John Lennon Quotes (113 quotes)
![]() | “Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.... I think we're being run by maniacs for maniacal ends and I think I'm liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That's what's insane about it.” ―John Lennon Source/Notes: What Can I Tell You about Myself which You Have Not Already Found Out from Those Who Do Not Lie? in The Beatles Anthology (2000) |
![]() | “Part of me suspects that I'm a loser and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.” ―John Lennon Source/Notes: About the song I'm a Loser; sometimes misquoted as Half of me thinks I am a loser, the other half thinks I am God Almighty. - Playboy interview (1980) |
![]() | “I go to restaurants and the groups always play Yesterday. I even signed a guy's violin in Spain after he played us Yesterday. He couldn't understand that I didn't write the song. But I guess he couldn't have gone from table to table playing I Am The Walrus.” ―John Lennon Source/Notes: On the song Yesterday, written by Paul McCartney - Playboy interview (1980) |
![]() | “Don't believe that jazz about there's nothing you can do, turn on and drop out, man because you've got to turn on and drop in, or they're going to drop all over you.” ―John Lennon Source/Notes: The Beatles Anthology (2000) |
![]() | “She forced me to become avant-garde and take my clothes off, when all I wanted was to be Tom Jones.” ―John Lennon Source/Notes: The Beatles Anthology (2000) |
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John Lennon

Born: October 9, 1940
Died: December 8, 1980 (aged 40)
Nationality: English
Occupation: Musician, artist, writer
Bio: 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.
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