Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono
Yoko Onois a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art, music, and filmmaking. She is the widow and second wife of singer-songwriter John Lennon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth18 February 1933
CityTokyo, Japan
CountryUnited States of America
children moving training
When I hear music, my body just starts to move. It has nothing to do with training or anything. That's just me. That's just my body. And I was like that as a child, too.
love-is thinking relax
I love to work. Doing things we love is how we relax, I think.
beautiful mother people
I often wish my mother had died so that at least I could get some people's sympathy. But there she was, a perfectly beautiful mother.
communication bridges creating
I have the outsider's vision, which is creating wisdom I can share with the world. The fact that I am misunderstood has always given me an added impetus to work on communication to bridge the gap.
attitude artist differences
What surprises me is-even though discrimination against women and racial discrimination still exist, they have improved a lot, especially among artists. And just when I felt I could finally take a break, I encounter the age discrimination. I turned 72 and started noticing a drastic difference in people's attitudes. I started with racism and sexism in the beginning and fought them so hard and was finally ready to relax. Then, here comes ageism, and I feel like, "Give me a break!"
communication way new-music
In a way the new music showed things could be transformed by new channels of communication.
thinking artist limits
Everyone is an artist and a genius, I think. If we don't choose to limit ourselves then we are totally accomplished.
sweaters soup kind
I'm not the kind of woman who would love to make soup or knit sweaters. I never cherished that so much.
mirrors broken razors
Mirror becomes a razor when it's broken. A stick becomes a flute when it's loved.
artist humans human-beings
I don't particularly consider myself just an artist. I'm a woman - I'm a human being.
people understanding suffering
When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
artist broken band
No one person could have broken up a band, especially one the size of the Beatles.
book be-careful careful
Words are power. And a book is full of words. Be careful what power you get from it. But know that you do.
persons
It's better that you're criticized than complimented as a person.