Elliot Mintz is a former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer. He met John Lennon and Yoko Ono in the early ‘70s after interviewing Ono about her album, «Fly.»
John Lennon and Yoko Ono visited «one of the best palm readers in Greece», where they received a grim warning – that the Beatle would be killed on an island.
The claim was made by their close friend Elliot Mintz. The former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer, who met the couple in the early ‘70s, has written a new memoir, «We All Shine On: John, Yoko, & Me», with the blessing of their son, Sean Lennon.
«The palm reader was very emphatic about the fact that John would be killed on an island», Mintz told Fox News Digital. «When I think of islands, I think of the obvious places surrounded by water, and I was raised in New York. I just never thought of it as an island.»
«But Yoko had relationships with psychics, tarot readers, astrologers, and others in what I called the ‘paranormal world,’» he shared. «She consulted with these people for years on an almost daily basis… There were very few decisions Yoko made without first getting clearance or guidance from these people.»
Despite the reader’s concerning message, the couple didn’t seem fazed. In his book, Mintz noted how Lennon felt he didn’t need bodyguards because «I’m just a rock ‘n’ roll singer.»
«All [my] life, I’ve had guys around me who were supposed to be protecting me», said Lennon, as quoted in Mintz’s book. «When [the Beatles] toured, there were hundreds of police around us. But if they want to get to you, they’re gonna get you. They could get you in Disneyland. Look at all the people that Kennedy had around him. I don’t need bodyguards. I don’t want them… Even the thought of it makes me cringe.»
«I’ve never been afraid of death – to me, it’s like getting out of one car and into another», Lennon added.
Ono agreed.
«Nothing can be prevented if it’s destined to happen», she said, as quoted in Mintz’s book. «Should we avoid all islands? Should we never go anywhere? If it’s going to happen, it’s going to happen.»
Mintz told Fox News Digital that after his conversation with the couple, Lennon pointed to his string of Tibetan bells hanging on the doorknob of his apartment. He looked at Mintz and said, «This is the only protection we really need.»
But there was one thing Lennon was certain about, Mintz claimed.
