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The Cowsills Tell On John
March 1969
Outasite! Magazine



WE ALWAYS HAD A FEELING THAT 12-YEAR-OLD JOHN WAS THE MOST MISCHIEVIOUS COWSILL OF THEM ALL — AND WHEN WE GOT THE REST OF THE KIDS TALKING ABOUT HIM WE FOUND OUT WE WERE RIGHT! SO, STRAIGHT FROM THE OUTASITE! TAPERECORDER, HERE'S THE REAL TRUTH ABOUT JOHN!



SUSIE: Well, y'see, John is the brother who's closest to me in age, so we get mad at each other a lot! Sometimes I start the fights, and sometimes he starts the fights. Like he'll say something and hit me, and I'll hit him back, and then we'll get into a real big fight!! (But that's kinda fun, cos he's really nice — all my brothers are very nice!)

BARRY: I like to hit him occasionally, you know — a little rap in the arm every once in a while. John is a wiseguy — like he'll tell me to shut up or something, so I hit him! It's a brother thing — we

always get into fights, just because he's as tall as me. What bugs me most about John is he's as tall as me and he's a year younger!

BOB: John is a real troublemaker! He's a typical 12-year-old — you know, a wiseguy! He thinks cos he has freckles and the rest of us don't he's cool! John is a wanderer — like he wanders away from his schoolwork, his drums. . .

BILL: John ... is ... a brat! A very talented brat! (Nah, John is great!)





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