Now he's "reclusive and eccentric" -- and those are the least of his problems. Unfortunately, today's stories do not include my personal favorite of the Spector and guns legends, which dates from the time he was working with John and Yoko. According to the story, Lennon was in a sound-proof booth, hooked up to headphones, when Spector for some reason fired one of his guns in the air. Lennon reportedly threw off the headphones and screamed: "Phil, if you want to kill me, kill me, but don't mess wid me fookin ears -- I need `im!"