"The journey was terrible, but the trip was all right."
— John Lennon, responding to an interviewer who asked how he had enjoyed his trip to see the Maharishi. I heard it today on "Beatles Brunch" as I was driving to Mass. Of course, the interview clip was connected to their just having played "Sexy Sadie."
I don’t know what it means, either. Trite drug reference? A statement that the whole meditation scene was OK? Meaningless wordplay of the kind that Lennon reveled in? Dunno. I just liked the sound of it.
Maybe that’s why I bought all those records.
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“Sexy Sadie” was about the Maharishi himself.
He was having sex with Prudence,Mia Farrow’s sister.Listen to the lyrics.”You made a fool of everyone”.John was disillusioned with the “holy” man and slyly got payback by writing the song about him.
So,the journey(promised by the guru)was a sham,but he enjoyed his trip and wrote some great songs in India,”Dear Prudence” being one of many.