John Lennon Aunt Mimi - Rare 1981 TV Interview.
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- John Lennon went to live with his Aunt Mimi and Uncle George at the age of 5. For the first time in his life, he had stability. Although he didn't live with his mother, Mimi became his surrogate mother. What was Mimi's favourite Lennon song?
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After John Lennon was murdered in 1980, Aunt Mimi was interviewed for regional television near her home in Poole, Dorset. She talked about John's childhood and how she missed him.
She also revealed her favourite Beatles song.
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Mimi was old school.. she was an honest and well meaning mother figure.
Quite simply, without this woman it’s fair to say there’d have been no Beatles..what an incredible lady and tremendous influence on the young john and the adult john, thanks for this gem. 💙
That is always up for debate as to how big an influence she had musically, because she discouraged John with his music. It was his mum Julia who bought him his first guitar and taught him to play it.
However, Mimi and George gave John stability in Woolton, where he met his friends who became the Quarrymen who became the Beatles. John loved her, even though she was strict, but Mimi sacrificed her social life to bring John up, for which we should be always grateful.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool I agree, there are many variables and twists of fate etc, although I was pointing more at the security and love/sacrifice she offered john and despite his anguish over his parents I believe his core strength along with his anger issues was vital to him literally blazing a trail to success in those early years.
Everyone needs someone like her for encouragement to pursue their dreams.
He was lucky to have her. she's grounded and intelligent
steady on
The most genuine woman. No wonder he was so special.
They had a lovely relationship. ❤
R.I.P Mimi
It was a strange relationship but it worked for them and was essential to John's childhood especially.
Had a lovely letter from Aunt Mimi, may years ago. God bless you x Angel 😇
Did you write to her as a fan? What did she say?
The £17 that was spent on the guitar for John was a very good investment.
+Zack Baines Even if Mimi only thought it good enough for a hobby!
A lot of money then £17
Bless her heart she was a one off. RIP auntie Mimi. ❤
She definitely was.
It is missing the best part. She really sings 'A Hard Day's Night" full of joy.
She had a great sense of humour.
I could listen to aunt mimi talk for hours, she was such a wonderful lady, I hope wherever her and John are now they are reunited.
+Xx_poonisDestroyer69_xX So many great stories to tell!
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Rest in Peace, aunt Mimi. Whatever influence you had on one of the most powerful songwriters of his generation, it was something upscale. Skid rows the world over are filled to over-brimming with the other sort. Something to be said for common stability in a child's life.
We will always have that fascination - where those four lads came from and what made them what they became, and especially for that brief span they managed to stick together and actually be a band.
It was the stuff of dreams. It was a standard that became a standard, all on its own. It changed the world. And those four lads were always far more than just the sum total of themselves (although that was a large part of it) but also that bunch that surrounded them and especially before they got to where they were going.
That stability was crucial to the young 5 year old boy, which Mimi and George provided. Although they fought a lot, she had John's best interests at heart and dedicated herself to him.
💌💖I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS WOMAN, SHE WAS SO WONDERFUL to John Lennon💖💌
+Rachel Stone She was his stability, which is what he needed.
Yoko Ono: “I’m an artist”
Aunt Mimi: “that’s funny… I’ve never heard of you!”
What a wonderful lady… RIP Mimi!
+Tattyshoes Shigure She had a wicked sense of humour which most people don't realise.
I love her for that 😆😆😆
@@BrightmoonLiverpool The same of John
I find it hilarious, yet not surprising, that when she met Yoko, her first question to her was "what do you do for a living?" 😂
+Russell C Brilliant isn't it? She was never "impressed" by anyone's reputation
😃 If Yoko was honest she should've answered by saying, "Hell if I know."
Parasite?
Her family was wealthy - she didn't have to earn a living.
The reply for Yoko would have been " I married him for his money" 😅
It's fascinating to hear her, but what's weird to me is that all these years later, we have never heard any more than this one clip from this interview.
This is the whole interview. She gave many interviews for books and journalists but very rare on TV.
Elsewhere Aunt Mimi said that John read the whole of Honore de Balzac's "Comedie Humaine" (which is huge) as a teenager, and that many of his early lyrics where influenced by the writer. Balzac happens also to be my favorite author, so I get some pleasure from having a shared interest with John. Now Paul, he's a Dicken's fan...
