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John Lennon

John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, England. When he was four years old, his parents separated and he ended up living with his Aunt Mimi. John's father was a merchant seaman and John did not see a lot of his father when he was small. As a child, John was a prankster and he enjoyed getting in trouble. As a boy and young adult, John enjoyed drawing grotesque figures and cripples. One of the reasons for his obsession with cripples and deformities was because of the Death of his Mother Julia. The John's school master  thought that John could go to an art school for college, since he did not get good  grades in school, but  had artistic talent. He made it to art school, and was not allow to play "Rock and Roll". At this college, he met a woman by the name of Cynthia Powell, who became his first wife. As a child, John lived a life of uninterrupted calm. He didn't recall feeling desperately sad or unusually happy. Unfortunately that calm was suddenly shattered when his mother died before his 18th birthday. John did not like to talk about the death of his mother, because it was to great a sorrow to be publicized. After the death of his mother, John went to live with his Aunt Mimi. John consider his Aunt Mimi the greatest person. They lived in a little house, with frilly curtains at the windows, and an old apple tree in the front garden. When John was away from home, he thought about Aunt Mimi and her frilly curtains and her apple tree, and he realized how fortunate he was. Because, though his mother was taken away from him, he was given something precious in return.

At sixteen, Elvis is what was happening. John created the group called the "Quarry Man". They performed at school. One day, Paul McCartney was introduced to him. At this point, John ask Paul if he could join the group, and he accepted the next day. Paul McCartney introduced George Harrison to John Lennon. The first recording they made was called "That will be the day" by Buddy Holly.
John came up with the name Beatles for the group. John had a vision when he was 12 years old - a man appeared on a Flaming pie and said unto them 'From this day on you are Beatles with an 'A'. The Beatles were discovered by Brian Epstein in the Cavern, where they were performing. After Brian discovered the Beatles he became their manager. The Beatles released their first single "Love me Do", with George Martin as their producer. This song went up the charts the second day it was released. "Love Me Do" got up to 17. The Beatles first number one chart was "Please Please Me" written by John Lennon. This song was inspired primarily by Roy Orbison but also fed by John's infatuation with the pun in Bing Crosby's famous "Please, lend your little ears to my please,"

John married Cynthia Powell in August 1962 and they had a son together who they called Julian.Cynthia described John as "Rough, ready and not her type at all, but had an irresistible character". Since the Beatles were becoming very popular at the time, Cynthia had to keep a very low profile. John Lennon divorced Cynthia and re-married with Yoko Ono who he met at the Indica Gallery in November 1966. In 1970, the Beatles broke up also, after Paul McCartney has announced that he is leaving the Beatles. After the Beatles broke up, John Lennon went his way and he tried to send out his message out clearer. He started doing this by releasing his first solo album Imagine. Imagine was a passion of  John. It crystallized his dream for the world and his idealism. And  it was something that John really wanted to say to the world. Imagine was the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed of all John Lennon's post-Beatles efforts. After the Beatles broke up, Paul wrote some songs with hidden message, which upset  John. In response to this John wrote, "How do you sleep ?" and released this also on the Imagine album.

In 1972, John Lennon gave a charity concert. The concert was held in Madison Square Garden, August 30, 1972, to help improve the living conditions of the mentally handicapped children. Starting with the Toronto Peace Festival in 1969, John with Yoko did a series of rock concerts as their statement of Peace and Love, and to spotlight various social issues effectively. All proceeds from the concerts were given to the needy. This concert in Madison Square garden turned out to be the last concert John did with the Plastic Ono Band. In 1972 the Vietnam War protest was at its height. The Feminist Movement was in a stage of awakening. The concert was filled with love of brotherhood and sisterhood. Everybody joined in on the stage at the end when they sang "Give Peace a chance". People could not contain themselves and marched down Fifth Avenue after the performance, singing "Give Peace a Chance". John Lennon performed with his new band : "Plastic Ono Band".

(Biography will continue SOON!)

John's Books!

In His Own Write
by John Lennon

~About The Awful~
I was bored on the 9th of Octover 1940 when, I believe, the Nasties were still booming us led by Madolf Heatlump (who only had one). Anyway they didn't get me. I attended to varicous schools in Liddypol. And still didn't pass -- much to my Aunties supplies. As a member of the most publified Beatles my (P, G, and R's) records might seem funnier to some of you than this book, but as far as I'm conceived this correction of short writty is the most wonderfoul larf I've every ready.
God help and breed you all.

John Lennon - Imagine
by John Lennon
This book covers John's entire life with rare quotes from him, family and friends.plus numerous famous and rare color/b&w pictures from numerous photographers.Many of the pictures are in large format and The book was made as a compliment to the 1988 warner brothers movie "imagine: john lennon". This book is a MUST HAVE FOR BEATLE FANS.

Lennon Remembers: The Full Rolling Stone Interviews from 1970
by John Lennon, Jann S. Wenner (Editor), Jann Wenner
For the first time ever in print: The full John Lennon Rolling Stone interviews from 1970. Includes substantial new material, never before published.
Here, available for the first time in full, are the extraordinary interviews with John Lennon conducted by Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner in 1970. With characteristic honesty and deadpan wit, Lennon discusses the break-up of the Beatles, his favorite tracks with the group and how they were made, fellow musicians including the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan, his attitude toward revolution and drugs, and the tenderness of his relationship with Yoko Ono. Published on the twentieth anniversary of his death, and containing substantial material never before seen in print, Lennon Remembers presents a compelling portrait of a complex musical genius at the height of his career. Sometimes anguished and angry, often tender and poignant, these interviews are indispensable to understanding who John Lennon was and why his legacy continues to resonate today.
New foreword by Yoko Ono, new introduction by Jann Wenner. Includes never-before-published facsimiles of handwritten lyrics by Lennon.

John's Music!

The "Rock 'N' Roll" CD

consisting entirely of cover versions of rock standards, was John Lennon's tribute to the rock 'n' roll of his youth. The project was almost scrapped because producer Phil Spector initially refused to turn over the session tapes to John. Eventually, the tapes were returned and the album was released Feb. 17, 1975 (US) and Feb. 21, 1975 (UK).

Acoustic By John Lennon
"Acoustic" is John Lennon stripped bare. It's just his voice and his guitar (more or less). John Lennon hated his voice and would often obscure it on studio recordings with distortion, multiple vocal tracks, and other techniques. Comprised of demo and live recordings, "Acoustic" attempts to capture the sound of John Lennon, "as nature intended." It was released Nov. 2, 2004 (US and UK).

FOR SERIOUS JOHN LENNON FANS!

John Lennon Anthology (Boxed Set)
I was amazed to find what may well be the greatest collection of unreleased outtakes and material from any artist in history. Not only that, but many of the tracks are equal or even BETTER than their finished and polished counterparts. Best of all, the set is extremely listenable. Even when we get to tracks from Sometime in NYC, the listener won't be bored as they are strikingly fresh and actually quite better than we remember them in their original form. If you're a fan of Lennon, you really can't go wrong purchasing this set. It's a great piece to delve into from a historical point, but it also provides a very, very nice listen. The thing seems to be going out of print as I've noticed the price slowly being jacked upward (it was only 59.99 here in the fall, I believe), so get it here. (Amazon Reviewer)

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