John Lennon

Name: John Lennon
Date of Birth: October 09, 1940
Place of Birth: Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK

Mini-bio: John Winston (later Ono) Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England. In the mid-1950s he formed his first band, The Quarrymen (after Quarry Bank High School, which he attended) who, wit...( read more)h the addition of Paul McCartney and George Harrison, later became The Beatles. After some years of performing in Liverpool and Hamburg, Germany, "Beatlemania" erupted in England and Europe in 1963 after the release of their singles "Love Me Do" and "Please Please Me". The next year the Beatles flew to America to appear on "Toast of the Town" (1948) (aka The Ed Sullivan Show), and Beatlemania spread worldwide. Queen Elizabeth II granted all four Beatles M.B.E. medals in 1965, for import revenues from their record sales; John returned his four years later, as part of an antiwar statement. John and the Beatles continued to tour and perform live until 1966, when protests over his calling the Beatles phenomenon "more popular than Jesus" and the frustrations of touring made the band decide to quit the road. They devoted themselves to studio work, recording and releasing albums such as "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "Magical Mystery Tour" and the "White Album". Instead of appearing live, the band began making their own "pop clips" (an early term for music videos), which were featured on television programs of the time. In the late 1960s John began performing and making albums with his second wife Yoko Ono, as the Beatles began to break up. Their first two albums, "Two Virgins" and "Life With The Lions", were experimental and flops by Beatles standards, while their "Wedding Album" was almost a vanity work, but their live album "Live Peace In Toronto" became a Top Ten hit, at the end of the 1960s. In the early 1970s John and Yoko continued to record together, making television appearances and performing at charity concerts. After the release of John's biggest hit, "Imagine", they moved to the US, where John was nearly deported because of his political views (a late-'60s conviction for possession of hashish in the U.K. was the excuse given by the government), but after a four-year legal battle he won the right to stay. In the midst of this, John and Yoko separated for over a year; John lived in Los Angeles with personal assistant May Pang, while Yoko dated guitarist David Spinozza. When John made a guest appearance at Elton John's Thanksgiving 1974 concert, Yoko was in the audience, and surprised John backstage. They reconciled in early 1975, and Yoko soon became pregnant. After the birth of their son Sean Lennon, John settled into the roles of "househusband" and full-time daddy, while Yoko became his business manager; both appeared happy in their new life together. After a five-year break from music and the public eye, they made a comeback with their album "Double Fantasy", but within weeks of their re-emergence, Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman, a onetime Beatles fan angry and jealous over John's ongoing career.

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rogerdaltreyismymanwhore

John, you are still an amazing singer, songwriter, actor, and family man. You were the driving force behind the Beatles, and I love and miss you!
Rest In Peace

posted 23 days ago
JoolsMoon0mcfuzz

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!

posted 55 days ago
xxGoneWithTheSinxx

I love you John!! You will live forever!
xoxox
Peace!

posted 59 days ago
MusicsInMySOULXZ315

You are an Amazing person and my hero!

I LOVE YOU JOHN!

RIP

posted 140 days ago
Karacandy

I wish you were still alive. You had some very unique looks, but you wrote great music! It's weird that I'm talking to a dead person, but you're a legend. I love you John!

posted 141 days ago
rainbowsaur

isnt it ironic how a man who wrote a song like Imagine would be murdered... =[

posted 153 days ago
Dreamer4Ever

John Lennon will live 4 ever!!!!

I'm just watching the wheels...

posted 164 days ago
paperbackwriter005

your awesome john. RIP!!

posted 371 days ago
SirPaulOwnsMyHeart

The world misses you John!!!!!!!!!

I love you

RIP

posted 471 days ago
tundraazul

John, you're awesome, you have an awesome voice, and ive listened to all your songs. You are such an awesome person, and the Beatles are the best band of all time!! i have done 18 school projects on you and your band to date, and more comming, you are my favorite event of all time, you guys ROCK SO MUCH!!

posted 560 days ago