 "The Primal Scream" was a popular success.It reportedly sold more than one million copies internationally, and was read by tens of thousands of people in the United States.Albert Goldman reported in "The Lives of John Lennon" (1988) that Janov sent pre-publication copies of "The Primal Scream" to celebrities such as John Lennon and Mick Jagger, and that Lennon subsequently underwent primal therapy with Janov.