<p>I became an interviewer to meet my music heroes. I'd loved PJ's music since I was a child and finally got to interview the man in 1987. He turned out to be a far stranger man than I expected. But here are his sometimes hilarious memories of hanging out with John and Cynthia Lennon before John shifted focus from getting drunk to getting high. </p>

I became an interviewer to meet my music heroes. I'd loved PJ's music since I was a child and finally got to interview the man in 1987. He turned out to be a far stranger man than I expected. But here are his sometimes hilarious memories of hanging out with John and Cynthia Lennon before John shifted focus from getting drunk to getting high.

<p>I became an interviewer to meet my music heroes. I'd loved PJ's music since I was a child and finally got to interview the man in 1987. He turned out to be a far stranger man than I expected. But here are his sometimes hilarious memories of hanging out with John and Cynthia Lennon before John shifted focus from getting drunk to getting high.&nbsp;</p>

Hanging out and getting drunk at home with John Lennon circa 1964. PJ Proby Remembers

Joe Jackson is a journalist, interviewer, author and IMRO-Award nominated radio presenter/producer. He has interviewed roughly 1,400 people in the world of the arts, politics, and entertainment for all major media outlets in Ireland, including RTE Radio 1, The Sunday Independent, The Irish Times, and Hot Press. His articles have been published globally in magazines such as Vox, Rolling Stone, and Snoozer. His radio shows include The Years Go Pop, 26 one-hour documentaries a 26 on the history of popular culture, People Get Ready, 52 one-hour documentaries on the greatest music acts of the 20th century, and Under The Influence, which was nominated for a 'Best Music series' award. In 2018, his documentary about Elvis Presley, Conversations about the King, was nominated for an IMRO Award in the 'Best Music Documentary' category.

Share Hanging out and getting drunk at home with John Lennon circa 1964. PJ Proby Remembers

Sign up to save your podcasts

Hanging out and getting drunk at home with John Lennon circa 1964. PJ Proby Remembers

Hanging out and getting drunk at home with John Lennon circa 1964. PJ Proby Remembers

More shows like The Joe Jackson Interviews

Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan

Rolling Stone Music Now

Up First from NPR

Crime Analyst

Alan Carr's 'Life's a Beach'

The Indo Daily

The Rest Is Politics

Indo Sport