John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBEwas an English singer and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a lucrative songwriting partnership...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth9 October 1940
inspirational thinking genius
When I was about twelve I used to think I must be a genius, but nobody's noticed. If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn't I don't care.
believe bad-day understanding
I still believe in peace, love, and understanding.
friendship best-friend song
I get by with a little help from my friends.
inspirational life hypnosis
If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'.
inspirational people choices
if everyone could just be happy with themselves and the choices people around them make, the world would instantly be a better place!
inspirational motivational reality
Surrealism had a great effect on me because then I realised that the imagery in my mind wasn't insanity. Surrealism to me is reality.
meditation drug goes-on
Speaking as somebody who's been in the drug scene, it's not something you can go on and on doing, you know. It's like drink, or anything, you've got to come to terms with it. You know, like too much food, or too much anything. You've got to get out of it. You're left with yourself all the time, whatever you do--you know, meditation, drugs or anything. But you've got to get down to your own god and your own temple in your head.
dmt mind relax
Turn off your mind, relax, and float downstream.
love song peace
I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to have the answers to life. I only put out songs and answer questions as honestly as I can... But I still believe in peace, love and understanding.
meaningful song morning
I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and lay down. Then, "Nowhere Man" came, words and music, the whole damn thing, as I lay down...Song writing is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed sleep.
faith jesus rock-and-roll
Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.
writing-songs demon songwriting
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed.
I really thought that love would save us all.
dream war hate
It's fear of the unknown. The unknown is what it is. And to be frightened of it is what sends everybody scurrying around chasing dreams, illusions, wars, peace, love, hate, all that-it's all illusion. Unknown is what it is. Accept that it's unknown and it's plain sailing. Everything is unknown-then you're ahead of the game. That's what it is. Right?