Paul McCartney reveals how he and John Lennon wrote songs for The Beatles
As part of the upcoming ‘John Lennon at 80’ radio show, celebrating the life of The Beatles legend John Lennon, Sean, his son with wife Yoko Ono, has been speaking […]
John Lennon’s most honest Beatles song is a Freudian nightmare
By the time of The White Album, it was clear that John Lennon was in need of rejuvenation. The singer and songwriter had achieved everything he had set out to […]
The Beatles song John Lennon wrote to confuse their fans
John Lennon was a bit of terror during his time with The Beatles. The group had been so desperate for fame and fortune that when it arrived, they took it […]
The Paul McCartney song that challenged John Lennon as the leader of The Beatles
While the John Lennon and Paul McCartney songwriting partnership remains one of the greatest of all time, The Beatles duo very rarely composed songs together in their entirety. It meant […]
The John Lennon album that annoyed Ringo Starr: “We have to answer for it”
Throughout the 1960s, it felt like The Beatles existed in their own little bubble. The rest of the world may have been trying to keep up with them, but every […]
How John Lennon Broke Out of the Music Industry’s Toxic Cycle, According to Himself
Escaping the behemoth shadow of the Beatles seemed nearly impossible for its former members following their 1970 breakup, but John Lennon credits one facet of his life, in particular, for […]
Paul McCartney Still Gets Emotional About His Song to John Lennon, ‘Dear Friend’
Paul McCartney and John Lennon had one of the world’s greatest songwriting partnerships. However, their relationship outside of working together wasn’t always as perfect When they met, something clicked. Paul […]
Paul McCartney Shared Why He Thought John Lennon Liked the Controversial Allen Klein
Paul McCartney strongly opposed Allen Klein as The Beatles’ manager, but John Lennon pushed hard to get him appointed. He was the first of the band to want to hire […]
‘Do Unto Others’: The songs that John Lennon stole
Even the most ardent anti-Beatles fan could not decry the songwriting talents of John Lennon. One of – if not the – defining voice of the 20th century, Lennon’s compositions […]
Why John Lennon was snubbed in George Harrison’s autobiography
The relationship between The Beatles post-breakup was notoriously varied and wayward. John Lennon, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney all kept in close contact with Ringo Starr and assisted him on […]