+Michael Thomas That's right Michael, and Balzac's life mirrored John's a little too. He was really well read, thanks yo Mimi.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool Cheers from across the pond!
it seems like John got so much of his personality from her
+Peter Definitely traces of Mimi in John, as there was also from his mother Julia, Mimi's sister.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool I can see more than traces of Mimi in John. He seems to have been heavily influenced by her.
John Spoke in the same tempo and tone as his Aunt.
+Axel Giovanni Mimi was a huge influence on him and was very particular about how he spoke.
They were both good with words and easy to listen to
I see a lot of her in his personality too, in good and bad ways.
Half Days Nights not so bad.....God bless Her...Simple, Sweet Love.
+Darin James It is nice to see Mimi actually talking which is so rare.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool Good Women in Our lives are very very important for Us......even The Man Himself.......She was a blessing and Angel
Thanks for sharing this, really a fascinating woman with a good sense of humor!
A lot of people don't realise that about her. She had a wicked sense of humour!
She certainly thought she had John under her control , lovely interview 👍👍🎸😎
+Beeetle Boy That must have been a great battle at times between them
Wow!!!. Thank you for that. So refreshing to here someone so close.
+mr kite It is a great interview isn't it?
@@BrightmoonLiverpool yes. I really enjoyed it. Looked like it was longer then this but she seems very proud. Cheers
Would love to hear more from her. The interview was much longer than what is presented here.
RIP MiMi
I have seen the property where John Lennon's Aunt lived a couple of times it's only about 4 Miles from where I live !! It's worth viewing for anyone who " Remains Nostalgic " For John Winston Lennon " !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
+Adrian Browne Me too Adrian, I live off Penny Lane! Going inside Mendips is fantastic with the National Trust tour.
Thanks 4 Your Support re My Post ! Take Care !! From Adrian Browne 1965
Thanks 4 Your Support re My John Lennon / Auntie Mimi Post ! Take Care!! From Adrian Browne 1965
She was wonderful
Poor Aunt Mimi,
💔 John
Great to see this, its a piece of gold Thanks for posting
Glad you enjoyed it.
So she and John phoned each other once or twice a week up until his death. I'd never have thought so.
So sad. 39 years passed. Tempus Fugit
I visited this house before it was pulled down to build flats. Aunt Mimi was the last owner and it was still decorated as her home although it was empty. Amazing to think the inside was as John would have known it, also all the light fittings on the walls ect would be worth a fortune to beatles collectors. We took nothing away and left it as we found it but it was quite a sad experince knowing that in the 1970`s fantastic parties happened there with people like Elton John showing up. You could feel the ghosts in the empty house.
+Devon35 Amazing stories, thanks for sharing
Yoko bought John's childhood home and it is now English Heritage, for tourists. All the memorabilia you are talking about could have been taken there and kept.
Don't know which house some persons are talking about that supposedly Yoko took. But as to the first home where she raised John it was bought by Yoko and then immediately given to the National Trust with an endowment so that it would be a treasure we could all tour for all time onward. It is preserved with his furniture and his drawings and most of the original furniture. I learned about Yoko's gift when I took the tour and the docent explained the history.
The house in question is not "Mendips" that you are referring too, which Yoko did buy and give to the National Trust - I actually met Yoko in Mendips with some children from Dovedale School. The house debated here is the one John bought for Mimi in 1966 down in Poole in Dorset, where this film was taken.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool There is a photo on the Net of what is there now, and it looks awful. John never entered it though, whereas he lived in the other house. So it was not really a tourist attraction.
RIP peace strong woman 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧👏👍🙏.
great interview. I get the impression this recording cuts off before it's finished. I would like to hear the whole thing.
There is just a quick discussion on her favourite song and that is it. Hard Day's Night.
Tell us more Mimi!!
I really like Mimi's personality, she is very funny, and she reminds me of my nana a lot
+TheRockNRollGamer95 There is something about that generation isn't there? I think we all had Nans like that!
@@BrightmoonLiverpool TBH, what you said is a bit right. I believe when women get into their 70's or 80's their sense of humors get more entertaining and funny.
