John Lennon: Genius Or Bastard? Full Biography (All You Need Is Love, Imagine)
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John Lennon was one of the most popular British rock musicians, singers, poets, composers up to the 80s. John Lennon gained the greatest popularity as one of the founders of the British rock band from Liverpool, The Beatles. Many songs written by John Lennon for The Beatles such as All You Need Is Love, Strawberry Fields Forever, as well as songs of John Lennon's solo career Give Peace a Chance, Imagine, Happy Christmas (War is Over) and many others have become iconic. John Lennon was a very controversial man. The lyrics created by John Lennon promoted non-violence, but at the same time John Lennon behaved quite cruelly in his personal life. The inconsistency of John Lennon led fans to bewilderment and even prompted them to break the law. John Lennon's career could have ended without starting because of problems with the United States government. What other secrets does John Lennon's biography hide? Why did one of the most popular rock bands, The Beatles, break up? Why did John Lennon take a career break? What inspired John Lennon to write such masterpieces as All You Need Is Love, Strawberry Fields Forever, Give Peace a Chance, Imagine? Who killed John Lennon? Does John Lennon have children? What was the Beatles' reaction to Lennon's death? In our new video, you will learn the answers to these and other questions about John Lennon's problems, career and personal life. Welcome back, It's Biographer. Sit back and enjoy watching the biography of John Lennon!
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00:00 - Intro
00:37 - Growing up and finding himself
10:53 - The Beatles
37:17 - Solo career
43:20 - Rest and calmness
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I can’t find that link you mentioned at the very end of this video about John Lennon’s death. Can you please provide that link ? Thank you.
speaking of abandoned children... We might want to mention Julian...
So true...history has a habit of repeating itself.
That’s Horrible. I Always Felt Sad zFor Julian. JUST SO WRONG !!!!
He was never abandoned! His Mom always was there for him !!
Guy is living a life far better than the average person
Julian is fine.
Lennon exclaimed that Julian was a product of whiskey, and Sean was a product of love. What a horrendous thing to say of your son. Although his life's works were brilliant, I am appalled at that statement. John sang about
Peace and love. Guess it didn't apply to his personal views on life.
John, like everyone, was not perfect. Seek the Lord!
He eventually by the time Julian was 11 started to make amends, despite what some people try to say about John. So there was about a 4 year period where John wasn't around alot, which is awful to do, but it's not something so bad we can't forgive under the right conditions. Also he didn't leave Julian out of his will, he set up a trust fund for both his sons to split but died before he could put alot of funds in it.
That's correct. The trust fund was 50/50.
The statement about whisky and love I've never bee nor able to find. What's the source?
@@ClepsidraSideral Lennon was no saint, as most musicians aren't. Most have more problems than normal and John didn't know the Lord, as most musicians don't. They are ruled by their passion which is a recipe for having a lot of problems.
Lennon lived a very pained life and had to be hostile to survive and thrive--fortunately, he gave to the world what he could not obtain for himself LASTING love peace and emotional security
My favorite Beatles song is "I Wanna Hold Your Hand", because it was the first one I ever heard. I was hooked from that very moment. I love them so very much. What a wonderful part of my young life they were. I miss those days so terribly!!!!
I'm with you!❤
My fave has always been the B side, "I Saw Her Standing There", the very 1st rock n' roll my 3-year mind was ever completely blown by, y'dig? I believe I invented moshing to The Beatles in my childhood bedroom, circa old '78. I'd jump offa my dresser; I invented stage diving too-- don't let anybody tell you it was Iggy Pop!! 🦃😬🦃
@@mightyturkeyneck3498 I was 6 when my Mom played "WHAT IS LIFE" Instant love
I grew up with The Beatles and respect them all and Pete Best !
John’s story of his life makes me want to cry!!
I’m similar within my family.
May John rest in Peace!
AMEN TO THAT
I remember watching a UA-cam of John and Yoko on the Mike Douglas show. Yiko asked if they could each look in the phone book and tell people they love them. They all did it and all I could think of was Julian and how they could call complete strangers but not Julian. Julian buy Johns stuff from auctions. Yoko was a selfish woman
You're so right. She was the stepmom from hell. Selfish and such a phony poser, as if she was so filled with love she just had to tell the world. She was nothing but a cheap stunt artist, anything to get attention. No real feelings whatsoever. She was always posing, her only two concerns 1) being perceived as Lennon's only love as she hung off his coattails for fame, and 2) getting all his money. The minute John was killed, she got all his money. And she's been hanging off his coattails for fame as "his widow" ever since. (Like Courtney Love.) Even though that very same week she moved her boyfriend Sam Havadtoy in, reportedly married him in Hungary, and was with him for 20 years -- way longer than she was with John Lennon. She couldn't burn John Lennon's body to ashes fast enough.
