About Me
Birth name: John Winston Lennon - Born: 9 October 1940 in Liverpool, England - Died: 8 December 1980 in New York City, USA - Genre: Rock and roll, Pop, Psychedelic rock, Art rock - Occupation: Singer-songwriter, poet, artist, activist - Instruments: Guitar, Harmonica, Piano, Bass, Melodica, Banjo and singing. - Years active: 1957-1975, 1980 - Labels: Parlophone, Capitol, Apple, Vee-Jay, EMI, Geffen - Acts: The Quarry Men, The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band.
John Ono Lennon was a 20th century English songwriter, singer and instrumentalist, who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles. John and Paul McCartney formed a hugely successful songwriting partnership - writing songs for The Beatles and lots of other artists. As a writing pair, John, with his cynical edge and knack for introspection, and Paul, with his storytelling optimism and gift for melody; complemented one another perfectly.
In his solo career, John wrote and recorded songs such as "Imagine" and "Give Peace a Chance" which became anthems of their age.John revealed his rebellious nature and irreverent wit on television, in films such as A Hard Day's Night (1964), in press conferences and interviews. He channelled his fame and penchant for controversy into his work as a peace activist, artist, and author.He had one son, Julian, with his first wife, Cynthia, and one son, Sean, with his second wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono.John was murdered in New York City on December 8, 1980, as he and Yoko returned home after a recording session.In 2002, respondents to a BBC poll about the 100 Greatest Britons voted John into eighth place.