"Who's the sour dwarf?"
A line I won't soon forget ...
Mimi never bought him his first guitar. Julia had a guitar that she gave to John before she died.
Absolutely right. Mimi helped John with the finance of his guitars later.
Julia had a banjo not a guitar.
@@LeeDon76 She also had a guitar and a piano.
@@LeeDon76 I read somewhere that she taught John how to play the ukulele, too. I confirmed that on Julia Lennon's Wikipedia page.
A banjo ukelele , maybe. They were popular then.
R.I.P Mimi.x
She gave up so much for John
She and John have the same nose, that’s for sure.
+Richard W The "Stanley Family" nose? quite distinctive
Didn't Yoko take this house away from Aunt Mimi? Yoko took many of John's gifts back from his relatives.
Mimi lived there till she died. The house then reverted to Apple I think as they had purchased it.
How can anyone take back gifts from their husband to someone else. Those gifts were freely given and in their possession. That's ridiculous. Just more gossip against her. Same for Aunt Mimi's house. If John was dead, how would she have access to her house? Yoko Ono is probably the most vilified woman in recent history.
@@wpl8275 IDK about the other stuff but Yoko's singing that time with Chuck Berry "HEENGY HEENGY HEENGY!"
she had a tambourine.......who put her near the microphone? the look on chucks' face when she started "singing"
...that incident alone could have added to the negative public sentiment towards yoko
Yes, Yoko took everything she could get her hands on. Even though Cynthia made it clear that that house was purchased by them not only for aunt Mimi "to live in until she died", but to be passed down to the Stanley family. That was the intent. Yoko ignored that of course.
The biggest thing Yoko took away was JOHN. 😢
Adorable lady ‘Gertie’.
What a lady!
A lady of good Scouse stock is our Mimi.
I think they were Welsh.
It was Julia (his mum) who encouraged his music & taught him to play the banjo. Julia Baird (John’s half sister) has written a book on their childhood & its certainly an interesting read!
+Toscana64 Absolutely right, Julia was a huge influence on John. Julia Baird's book is a must-read.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool Wasn't she a lot younger? So how did she influence HIM? Sounds like she was cashing in, like the rest of the women who were hangers on.
Julia THE MOTHER- Julia Baird was his half-sister. @@RedheadLondon
@@damianbroderick3913 She was born in 1947, so 7 years younger than John, and John was sent to live with Aunt Mimi from being very young. I was wondering how much time they actually spent growing up together. Probably not even in the same house, and she would have to be old enough to recall details and piece them together in a time frame, so add another 6 years on to the age gap. I do think she cashed in on it, but Cynthia and May never stopped, and May STILL is telling her story from half a century ago - their only claim to fame.
All these years and ive just learned her second name.
So what would a postcard written to someone in Florida be worth if John Lennon signed it? Anyone know? I found one as an Estate Sale here
+Televisionarchives Depends what is on it but could be $3000-$5000? Get it valued by a professional.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool thanks
It's all *Mi- Mi - Mi!*
Everybody is me me me. This is what the journalist wanted. A personal pov from John’s aunt; don’t you think ?
@@elfinia
Erm.... It was a joke?
It's not a 1981 interview as he died in 1980. When was this filmed ?
Are you a bit slow?
@@georgejohnson5904 Why ? I never watched the video. John Lennon died 12/8/80 so it can't be a 1981 interview as it states in the title. Misleading titles don't get my views. And your mama's slow that's why she regretfully birthed you !
+Karen Sylvia John died in 1980 as you said, so this is an interview with John's Aunt Mimi the year after John was killed.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool Thanks for your kind reply. Perhaps if there was an apostrophe s after Lennon I would have understood the title better. I took it as John and his aunt, thinking a comma or & was missing after Lennon.
@@karensylvia9423I'm sure they would've done one together had he made it back. .
02:13:
You can be sure Mrs. Smith that if indeed he hadn't made it in music he would've been your dependant the rest of your life.
But there is a wrong information right when i starts. Mimi didn't raise John when he was just a baby. He was already five years old.
That is just one of the many tales she told!
