Peter Yarrow, the lead vocalist of the iconic folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at 86. He was known for his hit song Puff the Magic Dragon, which he denied was about drugs.
Peter Yarrow , who was part of the legendary 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, best known for the iconic song Puff the Magic Dragon, has died at 86. The controversial musician passed away after battling bladder cancer for four years, his publicist confirmed. He was the lead vocalist of the hit track Puff the Magic Dragon, released in 1960, as he denied that the song was about drugs for years, which is what many believed.
Yarrow staunchly denied that it was about drug taking and maintained that the actual meaning of the song is about the hardships of growing up. The musician has previously said that the song 'never had any meaning other than the obvious one' and is about the 'loss of innocence in children.' Yarrow had also been embroiled in controversy as he was sentenced to three months in jail over a 1969 incident in which the 14-year-old and her 17-year-old sister went to his hotel seeking an autograph, and he answered the door naked. Peter Yarrow, who was part of the legendary 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul, and Mary, best known for iconic song Puff the Magic Dragon, is dead at 86; the trio is pictured in 1968. Peter Yarrow is seen performing in New York in July 2014. Barbara Winter, who was 14 years old at the time, said that Yarrow had made her masturbate him until he ejaculated, and he ultimately served three months of a one to three-year prison sentence. He had apologized for the incident as he explained: 'It was an era of real indiscretion and mistakes by categorically male performers. I was one of them. I got nailed. I was wrong. I'm sorry for it.' Former president Jimmy Carter pardoned Yarrow in 1981, the day before his presidency ended
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