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
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I always believed that my work should be unfinished in the sense that I encourage people to add their creativity to it, either conceptually or physically. Back in the 1960s, I was calling for 'Unfinished Music,' number one, and number two, with my artwork - I was taking unfinished work into the gallery. And that's how I was looking at it.
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Creativity is innate and it manifests itself in so many forms. It needs to come out somehow or it destroys you in some way.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity.
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I think people place limitations on each other and on ourselves. There is a great fear of expressing ourselves, of making creativity happen.
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It's better to dance than to march through life.
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I really feel that artists or musicians are controversial people. Controversy is part of the nature of art and creativity. If people are not doing that, they're not artists - they're artisans.
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(When) I read about the battle of the widows, I thought 'I'm not John's widow, Yoko is John's widow,
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they always cover Paul's songs and never mine.
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I've always said that I use my voice as an instrument. It was something I created myself, and I said, 'Have voice, will travel.'
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Thank you George, it was grand knowing you.
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Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man
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I was being hated for about 40 or 50 years by the whole world, but it did not destroy me, and it did not ruin my health. And the reason is because I just did not answer them. I had my own life.
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My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.