Were you people there? Do be quiet 🙄
she sounds like Keef
This was the first person Yoko called after his assasination.
+WILLIAM and HIS STAR WARS Amazing isn't it?
She was the closest thing to his mother, and it would have been all over the media anyway.
Read somewhere that Mimi was kicked away from the house John had offered her by Yoko. Is that true ?
No, not true. It was John's sisters Julia and Jackie who were not allowed to have the house John wanted for them, and one of his auntie's, Harriet, was living there at the time and Yoko tried to kick her and the family out. At least she let them live there until the last member of the family, John's uncle Norman, died.
NOrthern women eh??!! Strong as!! Proud to be a Manc and to have had scouser mates. Would love to have seen and heard what John would have done in his latter years.
+ken Lane Wouldn't we all Ken. He was just starting the next phase of his life when we lost him. Such a tragedy.
@@BrightmoonLiverpool Come back to the UK, made it up with Julian, etc. Should never have gone to the US. Stay with Cyn, live in Surrey - boring, but harmless.
Not the right think is that without his father will be no john Lenon.. but if his Mother don't take away his father from John..John will be still alive, his father too... John will create something more gorgeous that beattles and his solo career
will have no limit for express is genius. Without yocono John will be alive and sean lenon will be strong and great singer musician and composer... happy to share his music ...having a real place in our society ... we miss John's father and son ...
Imagine if Mimi lived in America maybe John would have lived elsewhere and might never been shot.
Or imagine if John had lived in England with Mimi, then he probably wouldn't have got shot.
How would that work? The guy flew from Hawaii to track him down.
@@AllWordsAreDust Well, he probably would not have come to the UK to shoot him! Also, he'd have to get the gun through the airport.
Very posh and no trace of scouse quite surprising
Despite the working class hero vibe JWL was actually very middle class
+Andrew Jackson John never had a scouse accent. He would put it on when he wanted to, but was a middle-class lad from middle-class Woolton where they definitely did not speak scouse! However, Mimi did come from the Dingle where Ringo is from, so she lost her scouse accent deliberately.
No one, working class or middle class spoke 'scouse' as we know it today. Today's accent is very thick and somewhat exaggerated. In Aunt Mimi's time and John's Generation the Liverpool accent was subtle scouse or even mild lancastrian. Today's Scouse is an anomaly, whereas all other accents around the country have become weaker and weaker over the years, Scouse went in the opposite direction, becoming thicker and stronger. Why this happened is open to speculation.
Here is a small Clip showing the Liverpool accent when John was a lad and Mimi was in her prime.
czcams.com/video/N11abTdQhXs/video.html
Mini has no Liverpool accent very nicely spoken john had a house in st georges hill in weybridge surrey my Dad lived in new haw next door to weybridge. Weybridge has a lot of millionaires and is a lovely town with some amazing shops
I read the name Stanley is Welsh. I think it sounds quite like it here.
7:57 Very poignant
Yoko was very controlling I wish he stayed with Cynthia
+Katie O Connor It would have been so different.
Yoko an artist!?! that’s very funny .she was an authentic no-talent.
Of course Mimi you'd never heard of Yoko. She has no music talent at all. But she can fool a rock star into leaving his wife
John suffered in life like many of us that never got the love we deserved. But don’t be like John accept The Cross and the Resurrection and have eternal and love and joy and peace from God. Not one Beatle ever spoke of Christ. I don’t think one of them was saved. A bunch of Nowhere Men and no longer hero’s of mine.
Dale and i cindy cynthia not born in arizona and our family members are not either. We know god jesus christ and holy spirit only keep save and use our souls and spirits only with us for enternity..only amen..and we love you virigin mary too. Amen and gabre angle too only for enternity too. And only god of heaven and earth and jesus christ and holy spirit keep save and use our souls and spirits with us for entirity. Amen
Whatever
Good i have a family member named john too but we are only born white in race but like our god knows we notbborn in arizona...only god and jesus christ and holy spirit only keep snd save and use our souls and spirits only with us for enterinity..amen bye bye tucson.
It was 17 pounds hahaha.
So she didn't buy it for him ???
I'm really glad she didn't bring me up.
She seems like a dreams squasher.
If she had her way John would have been an accountant.
Do be quiet