that was strange to me with odd people working there!I thought it was ahem a secular store it wasnt!There I met a lot of shall we say odd people! I did acquire a taste for Larry's gospel music!I added going to church via an invitation! I listened to his records and bootlegs and exaggerations..on some topics !He talked about Watchman Nee on one of his bootlegs said he'd been tortured etc by CCP..I met the translator at the church of Nees books said no truth in it at all he was imprisoned but not tortured! But even Nees books which pastor told me read where some odd stuff...and the church odd to..yet I was young naive and interested! THE pastor after recommending read Nee said I read to much!And later he tried to seduce a young emotionally disturbed boy!I left before all that happened he was from America I Canada !Larry I met 3 times not personally at concerts..he was always solo...later I realized he exaggerates...as did most Christian's I'd met...just from hearing the record ...he was a good entertainer however...as was his bud Stonehill who never met personally but saw also 3 times solo...as well as other artists Rez band and a few others I cant remember...the one artist I did and still do admire and like is from my own country Bruce Cockburn..I can still listen to him moreso than Norman or any the others ..oh and Keaggy..but Bruce the one I like best...I'm not sure about a lot of Christian stuff anymore but still think there was some real talent 70s there..Also met personally Terry Taylor and Glenn Kaiser briefly...The rest aside from meeting Cockburn never met face to face !Some of the music stand the test of time I feel as art some dont care for much!I'm only interested in it all as art now..personal stuff not really nor all the gossip! I think some of their art exceptional some places the rest tolerable..the message is still pretty good simple basic!I'm not sorry I encountered it all!I was and still am a Beatles fan but dont listen to their music any more much!Lennons death was a tragedy I cried when heard he was shot! What a waste and what a loss!Lennon called 700 club???Dunno ?Lennon never said he wasnt christian he did say he didnt have unchristian thoughts but he also said a lot of things contradictions! He hated Dylans born again music!Said it was embarrassing! Personally I liked it!Lennon was an odd duck to say least Larry said he said in song God I dont believe in primal scream ..no where in that piece did Lennon say such did Larry add it?In fact primal scream therapy inspired that song under Janovs comment God is a concept..Lennon added by which we measure Our pain!People who may have a lot of pain have more belief he says as a way to cope psychologically! UNLESS your a Christopher Hitchens a lot of people find faith a way to cope in a hostile world! Other s find faith for other reasons! Sometimes wrong reasons perhaps!..?I never write much but heres my 2 or 3 cents worth !Lennon was an interesting chap....I've no idea whether to accept or believe all Larry says as facts or not interesting as it all seems!
Larry was a strange character. His early albums Only Visiting This Planet, So Long Ago the Garden, and Upon This Rock are excellent. After that, not so much, but I'm glad he left us some good music.
Watch FALLEN ANGEL on UA-cam. 14 interviews with people who ALL KNEW HIM WELL AND DISCRIBE HIS CONSTANT LYING 🤥
how could he know that they slept in differeent rooms.
I've heard this from a completely separate source(one of John's art school friends visiting from liverpool) that John was seperated from Yoko although living in the same building and was depressed and unloved (yoko had a boyfriend and was renting massage ladies for John)and wanted to go back home and reconnect with his family again.His friend had never seen John act like this and was upset himself!2 weeks later John was dead and yoko's art dealer boyfriend moved in and given John's wardrobe of clothes while she was grieving John's death ofcourse!poor Yoko!
@@marksimons4108 Yes Mark, I have heard
all these same things, and some of this
comes from May Pang as well.
I wish John had never gotten his green
card.
You know yoko thinks "it makes sense" to keep the world population under 500million in harmony with the environment thus, she is advocating culling 6.5billion people from the face of the earth!nice woman eh?
@@marksimons4108 So she agrees with
the New World Order depopulation
agenda? I did not know that. How
much worse can this witch hag get?
She is obviously full of demon spirits.
His x wife said " He never met the Beatles " ?
@nutmegger1957: not sure what you mean by 'illegitimate child in Australia'. I've seen the correspondence Larry had with Daniel and Jennifer. He asked this people a few times to do a DNA test or to shut up. Finally, when the whole thing was arrange for, Daniel and Jennifer where a no-show. After Larry died a guy named David DiSabatino took advantage of this story and tried to make a few bucks out of it, by making a very bad documentary 'exposing' Larry Norman. This man was still mad because Larry turned his offer down to work with him and swore on a Yahoo-forum to get even with Larry. Nice guy ... He even threatened Charles wife and Larry's mother. People who worked with David where shocked about this and the way he portraited them and publicly turned away from David and his documentary. Like Pam, Larry's ex-wife.
Its not hard to figure out what madness motivated these
people to do a hit job on Larry Norman.
