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
simple thinking breathing
I think something that's very important for us to communicate is usually very simple. Like breathing: Breathing is very simple. You don't do a dissonant 9th harmony or something in breathing. You just breathe, you know. I think that's how it is with very important messages.
artist people narcissist
People accuse artists of being narcissists - of course we are! If we don't like ourselves, who's going to like us?
artist rough
My life was pretty rough.
husband humble men
My husband John Lennon was a very special man. A man of humble origin, he brought light and hope to the whole world with his words and music.
ambition simple thinking
I started to notice that simpleness is divine. I think we all start trying to use very complex harmonies and rhythms and all that because of a certain kind of ambition. But I was always trying to create something simple.
needs trust-myself
I trust myself. You need that to survive.
japan grandfather important
I was born into a very important family in Japan. My grandfather was a descendant of the Emperor, and we were very wealthy.
collaboration albums not-interested
I'm not interested so much in collaboration. You see that from the history of my albums.
awards people interesting
Some people get medals and awards and all that, and maybe not intentionally - maybe the world is making them do it - but they sort of just follow what they were doing. Repeat or follow what they were doing all their lives, in their style of music or whatever. In my case, I always try to start from scratch. It's very nerve-wracking actually, but it's interesting.
art artist
Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.
drug connections scared
Luckily we never injected because both of us were totally scared about needles. So that probably saved us. And the other thing that saved us was our connection was not very good.
philosophical air matter
It is sad that the air is the only thing we share. No matter how close we get to each other, there is always air between us.
names people signing
I'm very thankful that I can make people happy just by signing my name.
writing assuming situation
If a woman writes about a domestic situation, everyone automatically assumes that it's about her.