Director Steven Soderbergh Talks to Rolling Stone About His New Doc: 'John Lennon: The Last Interview'

Rolling Stone has posted a new interview with Steven Soderbergh about his new documentary, "John Lennon: The Last Interview."

Here's a snippet:

A lot of what Lennon said was timeless: “All you need is love, give peace a chance.” The music endures, naturally. But you do wonder what the concept of someone like John Lennon means in 2026 to someone under the age of 30.

My experience of right now is a real concern on the part of young people regarding authenticity. This guy walked the walk, so I would think for people being exposed to him for the first time, there would be a real sense of, “That guy is not fucking around.” He’s not afraid to say what he thinks. More importantly, John was outspoken from a place of love, not of hate or divisiveness. Both he and Yoko were speaking out in a way that’s constructive and not destructive. That’s the other thing that really comes across in the interview, how much the both of them were driven by feelings of love initially for their art, and then for each other. There’s a palpable sense that man, if they hadn’t met, I don’t know what would have happened to either of them. They needed to find each other.

John gets a rap as being cynical. He’s not cynical. He’s just a realist. The sincerity of it, and the way he just sort of radiates a kind of integrity — I’m not a musician, but that’s something that I certainly wanted to emulate, you know.

Read the full Soderbergh interview here.