Mintz didn’t think this was entirely Lennon’s fault. “John was functionally a child when it came to taking care of himself,” Mintz wrote in his book We All Shine On: John, Yoko ...

“John Lennon is coming ... the Liverpudlian said, his face betraying no surprise as he stood with his feet aligned and his hand outstretched for a handshake. Lennon was wearing his signature ...