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John Lennon

Born: January 01, 1970

Nationality: English

Occupation: Musician, artist, writer

Biography: John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a founder member of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Together with Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century.

John Lennon

“You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles are the biggest bastards on earth.”

- John Lennon

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John Lennon

“You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.”

- John Lennon

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John Lennon

“For our last number, I'd like to ask your help. Would the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll, just rattle your jewelry.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: Royal Variety Performance in London, 4 November 1963

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John Lennon

“No — we need money first.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: When asked if they wouldn't sing because they couldn't, in a press conference at John F. Kennedy Airport (7 February 1964)

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“We thought being offered the M.B.E. was as funny as everybody else thought it was. Why? What for? We didn't believe it. It was a part we didn't want. We all met and agreed it was daft.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: Quoted by Hunter Davies in The Beatles (1968)

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John Lennon

“If people take any notice of what we say, we say we've been through the drug scene, man, and there's nothing like being straight.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: The Dick Cavett Show (24 September 1971)

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John Lennon

“It's just natural, it's not a great disaster. People keep talking about it like it's The End of The Earth. It's only a rock group that split up, it's nothing important. You know, you have all the old records there if you want to reminisce.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: Interview on Scene And Heard by David Wigg (25 October 1971)

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John Lennon

“ It makes rock concerts look like tea parties.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: Commenting on American Football, in interview with Howard Cosell on ABC Television (December 1974)

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John Lennon

“I've always considered my work one piece and I consider that my work won't be finished until I am dead and buried and I hope that's a long, long time.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: Interview with RKO Radio on the day of his murder (8 December 1980)

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John Lennon

“I really thought that love would save us all.”

- John Lennon

Source/Notes: As quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer (10 December 1980)

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