John Lennon Confidant Says He Was Jealous of 'Attention' Paul McCartney Got in the '70s

John Lennon confidant says he was jealous of 'attention' Paul McCartney got in the '70s

Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images John Lennon took himself out of the spotlight for five years in the 1970s to raise his son Sean Lennon, but during that time he was “insanely jealous” of his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney‘s musical success. That’s according to longtime Lennon friend and confidant Elliot Mintz. While appearing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan‘s podcast, The Magnificent Others, Mintz said th…

John Lennon confidant says he was jealous of 'attention' Paul McCartney got in the '70s - Everett Post

John Lennon took himself out of the spotlight for five years in the 1970s to raise his son Sean Lennon, but during that time he was “insanely jealous” of his former Beatles bandmate Paul McCartney‘s musical success. That’s according to longtime Lennon friend and confidant Elliot Mintz. While appearing on Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan‘s podcast, The Magnificent Others, Mintz said that Lennon would speak “so lovingly” of Paul. But Mintz …

John Lennon Was 'Jealous' of Paul McCartney's Success, Says Friend

John Lennon's close friend detailed the conflict between him and Paul McCartney in a new interview.