“I still love him”: the rock pioneer John Lennon called one of the greatest
Every major rock star starts off as a student of the genre first. Regardless of how many great albums they will one day make themselves, that only comes from a […]
John Lennon’s favourite album by The Beatles: “I always preferred it”
One conversation involving John Lennon has become as iconic as the glasses he wore, the tragedy that befell him, or the countless hit songs he wrote with his fellow Liverpudlians, […]
The best and worst of John Lennon’s back catalogue, according to Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney and John Lennon learned to make music together. After they met as teenagers, the pair spent their youth in McCartney’s kitchen, listening to the blues and early rock […]
‘I’m Only Sleeping’: John Lennon and The Beatles’ most fierce protest song
One of the many beauties of The Beatles is that they became the biggest band in the history of man simply by studying the humble folks around them. From ‘Penny […]
“I haven’t done one like that”: the song John Lennon always wanted to match
John Lennon always had a competitive streak when making his tunes. Although he may have had his own standards to live up to, it was hard to really slip up […]
The Beatles album George Harrison said was “John doing Dylan”
There’s a reason many people regard the 1960s as the best decade for music—with figures like Bob Dylan and bands like The Beatles reigning supreme, it’s difficult to find another […]
A Complete Circle: John Lennon and the song that connected his first and last album
Although John Lennon first came to prominence as the brazen young frontman of The Beatles, just like his bandmates, he would metamorphose as a person as his story went on, […]
The one song John Lennon always struggled with: “I couldn’t get the hang of it”
Any artist is going to have a bit of a love-hate relationship with their voice at some point. Regardless of how many times people talk someone up as being the […]
Who is “Mother Superior” in The Beatles song ‘Happiness Is a Warm Gun’?
Out of all the brilliant experiments and affectionate homages on The Beatles, the LP generally known as The White Album, John Lennon’s seven-part doo-wop metal opera ‘Happiness Is a Warm […]
Every song by The Beatles featuring John Lennon on bass guitar
Out of the three Beatles guitarists, John Lennon was by far the most reluctant to try his hand at the bass version of the instrument. While he could certainly hold […]