John so far all British pop stars have
not made a tremendous impact on the
states how do you think you’re gonna
fair well I can’t really say can i I
mean is it up to me no I mean I just
hope we go alright musician philosopher
and peace activists welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
look at the life and career of John
Lennon
what did you want to do before you
became a Beatle I’m nothing really I
just wanted to be rich for in October 9
to 1940 John Lennon grew up in Liverpool
England after telling his family he
would one day be a famous musician his
mother bought him his first guitar in
1957 it didn’t take long for Lennon to
start his first band at the quarry man’s
second concert Lennon met a
fifteen-year-old Paul McCartney and he
quickly joined the band this initiated
one of the most successful songwriting
partnerships of all time which endeared
for more than a decade once the lineup
of the quarry man was solidified in
August 1960 the Beatles were born Lennon
was considered by all to be the leader
of the group due to his age and quick
wit the people in the cheapest seat clap
your hands on the rest of you if you
just rocketed jewlery Lennon married
fellow art student Cynthia Powell in
August 1962 amid extensive touring with
The Beatles did your wife enjoy Tova
yeah he loved it don’t tell him he’s
married just two months later the band’s
first single love me do was released to
moderate success
you
their debut album please please me was
recorded in February 1963 and marked the
start of the Beatles mainstream success
due to this triumph Lennon was on tour
when his first son Julian was born in
April 63 I don’t remember seeing him as
a child it was the height of the Beatle
thing so I was working all the time I
never considered what it was doing to
him I didn’t even count it the Beatles
made their legendary American TV debut
on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964
which carried Beatle mania to the US and
made them international superstars the
following two years saw the band tour
write and produce films by 1966 Lennon
had grown disenchanted and considered
leaving the Beatles
it was also around this time he made the
infamous we’re more popular than Jesus
remark that caused backlash against him
and a band we meant more to kids than
Jesus did or religion at that time I was
knocking it or putting it down I was
just saying it for the fact and it sort
of it is true special more for England
than here after being accidentally
introduced to LSD
Lennon spent much of the year under its
effects and this drastically affected
his songwriting the seminal 1967 Beatles
album sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts
Club Band is a result of this where
Lennon’s dreamlike lyrics contrasts
sharply with his earlier work later that
year the band was devastated by the
death of their manager Brian Epstein
during this period Lennon continued his
experimentation with drugs and began an
affair with artists Yoko Ono that
eventually led to their marriage in
March of 1969 the pair recorded three
experimental albums together and formed
the Plastic Ono Band in 1969
during that year Lennon and Ono held to
bed ins for peace and he released
several songs including the anti-war
anthem give peace a chance
by September of 1969 Lenin had quietly
decided to leave the Beatles Lenin’s
solo debut John Lennon plastic ono band
was released in 1970 and his follow-up
imagine came out a year later imagines
title track became another popular
protest song against war and the
subsequent release of happy christmas
wars over with ono revealed more of
Lennon’s political activism the period
between 1972 and 75 saw Lenin released
four albums including mind games and
walls and bridges whatever gets you
through the night he separated from Yoko
Ono in 1973 and engaged in what he
called his Lost Weekend an 18-month
period when he rekindled relationships
with family and friends and had an
affair with his personal assistant the
next year he made what would ultimately
be his final stage appearance on the TV
special a salute to Lew grade after
reuniting with Ono the couple welcomed
their first son Sean in October 1975 a
five-year hiatus from music followed
during which he focused primarily on
family I never really registered that he
was a Beatle until I saw a movie called
yellow submarine I would ask about it
and he would say yeah there’s the
Beatles I was a Beatle but that’s over
now I’m that’s over now and I’m spending
time with you or something
October 1980 saw Lennon returned to
music with the ultra successful Double
Fantasy album
the world was shocked when Lenin was
assassinated outside his New York
apartment building on December 8 1980
his death elicited a global torrent of
grief however his musical legacy lives
on and continues to inspire each new
generation of musicians I’d like to live
to ripe old age with Yoko only and I’m
not afraid of dying I don’t know how I
feel at the moment with it I’m prepared
for death because I don’t believe in it
I think it’s just getting out of one car
and getting into another