I'm pretty sure Pam is in the documentary, if you mean FALLEN ANGEL. AND 13 other people who knew him well.
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Back in 1972 Larry Norman hung out with John Lennon through the Plastic Ono Band. He is speaking the truth whether believe it or not..Larry was a drug user too and he accept Jesus when his heart almost had given out during the same year of 1972...he was young 25..so John Lennon was raised by his Aunt Mimi in a Church of England...John Lennon sung in a church choir and he meet Paul at a church. Larry Norman died in 2004.
C. A. Price Larry Norman died in 2008
Larry put out his first Christian album in 1969.
@@hockeyhacker5 who lit it on fire?
@@bettertvreceptionwithfoilf7100 Capitol Records! But it bombed instead of exploding, so they dropped him.
According to Paul, their meeting was not at a church. Here are the details: ua-cam.com/video/iCe8fdBeTCs/v-deo.html
It makes me a bit uncomfortable for some reason
He’s mixed up on some facts but I’m hoping he’s right about John’s spirituality. I do know for a fact that John once said “People think I’m anti-religious but I’m the most religious person”. The most overtly religious song I’ve ever heard by John is “Help Me to Help Myself” which was released in demo form on the 2000 “Double Fantasy” remaster. It could have been one of the songs he was referencing.
but he also recorded the song that says "I don't believe in Jesus....I don't believe in Krishna....I don't believe in Buddah..."
@@ronfowlermusic John wrote about what he felt at the time but was a complex man depending on mood,circumstance,or what book he happened to be reading at a particular time and his music was being used to divine and search for real spiritual answers right or wrong but towards the his diaries stolen from Dakota after his death where found to have many entries with John obsessing over Jesus! and he wrote a few songs ofcourse on his feelings at this time and 'Help me to help myself' was one of them ,which yoko finally allowed release in demo form!
@@ronfowlermusic He wrote that in 1970. What Larry was talking about in this video was in 1979 or 1980,after being out of the business for 5 years and raising his son at home.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary proof...
Larry had several heart attacks. I believe he was very weak after one of them and his heart was damaged. That’s why he is so droopy and tired.
It's a fact that John accepted God existence in his last years - just listen to songs like Beatiful Boy or Grow Old Me and you'll see.
But I'm not sure if he did turned into a Christian by that time. In 1980 (the year of his death) he even joked about Bob Dylan's song "Gotta Serve Somebody".
There are some stories about a "quick conversion" (only some months) in 1977, but Yoko would have stopped that also...
Well, I really don't know if all these stories about the Bible and prayer are true. But I surely believe that John regreted his "Imagine years" and the stupid ideas from the early 70s.
maybe that is why he was shot =to stifle his potential to speak the truth
Check out Lennon’s demo of “Help Me to Help Myself”. It’s his most overtly religious song I’ve ever heard. It was released as a bonus track on the 2000 remaster of “Double Fantasy”.
@@antoniussmink4546 then why didn't Bob Dylan get shot?
Didn't Larry sing, in 1972, in response to John Lennon's 1966 Jesus comment........."who's more popular now"
We will never know if John Lennon accept Christ until we see him in heaven.He had known something of Christianity in away his own heart was rebellious and rejected Christ during time when with the Beatles.When He said Beatles were more popular was being said.I believe someone had witnessed to John before in his life.Because the seed was planted.Even when at that time.If John later in his life accept Christ and got saved.We should rejoice.How do we know?🤔
Dear All, at the end of the day whether Larry's lying or not in this video let's make sure we don't only *WISH* that we'd all been ready. We need to be ready. Hell is for real. Our bodies die but our spirit lives on - either with or without God.
He’s exhausting. Self centered. Rambling
Who? Larry or,John?
@@Wellch Larry
I hope it's true John Lennon turned to God before he died. I hope he really did read the Bible all day for 3 months. I hope he really did pray for Jesus. But I don't know. Larry Norman did not see these things first hand. It was all second hand. But a prophet from America said he saw John Lennon in hell.
So now Im stuck between these 2 stories. One of the most famous lines from John Lennon was, "Imagine there's no heaven". John Lennon did not want God. The prophet from America is likely right.
"A prophet from America said he saw John Lennon in hell" - You have no idea how insane that sounds. :(
Jesus talked about seeing someone in hell too. It is possible for it to happen. Here are the verses that talk about it:
Luke 16:
19 “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. 20 At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores 21 and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. 22 “The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. 24 So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ 25 “But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. 26 And
besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been set in
place, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can
anyone cross over from there to us.’ 27 “He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my family, 28 for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’ 29 “Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’ 30 “‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’ 31 “He
said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they
will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
@@SomeLittleShoe check out Lennon’s demo of “Help Me to Help Myself”...it could’ve been one of the songs Larry was referencing.
Kookoo! 🤪
Ramblings of a mad man?
