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
football america giving
I enjoyed it when football crowds in the early days would sing 'All together now' - that was another one. I was also pleased when the movement in America took up 'Give peace a chance' because I had written it with that in mind really.
school giving people
You'd have to give people free rein to attack the local councils or to destroy the school authorities, like the students who break up the repression in the universities. It's already happening, though people have got to get together more.
children giving too-much
You can't give a child too much love and if you love somebody, you can't be with them enough. There's no such thing.
peace coping-mechanisms giving
Life is what happens when we are busy doing other things. Peace is not something you wish for; it's something you make, something you do, something you are and something you give away.
life giving knows
How can I give love when I don't know what it is I'm giving?
music song giving
I don't bother so much about the others' songs. For instance, I don't give a damn about how 'Something' is doing in the charts - I watch 'Come Together' (the flip side) because that's my song.
giving want give-me
All I want is the truth, just give me some truth
giving mind peace-of-mind
I'll give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind
army giving people
We must always remember to thank the CIA and the Army for LSD. That's what people forget.... They invented LSD to control people and what they did was give us freedom.
song giving people
I'm always proud and pleased when people do my songs. It gives me pleasure that they even attempt them, because a lot of my songs aren't that doable.
giving joints might
If somebody gives me a joint, I might smoke it, but I don't go after it.
years giving earth
Why should The Beatles give more? Didn't they give everything on God's earth for ten years? Didn't they give themselves?
peace light giving
All we are saying is give peace a chance.
giving why-not chance
We all have Hitler in us, but we also have love and peace. So why not give peace a chance for once?