not made a tremendous impact on the
states how do you think you’re gonna
fair well I can’t really say can i I
mean is it up to me no I mean I just
hope we go alright musician philosopher
and peace activists welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re taking a
look at the life and career of John
Lennon
what did you want to do before you
became a Beatle I’m nothing really I
just wanted to be rich for in October 9
to 1940 John Lennon grew up in Liverpool
England after telling his family he
would one day be a famous musician his
mother bought him his first guitar in
1957 it didn’t take long for Lennon to
start his first band at the quarry man’s
second concert Lennon met a
fifteen-year-old Paul McCartney and he
quickly joined the band this initiated
one of the most successful songwriting
partnerships of all time which endeared
for more than a decade once the lineup
of the quarry man was solidified in
August 1960 the Beatles were born Lennon
was considered by all to be the leader
of the group due to his age and quick
wit the people in the cheapest seat clap
your hands on the rest of you if you
just rocketed jewlery Lennon married
fellow art student Cynthia Powell in
August 1962 amid extensive touring with
The Beatles did your wife enjoy Tova
yeah he loved it don’t tell him he’s
married just two months later the band’s
first single love me do was released to
moderate success
you
their debut album please please me was
recorded in February 1963 and marked the
start of the Beatles mainstream success
due to this triumph Lennon was on tour
when his first son Julian was born in
April 63 I don’t remember seeing him as
a child it was the height of the Beatle
thing so I was working all the time I
never considered what it was doing to
him I didn’t even count it the Beatles
made their legendary American TV debut
on The Ed Sullivan Show in February 1964
which carried Beatle mania to the US and
made them international superstars the
following two years saw the band tour
write and produce films by 1966 Lennon
had grown disenchanted and considered
leaving the Beatles
it was also around this time he made the
infamous we’re more popular than Jesus
remark that caused backlash against him
and a band we meant more to kids than
Jesus did or religion at that time I was
knocking it or putting it down I was
just saying it for the fact and it sort
of it is true special more for England
than here after being accidentally
introduced to LSD
Lennon spent much of the year under its
effects and this drastically affected
his songwriting the seminal 1967 Beatles
album sergeant pepper’s Lonely Hearts
Club Band is a result of this where
Lennon’s dreamlike lyrics contrasts
sharply with his earlier work later that
year the band was devastated by the
death of their manager Brian Epstein
during this period Lennon continued his
experimentation with drugs and began an
affair with artists Yoko Ono that
eventually led to their marriage in
March of 1969 the pair recorded three
experimental albums together and formed
the Plastic Ono Band in 1969
during that year Lennon and Ono held to
bed ins for peace and he released
several songs including the anti-war
anthem give peace a chance
by September of 1969 Lenin had quietly
decided to leave the Beatles Lenin’s
solo debut John Lennon plastic ono band
was released in 1970 and his follow-up
imagine came out a year later imagines
title track became another popular
protest song against war and the
subsequent release of happy christmas
wars over with ono revealed more of
Lennon’s political activism the period
between 1972 and 75 saw Lenin released
four albums including mind games and
walls and bridges whatever gets you
through the night he separated from Yoko
Ono in 1973 and engaged in what he
called his Lost Weekend an 18-month
period when he rekindled relationships
with family and friends and had an
affair with his personal assistant the
next year he made what would ultimately
be his final stage appearance on the TV
special a salute to Lew grade after
reuniting with Ono the couple welcomed
their first son Sean in October 1975 a
five-year hiatus from music followed
during which he focused primarily on
family I never really registered that he
was a Beatle until I saw a movie called
yellow submarine I would ask about it
and he would say yeah there’s the
Beatles I was a Beatle but that’s over
now I’m that’s over now and I’m spending
time with you or something
October 1980 saw Lennon returned to
music with the ultra successful Double
Fantasy album
the world was shocked when Lenin was
assassinated outside his New York
apartment building on December 8 1980
his death elicited a global torrent of
grief however his musical legacy lives
on and continues to inspire each new
generation of musicians I’d like to live
to ripe old age with Yoko only and I’m
not afraid of dying I don’t know how I
feel at the moment with it I’m prepared
for death because I don’t believe in it
I think it’s just getting out of one car
and getting into another
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