Lies. From beginning to end.
Well no because in John's diaries that John's private secretary took from the dakota buildings after John's death there where many entries about Jesus in the diary,but it must have been difficult because yoko was a new age occultist who used star chart astrologers,clairvoyants,tarot readers with John's money, to plot the future etc and was so obseesive she would even travel separately to John,if the stars were not aligned favourable enough!
What a skewed piece of propaganda! The reason John & Yoko lived separately was because John Lennon beat her, just like he physically assaulted every woman in his life from his mother on! She refused to take him back until he changed, and he mistakenly thought reading the Bible would fix him. She also refused to just financially abandon their kids like he wanted to! Their kids would have had NO money if it wasn't for her tucking it away, and overseeing contracts.
I am totally losing all respect I ever had for Larry Norman!
Hello Stephanie Where's a good source to learn about John's domestic violence?
He's so full of himself. One guy commented here that Larry sounds like he's on drugs. Sounding like an air-head was Larry's shtick. Maybe he was an air-head, but observing the polish and sophistication of his writing, I don't think so. I think it was contrived. He produced great music, and contrary to what he claims here, he did write music in the 70's pop/rock genre, and not all of it had Christian lyrics. I idolized him as a teenager, but I didn't realize that some people are capable of being boldly disingenuous. It didn't require a documentary for me to figure that out.
And is that first hand knowledge you have there. I was fortunate to have spent a great deal of time with his family and would disagree there.
John Lennon despised religion.
So have many others who eventually became Christians. So this doesn't discount the possibility that towards the end of his life, he changed his mind. I'm not sure of the sincerity of his conversion, but it is within the realm of possibility.
GIRLSMAKE12334 If you read up on him it was more complicated. He might have sung "Imagine", but he also dabbled in Oriental stuff and was influenced by Christianity.
More than one person has seen that John Lennnon in hell.
SomeLittleShoe False doctrine. Souls do not get sent to Hell until the Day of Judgement according to the Bible and that has not come yet. I hope he is a better place - Lennon could be a wicked man but he did have a good side to him which comes out in some of his music.
Luke 16 tells the story of Lazarus and the rich man. The rich man was in hell. He was in hell then. Jesus said it 2000 years ago.
Shut up and play the guitar, ( just kidding ). Really hope John got saved.
I seen Larry at a concert in Fort Wayne once. All he did was stand there with a guitar which he never played. He had a cassette player in his hands. He would play the cassette and talk about a song and Randy Stonehill was on it. Then he would fast forward it, play more cassette songs , fast forward, talk more. People got fed up and walked out. I drove an hour and a half, payed good money to hear a cassette tape and only one song sang from Larry. Larry , I believe was trying to do an Andy Kaufman impersonation of sorts. What a drag!
This guy sounds very drug-addled. I've no idea who he is or what he does.
Apparently, In February 1992, Norman suffered a nine-hour heart attack that resulted in permanent heart damage, leading to frequent hospitalizations in the years that followed.[18][167] By early 1995, Norman had been hospitalized thirteen times and had a defibrillator implant, which enabled him to perform occasional small concerts.[15][129] Copy/Pasta
Larry Norman is one of the founders of Christian rock. He was in a band in the late '60's called People. He then released one of the first Christian rock albums in 1970 on the Capitol label called "Upon This Rock."
He had a 9 hour heart attack which left him with one quarter of his hearty function. I went to his last concerts and saw first hand just how poorly he was. Never complained, such grace in adversity.
Look into him and then make up your mind
I don't believe this shit at all about John..He hated reliegion.
False...what he hated was being worship..this is why he said the Beatles are greater than Jesus Christ...but he did and was force to apologized to the church. Church today sing all Beatles Songs even John Lennon's God....in 2014...no one knows why? can you answer it?
John searched all his live for the meaning of it.
Yes...Larry Norman believes John Lennon accepted Jesus in 1974 or 1975..he was closer to him then most celebrities of that time.
John Lennon never got to see the church of today sing Beatles Songs, he died in 1980...church is doing this now of 2013, 2014,2015
shakedownstreet48 I tend to believe it when he said John was reading the bible but so what! I've read the bible probably 15 or 20 times cover to cover looking for "answers" or inspiration and never even got a whiff of it. "Seek and you shall find" or "call on god and he will answer" is bullshit. Maybe that's what John was doing. I've been a Beatle fan since 1964 and I think Johns whole life was a spiritual quest. He was always looking for the answer to life. That doesn't make him a christian. It makes him an aware human being... which most people aren't and this bullshit about John being the Beatles is crap as well. The Beatle were John, Paul, George and Ringo. No More and no less but then again these born again Jesus freaks only see what they want to see.
This guys diatribe is just a product of his tunnel vision. Plain bullshit!