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On 2024-12-09 12:54:59 +0000, Norbert said:

> Anyone see it?  I sat through about 20 minutes of it.  Mintz and Gruen
> are not worth my time.
> 
> DF producer Jack Douglas made a few appearances.  He recalled asking JL
> what the secret to great songwriting was, and Lennon answered:  "You
> tell the truth and you make it rhyme."
> 
> Douglas also recalled that guitarist Earl Slick so wanted to work on
> Double Fantasy that he pretended he could read sheet music when he
> couldn't, which ended up giving the others some amusement.

Thanks for the tip, I'll see if I can catch it on my cable provider's 
"Rewind TV" feature.

As for reading sheet music, legend has it none of the Beatles could either.