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Despite being bandmates with Paul McCartney for over a decade, John Lennon was jealous of the bassist for having written one ...
John Lennon may be a modern songwriting legend, but his envy of this 1970s hit had him just as hungry for songwriting as he ...
This Beatles song became an anthem for a whole generation, but John Lennon would later admit he didn't really know what he was talking about.
John Lennon wrote a song about an activist who later contrasted John with the modern stars Lady Gaga and 50 Cent. ... John Lennon discussed why he wrote a tune about John Sinclair in the 1st place.
John Lennon wanted to start writing songs with Paul McCartney again, years after their infamous feud and the Beatles’ breakup, his former girlfriend said this week. "In January 1975, Paul and ...
Lennon wrote the song in 1970 but decided to shelve after recording a few demos. He then brought the track back when drummer Starr asked Lennon if he could write him a song. John Lennon decided ...
John Lennon said he used The Beatles’ song to criticize followers of Chairman Mao Zedong. Notably, The Beatles named the single version of the song “Revolution” and the album version ...
John Lennon shares which Beatles song he wishes he had written In a 1972 interview with Hit Parader , John Lennon discussed the many Beatles songs of the Lennon-McCartney duo and cleared up who ...
John Lennon said one of his love songs was written to every woman. He said his relationships with women were often poor, but that he was trying to change. The song in question was a big hit in the ...
John Lennon said he penned the song in a “secret little apartment” owned by an important figure in rock ‘n’ roll history. Paul McCartney’s memories of the song contradict John’s.
John Lennon wrote "I Am the Walrus" based on a Lewis Carroll poem. ... He’d liked the image of him from the film Alice in Wonderland so much that he’d written him into the song.