Interesting facts you didn't know about John Lennon
Actualizado 10/10/2020 - 21:29
It's 80 years to the day that John Lennon was born. The music legend is most famed for his role in the Beatles, but his career entailed so much more before his murder in 1980.
Here we have five of his best songs as a solo artist:
1. Power To The People
This recently appeared in a re-edition of his album in 2000.
2. Instant Karma
This was recorded in Abbey Road Studios on the same day as it was written and was released just 10 days later.
3. Imagine
This song, which promotes the idea of being "one nation, one world and one society", rose to the top of the charts in the UK and third in the US.
4. How?
Inspired by the primal therapy he was trying with Yoko Ono, this song includes questions Lennon asks about life.
5. I'm Losing You
This song was completed in Bermuda after Lennon failed to call Ono.
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Here we have five interesting facts you might not have known about John Lennon.
1. He was named after Winston Churchill
When he was born in 1940, Lennon was named John after his grandfather and Winston after British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
2. Family tragedy
Lennon's parents separated when he was four years old. He didn't see his father for as long as 16 years. His mother died after being run over.
3. He founded and named The Beatles
Lennon was the one who invited Paul McCartney to join his band, filling it with other friends from school.
4. The Beatles' manager was in love with him
Brian Epstein, the so-called fifth Beatle, confessed that he was completely in love with Lennon to journalist Michael Thornton.
5. He starred in a film in Spain
In 1966, Lennon travelled to Almeria for the shooting of the film 'How I won the war'.
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