Bill Kemp 

'John Lennon. “I’ve sold my soul to the DEVIL.” Source: Coleman Ray, Lennon. Page 256.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Coleman

'As Coleman said, it was not a serious statement but a “chance remark.” Lennon was simply expressing regret at not being able to deal psychologically with his sudden fame as a Beatle. After all, Coleman writes “…fame of this kind was never what Lennon expected.” If Lennon had actually made a literal pact with the devil, his sudden fame would not have been unexpected at all.'

https://www.quora.com/Did-John-Lennon-really-say-I-sold-my-soul-to-the-devil

'John Lennon's Born-Again Phase

"Can He love me?" the former Beatle asked Oral Roberts. "I want out of hell."'

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/januaryweb-only/001-22.0.html

'how the beatles gave the world 'the sign of the horns' - far out magazine:

https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/beatles-john-lennon-heavy-metal-horns/

 'John Lennon. “I’ve sold my soul to the DEVIL.” Source: Coleman Ray, Lennon. Page 256.'

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Coleman

'As Coleman said, it was not a serious statement but a “chance remark.” Lennon was simply expressing regret at not being able to deal psychologically with his sudden fame as a Beatle. After all, Coleman writes “…fame of this kind was never what Lennon expected.” If Lennon had actually made a literal pact with the devil, his sudden fame would not have been unexpected at all.'

https://www.quora.com/Did-John-Lennon-really-say-I-sold-my-soul-to-the-devil

'John Lennon's Born-Again Phase

"Can He love me?" the former Beatle asked Oral Roberts. "I want out of hell."'

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/januaryweb-only/001-22.0.html