ONO
Pop songs are a very strong form of communication. ... Pop music is the people's form, you see. Intellectuals trying to communicate with the people usually fail. It's like trying to communicate in archaic German or French in Japan. If you go to Japan, talk Japanese. Forget all the intellectual garbage, all the ritual of that, and get down to the real feeling — simple, good human feeling — and express it in a sort of simple language that reaches people. No bullshit. If I want to communicate with people, I should use their language. Pop songs are that language. They're a very strong form of communication. Another thing is that we are trying to be more and more aware of the healing power of sound. It's true that certain sounds will heal illness, heal all sorts of negative forces in the world. A pop song may be very short, but it is very powerful.
LENNON
So is a heartbeat.
Pop songs are a very strong form of communication. ... Pop music is the people's form, you see. Intellectuals trying to communicate with the people usually fail. It's like trying to communicate in archaic German or French in Japan. If you go to Japan, talk Japanese. Forget all the intellectual garbage, all the ritual of that, and get down to the real feeling — simple, good human feeling — and express it in a sort of simple language that reaches people. No bullshit. If I want to communicate with people, I should use their language. Pop songs are that language. They're a very strong form of communication. Another thing is that we are trying to be more and more aware of the healing power of sound. It's true that certain sounds will heal illness, heal all sorts of negative forces in the world. A pop song may be very short, but it is very powerful.
LENNON
So is a heartbeat.
— September 1980, Playboy Interview
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