Chapter 3, 1967-1970 Summary and Analysis

Chapter three shows how Richard and Jon relocate the Student in London to his parent's basement where they live for the summer of 1967. The Student reaches a turning point when Vanessa Redgrave agrees to do an interview that pulls other contributors like David Hockney, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Peter Blake. Mick Jagger and John Lennon agree to an interview. Marianne Faithfull shows Richard into the living room to meet Mick Jagger and Jon joins him to interview John Lennon. The Beatle's manager promises an original recording from John and Yoko. Richard designs a special showcase issue that almost breaks the magazine. The unusable recording is the heartbeat and then silence of their dead baby. The Beatles' manager signs off the misunderstanding with "All you need is love. . . ."

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