John Lennon interviewed by BBC Radio One DJ Andy Peebles 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 6 1980)


Video: 'John Lennon's Last interview - December 6th 1980' (Note: this was actually Lennon's second-to-last interview, not his "final interview" as indicated on the video's thumbnail image)

(Saturday, December 6, 1980, scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. EST and lasted more than three hours) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, sat down with BBC Radio One disc jockey Andy Peebles tonight at The Hit Factory recording studio in New York City for another lengthy interview to promote their new studio album Double Fantasy, which had debuted at #25 on today’s Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart.