John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Little Richard, The Doors, Chuck Berry, and other legends unite for the 1969 Toronto Rock and Rol | dG1fTGpfb3U0TkVkMG8
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00:00I wanted the Beatles thing to end.
00:03I felt as though I couldn't breathe if it went on any longer.
00:09We got this phone call that there was a rock and roll revival show
00:12and that Chuck was going to be there and Jay Lee was going to be there
00:15and all the great rockers were still living.
00:18The doors were top of the bill.
00:20A lot of historic things happened that night.
00:22The ninth wonder of the world, Alice Cooper!
00:26A lot of tension going on.
00:27The excitement was amazing.
00:29This was far too much ahead of its time.
00:39The music was important.
00:41You could see they were digging it.
00:43You watch the old guys.
00:44When they hit that stage, they brought it.
00:46Like it's the last show you're ever going to do.
00:48The guys that originated everything, the heroes.
00:51The week before the show, tickets were not selling.
00:53All of a sudden, the show's going to be canceled.
00:55Is John Brower calling?
00:57Now we would like to invite Johnny Yoko to be the emcees.
01:00Sounds about good, this Canadian thing.
01:02If John Lennon doesn't show up, I am ruined.
01:05Pulled up with our bikes up in front of the airport.
01:07Big long line of bikes.
01:08We've escorted John Lennon in.
01:10People were going crazy.
01:12I had not experienced something like that before.
01:15The combination of people on the stage is without question historic.
01:28It was almost a non-event until all of a sudden, it was the biggest thing in the world.
01:36If anything's desired today, we'll never have it desired.