John Lennon Profile
Born as John Winston Lennon on 9 October 1940, this man became a living legend before he turned 30. One of the founders of legendary The Beatles gained biggest worldwide fame with his songs “Imagine” or “Give Peace a Chance”
John Lennon revealed his rebellious nature and wit on television, in films such as A Hard Day’s Night, in books such as In His Own Write, and in press conferences and interviews. One of his most controversial declarations: “The Beatles are more popular than Jesus”, was however unfairly taken out of context. Anyway, it still remains one of the biggest pop music scandals of all time. He was controversial through his work as a peace activist, artist, and author.
Lennon had two sons: Julian Lennon, with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, and Sean Ono Lennon, with his second wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono. After a self-imposed retirement from 1976-1980, Lennon reemerged with a comeback album, and was murdered one month later in New York City on 8 December 1980. In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted Lennon into eighth place. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Lennon number 38 on its list of “The Immortals: The Fifty Greatest Artists of All Time” and ranked The Beatles at number 1.
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