Danny Says

After dropping out of Harvard Law School (where at 19, he was the youngest person in his entering class) Fields saw his New York loft on West 20th Street become a crash pad for the Harvard Square contingent of the Factory crowd (Edie Sedgwick stayed there on her way to "Girl of the Year"). After brushes at bizarre entities such as Liquor Store and Outdoor Advertiser Magazines, Danny found himself in the teen-fan world of DATEbook Magazine. In 1966, as Managing Editor, Fields was responsible for shining a spotlight on John Lennon’s cataclysmic “more popular than Jesus” quote, which sent a shock-wave through the American Bible Belt, where bonfires and death threats contributed to the Beatles decision to stop performing live at the height of their career. At DATEbook, Fields befriended the talented, young photographer, Linda Eastman, who became one of Danny’s closest friends (before she became Mrs. Paul McCartney)—Danny and Linda frequently worked as a photographer/reporter team.