The Beatles Lyric that Had John Lennon Snapping Back at a Critic
They were the biggest band in the world, but they certainly weren’t above criticism. In fact, you could argue that The Beatles invited more scrutiny than their rock band peers. […]
Cynthia Lennon Said Yoko Ono’s ‘Insensitivity’ After John Lennon’s Death Took Her ‘Breath Away’
Immediately after John Lennon’s death, Cynthia Lennon reluctantly let her son, Julian, visit Yoko Ono in New York. Julian was still a teenager, and Cynthia didn’t want him to travel […]
Paul McCartney Was Very ‘Hurt’ by the Way John Lennon Screened His Calls
Paul McCartney and John Lennon worked together closely for years. When The Beatles broke up, though, their friendship deteriorated. Lennon and McCartney fought often over business affairs and they could […]
‘Power to the People’: John Lennon’s problematically simple politics
Outside of his musical exploits, John Lennon dedicated much of his existence to political activism and awareness. Particularly during the period after the break-up of The Beatles, Lennon, along with […]
Paul McCartney Was 1 of Only 3 People John Lennon Trusted, Said Cynthia Lennon
Paul McCartney and John Lennon’s relationship did not end on ideal terms. While they had moved past the vitriol of the late 1960s and early 1970s, they never quite reached […]
The Beatles song John Lennon wrote after becoming “possessed”
Songwriting is a true art form and remains one of the few creative industries safeguarded against artificial intelligence. No amount of technology can rival the ethereal creativity of the human […]
The Beatles song inspired by Yoko Ono’s piano-playing
The relationship between The Beatles and Yoko Ono is one of the most fabled in music history. Ever since the Fab Four disbanded in 1970, rumours have swirled surrounding John […]
What was it like being in the studio with John Lennon?
In his lauded career, John Lennon recorded around 400 songs. Those tracks defined a generation of music, with more than a few of them transcending any trends of the time […]
The Beatles song Paul McCartney called anti-John Lennon: “He was clever enough”
For the first half of The Beatles’ career, there was no doubt that John Lennon was the true leader of the group. Paul McCartney was certainly his partner in crime […]
“It hurt me”: the singer John Lennon compared Paul McCartney to
Paul McCartney is a truly peerless songwriter. As one of the driving creative forces behind The Beatles, and later as the frontman of Wings, he penned some of the most […]