While The Beatles revolutionized ... well, everything... in the 1960s, the man who orchestrated their rise—the visionary, ...

According to John Lennon’s first wife, Paul McCartney was one of the few people Lennon trusted. McCartney knew his bandmate well, even though their relationship hit a rough patch in the 1970s.

John went mad, suspecting some plot. Then he bought some.” He said Lennon never seemed to trust him and always suspected he was up to something nefarious. “He was always thinking I was cunning ...

It also means he can be easily hurt by criticism, which was something that just washed over John.” McCartney was closer to Lennon than most people, and he said his bandmate’s sharp wit came ...

The Beatles’ John Lennon started writing songs about and for Yoko Ono a couple of years after they met in 1966. She was his muse, the object of his affection, and a frequent collaborator during ...

John Lennon ... Lennon argued. “Every time he sang the line in the studio, he’d look at Yoko. Maybe he’ll say I’m paranoid. He can say, ‘I’m a normal family man. Those two are freaks.’ ...

McCartney reflected on the fact that both he and Lennon lost their mothers while in their mid-teens, "Actually, that was one of the things that brought John and me very close together," he recalled.

Imitation is said to be the sincerest form of flattery, but as Bob Dylan and John Lennon learned during a tense interaction one night in London, that flattery falls flat to someone who prioritizes ...

John Lennon’s “Imagine” is one of the most popular songs of all time. However, popularity typically comes with a price, and Lennon is no stranger to that paradigm. Released in 1971 ...

Walking to synagogue on Passover, I passed every day near what used to be John Lennon’s home on 72nd Street and Central Park West. As the words of prayer were on my lips and the ideas for my ...