Elliot Mintz is a professional media consultant who has worked with the likes of John Lennon, Yoko Ono, Bob Dylan, Paris Hilton, Diana Ross, and many more. Prior to being a consultant, Mintz worked as a radio DJ and television host and served as the entertainment correspondent for Eyewitness News on KABC.
It’s hard to define the relationship Elliot had with our family. But I ultimately think the best word to describe him is: friend. Perhaps our closest friend. The reason I wanted Elliot to write a book, first and foremost, is because he is a good storyteller. The fact that he was there in the lives of John and Yoko (and mine), is really just icing on the cake. I like hearing him talk, and I’m sure you will, too. -- Sean Ono Lennon A vivid account of the decade he [Mintz] spent as John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s confidante, fixer, and friend… It’s a captivating and intimate window into the complicated lives of one of rock’s most legendary couples. * Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) * A charmingly modest tale of a long brush with stardom, with all its pleasures and frustrations. * Kirkus Reviews * Credible, candid, detailed and well-written * Mojo * A fascinating ringside seat into the psychodrama of the most compelling celebrity couple of the 1970s * Observer * A new layer of Lennon understanding * i *