Imagine: John Lennon

Thursday, June 16, 2011

War Is Over

The song "War Is Over" is a song written by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1971 as a protest against the Vietnam War.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Working Class Hero - John Lennon

Other U.S. radio stations, like Boston's WBCN, banned the song for its use of the word "fucking".

Lennon Legend

"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal." - John Lennon

Imagine Lennon

Lennon co-wrote the song Fame with David Bowie, providing guitars and backing vocals and on the same month Elton John cover of Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds became no. 1.

Technically speaking it was really Lennon who first broke up with the band. John said that he was leaving the Beatles but don't let the press know. Paul then called up a press conference saying that he was leaving the Beatles which infuriated John.

Lennon Imagine Logo

The song Imagine central theme was inspired by Cloud Piece, a three-line instructional poem that appeared in Yoko Ono's 1964 book Grapefruit.

Lennon multi colors

John's first guitar was a Gallotone Champion acoustic that her mom Julia bought him in 1956.

Instant Karma - John lennon

The song Instant Karma was one of the fastest song to be written, recorded and released. John recorded the song on the same day he wrote it and after 10 days it was released. John was quoted saying that he wrote during breakfast, recorded it during lunch and released it during dinner.

John and Yoko

When John fall in love with Yoko after a few months of meeting each other, they became inseparable. Even during the studio recordings Yoko would be beside John recording which created tension with other Beatles especially Paul.

John

When john was still very young and showing interest in music his Aunt Mimi once told him that there's nothing that he will become with those guitars, well her Aunt Mimi is definitely incorrect.

One Eyed Lennon

Lennon first experience with marijuana was on August 28, 1964 when the Beatles first met Bob Dylan.

Lennon wall calendar

John is the most outspoken Beatle of all, he was never afraid of saying what in his head that sometimes got him into trouble, notably when he was misquoted of saying that the Beatles we're more popular thatn Jesus Christ. What he really meant was that the young people of Britain was more into the Beatles than going into the church and that they should promote the church more.

John the "genius one"

"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. " - John Lennon

John Lennon - Stand By Me

"If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliche that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that's his problem. Love and peace are eternal."- John Lennon

John in his sunglasses

I believe in God, but not as one thing, not as an old man in the sky. I believe that what people call God is something in all of us. I believe that what Jesus and Mohammed and Buddha and all the rest said was right. It's just that the translations have gone wrong. -
John Lennon

Lennon Let It Be time

"Everybody's talking about Bagism..." - John Lennon

Lennon

Sean Ono Taro Lennon was born on October 9, 1975, John's birthday.

Lennon in colors

In 1969, John and Yoko had a 'Bed-In' for peace the protest lasted seven days and was held at the Amsterdam Hilton.

Thursday, April 7, 2011

Lennon 1967

In his personal life, Lennon did not find much fulfillment with his first wife Cynthia, even though the two bore a son together named Julian. Lennon didn’t have much of a relationship with his son, saying that he was born out of a whisky bottle. The two became closer as they aged, but it was with Lennon’s second son Sean that he devoted his time and energy towards. Both Sean and Julian have musical careers and have had success on their own merit.