Nov 28, 2005 • 1 min read

Jagger says Ono stopped his Lennon friendship

Mick Jagger tells Rolling Stone that Yoko Ono stopped him from seeing John Lennon after Lennon's temporary separation from her in 1973.

Mick Jagger has said that Yoko Ono banned her husband from seeing him. He described how when Ono and John Lennon separated temporarily in 1973, he and the former Beatle were good friends: "We got really drunk and we went out on sailboats and we just sat around with guitars and played," he said.

Apparently, as soon as Ono was back, playtime was over. The Rolling Stone said: "When he went back with Yoko, I was probably considered one of the 'bad influences'. So I was never allowed to see him after that. On occasions when I went to visit someone in the Dakota, I'd leave a note saying, 'I live next door. I know you don't want to see anyone but if you do, please call.' He never did."

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