John Lennon's Producer Reveals Reason Yoko Ono Would Yell at Them After Studio Sessions 'Like Two School Children'

In October 1975, the pair welcomed their first and only child together, Sean Taro. Five years later, Lennon was shot and ...

Freddie Mercury Once Wrote a Song for John Lennon — Decades Later, It Became One of Queen’s Most Unexpected Hits

Freddie Mercury, in particular, contributed greatly to the band’s extensive discography. Not only was he a celebrated and ...
The Cheat Sheet

John Lennon Explained His Philosophy of Love

John Lennon wrote about love more than any other topic. While many of The Beatles’ early songs deal with love in a juvenile manner, the “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)” singer eventually thought about love ...
American Songwriter

John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s Love Story in 10 Songs

“I’m not going to sacrifice love, real love,” John Lennon said in 1971. “I’ve been through it all, and nothing works better than to have somebody hold you.” Lennon found that “real love” he had been ...
American Songwriter

A Simple yet Powerful Declaration of Love: The Meaning Behind “Oh Yoko!” by John Lennon

John Lennon wrote plenty of songs with ornate lyrics that you can pore over and discuss the meaning for hours. With “Oh Yoko!” the closing track off his 1971 masterpiece album Imagine, he went at his ...
Mojo

Inside The Making Of Double Fantasy: “John was like a painter who’d not painted for five years.”

Released on this day in 1980, Yoko Ono recalls the making of Double Fantasy - what would tragically prove to be John Lennon's last album.