John Lennon made pact with Satan, says new book...

WND ^ | May 15th, 2009

[TaraP]

WASHINGTON – The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up, is at least partly explained, says a new book, by a pact John Lennon made with the Devil.

In "The Lennon Prophecy," author Joseph Niezgoda reveals that Lennon himself, obsessed with the occult, magic, numerology and being bigger than Elvis Presley, confided in his friend Tony Sheridan that he made such a deal. The book also makes the case that the "death clues" long associated with Paul McCartney were actually subliminal messages hinting at Lennon's fate.

Written by a lifelong Beatles fan and musician, the book hypothesizes the pact was made just before the band experienced its first major successes and ended 20 years later with Lennon's assassination in New York by Mark David Chapman, who later claimed to have demons exorcized from him while serving his sentence for murder in Attica State Prison.

[theDentist]

What a dipstick.

[Perdogg]

Satan helped Pittsburgh defeat the Caps the other night.

[RexBeach]

Mr. Lennon wrote some terrific songs.

But he was softer than a sneaker full of Jello.

What a nut.

[dayglored]

And next I suppose we'll hear about great blues players making pacts with the Devil at a crossroads at midnight...

"Paging Mr. Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson, please pick up the red courtesy phone..."

We won't even discuss Eric Clapton.

[dfwgator]

John Lennon made pact with Satan, says new book...

I figured Yoko was the one who made the deal, seeing as how she was standing right next to John when he got six bullets in the chest, and not one single bullet for Yoko.

[counterpunch]

I always suspected Satan wrote I Am the Walrus!

[BlueStateBlues]

You know what, this may be correct. Just take a look at Paul McCartney’s song quality during his period with The Great Beast Lennon, and after the boys broke up. “Paul is dead” describes his post-1970 music.

And how else can you explain Yoko Ono?

[auntyfemenist]

Nothing like a good conspiracy theory. You would think the devil would be standing around every corner for all the people who would easily make such a deal. Such a silly story. I am sure the devil was involved somehow, but probably not on a contractual basis.

[DouglasKC]

The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up, is at least partly explained, says a new book, by a pact John Lennon made with the Devil.

Hey can anyone think of any politician that has had a meteoric rise??

[dayglored]

> In "The Lennon Prophecy," author Joseph Niezgoda reveals that...

... he'll do anything for a buck and some publicity.

[Red in Blue PA]

Actually, Tommy Johnson made the same claim about a decade earlier though it is attributed entirely to Robert Johnson.

Either way, both were amazing (and no devil was involved).

[Tublecane]

“The Beatles meteoric rise, unprecedented in popular culture and unrivaled nearly four decades after the band broke up”

That’s debatable. I won’t deny the Beatles’ popularity, nor the its suddenness or longevity. But in the very least it was precedented by Elvis and rivaled by Michael Jackson. There are other popular acts in the world.

[Boiling Pots]

And he’ll crash and burn like all the other ones did.

[RichInOC]

Instant karma’s gonna get you
Gonna knock you right on the head
You better get yourself together
Pretty soon you’re gonna be dead

[wireman]

Satan would have been better off taking 10% and letting John stick around longer.

[Tublecane]

If anyone made the deal, it was McCartney. He’s a better songwriter, musician, singer, stage presence, self-promoter, etc.

[pnh102]

"Paging Mr. Robert Johnson, Robert Johnson, please pick up the red courtesy phone..."

You have to admit that Robert Johnson's story is quite interesting... 3 potential gravesites too!