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John Lennon 'resented having to be a Beatle' in the end, says son Sean Ono Lennon

John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon says his father hated playing the fame game.

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John Lennon ‘resented having to be a Beatle’, says son Sean Ono Lennon

The 49-year-old said his father ‘wanted to move on and be a radical artist and activist’.

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“They basically declared war on him after these shows were broadcast”: When John Lennon alarmed the FBI after platforming radical political ideas in a week-long takeover of American TV

Lennon’s curated week of programming exposed viewers to some controversial figures - and drew the attention of the US government

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“People may not realise how special it is for me to hear my dad talking or to see him”: Yoko and Sean Ono Lennon announce new Lennon box set

Power To The People covers early New York years

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“One of the executives at Warner Records said, ‘David, you are your own Yoko Ono’”: David Byrne on alienating his audience, Talking Heads and a sideline in stand up comedy

Plus when Lou Reed was gorging himself on ice cream

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“If you’re given the choice between boxing kangaroos and John Lennon you choose John Lennon”: The strange, brief existence of the John Lennon-fronted supergroup hidden for decades

Back in 1968, Lennon, Keith Richards and an unlikely collection of musical cohorts tore through a White Album highlight

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“I think it’s dodgy to do something like that, to be someone’s friend, and then buy the rug they’re standing on”: How a shrewd power move from Michael Jackson permanently dented his friendship with Paul McCartney

Once friends and collaborators, Michael Jackson’s seizure of the Beatles’ publishing rights from Paul would distance the music heavyweights

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Music history is littered with projects planned, anticipated, even completed — and then scrapped

Bruce Springsteen isn't the only musician to complete or launch anticipated album projects, then to see it never see the light of day

The Independent UK

“The smashing glass, the police sirens — it’s telling a story with sound. You’re seeing a movie running through your head”: In a house that was home to two Beatles, a heavy metal masterpiece was born

Featuring pool cues, cutlery and other assorted effects

MusicRadar

“When I asked him what he thought of what I was doing, glam rock, he said, ‘Yeah, it’s great, but it’s just rock ’n’ roll with lipstick on!’”: How David Bowie and John Lennon bonded to create a funky No.1 hit that slammed celebrity culture

“We spent hours and hours discussing fame," Bowie said

MusicRadar

What are the 20 most controversial album covers of all time?

Don’t judge an album by its cover... Easier said than done for some. Following the controversy surrounding the album image for Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, we look at the most controversial album artworks which landed the artists in hot water with the censors. And, in some cases, the taste police.

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John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 1969 Georgian garden features a charming technique that is still the best way to upgrade boring stone walls

Tittenhurst Park, the mansion bought by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in '60s, has a stunning garden with lessons that are still applicable now

Homes & Gardens

Brotherless Night by VV Ganeshananthan audiobook review – love and conflict in Sri Lanka

The civil war transforms a young trainee doctor’s life as she copes with her feelings for a Tamil Tiger in last year’s Women’s prizewinning novel

The Guardian - UK

53 Problematic Celebs People Forgot Were Horrible Human Beings

John Lennon. Musical talent aside, the way he treated his ex wife and Julian is appalling. And people let him off far too lightly for the break up of the band, blaming it all on Yoko Ono. He was a grown a*s man who could think for himself. Not that…

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"For all the madcap genius of Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne, Bev Bevan sounds like the star of the show": The Move's Looking On signposts better things further down the road

What happened to Jeff Lynne in between the Idle Race and the Electric Light Orchestra

The Independent UK

Oscar-winning film inspired by John and Yoko song 'War Is Over!' to be released as a picture book

Sean Ono Lennon and his fellow creators of the Oscar-winning animated film “War Is Over

The Guardian - UK

Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade review – reverential reminiscence takes its time

There’s potentially too many run-of-the-mill I-met-Lennon anecdotes from talking heads and fans, but enough wheat among the chaff to keep things interesting

The Independent UK

11 notable songs about the Vietnam War

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Freddie Mercury’s sister ‘secretly spent £3m’ buying his possessions at auction

Items that once belonged to the late Queen frontman, including paintings, costumes and handwritten lyrics, were sold during a high-profile auction in 2023

The Independent UK

Sean Lennon shares rare message with fans about his relationship with half-brother Julian

Son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who is also a musician, does not often address his relationship with Julian Lennon in public

Guitar World

“We hadn’t really rehearsed. As we were walking to the stage, he said, ‘Hang on, boys!’ And he went in the corner and vomited”: Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led, motley crew supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles

Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival

The Conversation

Posh-house drama, Elton’s new album and art to make you weep – what to watch, see and listen to this week

This week I’ve seen Disney’s latest bingeable series, The Stolen Girl, variously described as a “posh-house drama”, “the equivalent of an airport novel” and “enjoyably preposterous” – so what’s not to like?

The Conversation

One to One: John & Yoko – documentary shows how Lennon and Ono shaped protest music, pop culture and each other

The new documentary One to One: John & Yoko offers an illuminating look into John Lennon’s post-Beatles activism with his partner Yoko Ono. It captures an early 1970s climate that was charged with political unrest and media saturation.

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Yoko Ono, ‘the first female punk rocker’, is an artist of benevolent magic

In 1945, when Yoko Ono was 12, her home city of Tokyo was firebombed. With her mother and siblings, she fled to the safety of a farming village in Nagano Prefecture. Food was scarce. During this time, Ono, as the eldest child, often had to help find provisions for her…

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Valerie Bertinelli doesn't want Van Halen biopic until she's dead

The late Eddie Van Halen's ex-wife, Valerie Bertinelli, doesn't want there to be a Van Halen biopic until after her death.

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