Their closet was organized according to waist size, says Elliot Mintz, whose new book 'We All Shine On', out Oct. 22, shares intimate stories from his close friendship with John Lennon and Yoko Oko.

Courtesy of Elliot Mintz. It was a decision Mintz, who remains very close to Ono, 91, and her son, Sean Lennon, 49, made carefully. “We all know where it’s going to end,” he says.

The John and Yoko Whisperer: Legendary PR Man Elliot Mintz Tells All. The former music publicist, friend of Lennon and indefatigable celebrity confidant — and now, with ‘We All Shine On ...

The author Elliot Mintz (from left) with John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a Shinto temple in Kyoto. Mintz’s new book tells of his long and close relationship with the former Beatle and his wife.

Elliot Mintz, a former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer, has written a new memoir, "We All Shine On: John, Yoko, & Me," with the blessing of the couple's son, Sean Lennon.

Elliot Mintz, the author of ‘We All Shine On: John, Yoko & Me,’ takes part in a discussion with ‘The McCartney Legacy: Volume 2’ author Allan Kozinn.

Elliot Mintz has written a new memoir, ‘We All Shine On: John, Yoko, and Me’ ...

But Elliot Mintz’s We All Shine On: John, Yoko and Me (304 pp., $32, Dutton) has the interests of Beatle People especially piqued.

John Lennon was gunned down outside his New York City apartment building, The Dakota, on Dec. 8, 1980, at age 40. Elliot Mintz wrote a memoir about their friendship.

Few people were closer to John Lennon and Yoko Ono than Elliot Mintz. The former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer first met the couple in the early seventies after interviewing Ono about her ...