Karma may not be instant but it never loses an address.
@@vitocorleone8323 Dunno yoko could be last one standing Or Richards?
His do we downfall was meeting yoko Ono
She was such a creep
I think Megan Markel models herself after Yoko as sociopath who destroys families.
I was working in a petrol station at the time of Lennon's death and of course, his music was being played on the radio. On the day, Lennon was murdered there was not one person who came into the shop who did not comment on the murder. Grown men were choked up, sad and angry. I loved the Beatles since I was a young girl, I am 66 now and a week does not go by without me listening to something from the Beatles. John Lennon definitely had issues, probably due to his childhood, and it took Yoko Ono to help iron those anger issues out. Most Beatle fans despised her, but I reckon she probably saved him. Every year that killer is up for parole, Yoko Ono who is in her late eighties still fights to keep him in prison, where he should always remain. My opinion is that Lennon managed to sort himself out and then he was shot dead, and that is tragic! Lennon: a genius? Yes, I would say so. Thanks for uploading, much appreciated.
I can't describe how much of what you said,I was saying myself,I'm peed of with all that bull about,he didn't put a hand on her,no no no she ,Yoko wouldn't take that and John knew,but I'm sick of all the Yoko broke them up,yea I listen to his stuff years now ☘️❤️
The man's a woman beater simple as
Yoko took advantage of him when he was in a weak state, she smashed his marriage up, she is a dominating bitch.
Yoko is a nut job. They deserved eachother.
@@Val-xj6lk I agree with you and Skygazer. The hate commenters are bullies.
The Beatles helped this lonely confused teenager through the worst time of his life, God bless all of them. I'm 70 now so I guess it worked.
Abandonment during the first 18 months of life leaves its mark on the psyche. Adoption, neglect, bottle feeding etc
The Beatles are truly timeless and iconic! My parents (Baby Boomers) were HUGE fans. They were also true hippies and had me at a young age. I'm Generation X and was brought up with the Beatles constantly being played. Thus, I became a huge Beatles freak. I also raised my children with the Beatles music and now my daughter is raising my 6 year old granddaughter with the Beatles music. (Currently her favorite song is Blackbird.🥰 I used to play it on guitar and sing it to her all the time.)
That's FOUR generations of hard-core Beatles fans. Not many other artists or groups can claim that. 😊
Blackbird is my favourite too... Revolver and White Album were their best albums...
Not to mention that it was post war Britain.
Abandonment in the first 7 years of life, not just the first 18 months.
I adored the Beatles since their first album. When they went their own ways, I especially followed George and John. To me, they were the most unique individuals. I had all of their music. When I went back to school in 1979, I played their music to study. I fell asleep in 1980, and awakened to the announcement of John Lennon being shot and killed. I was in shock!
Paul would've been great and intriguing too if he had only been allowed to keep on going. After September 12th 1966 it wasn't him anymore.
It gutted me, John's murder.
@@LaMYsteriosa87 that's so silly!
It was awful !
Why oh why?
@@LaMYsteriosa87 yeah idk how a supposed "look alike" could have paul McCartneys voice, song writing ability and exact same playing style. Anyone who's a musician knows thats not possible. No 2 people can play an instrument the same way. I found that theory interesting at first but ultimately it's these points that make it impossible. The chances of a look alike is already insane but noone would be able to match in all those other ways either. Even John lennon said it's all ridiculous. And he said that at a time when him and Paul disliked eachother so I dont buy that theory.
I think John was good at honestly articulating his inner state. If we look at songs like Julia, Girl, Help, Norwegian Wood, In My Life and even his nonsensical compositions like I Am The Walrus and Hey Bulldog we see his subconscious seeping out. Personal faults aside he was an artist.
Why do we expect sainthood of our artists? 🦃🤔🦃🤔🦃🤔🦃
Norwegian Wood was one of my favorites.
@@mightyturkeyneck3498 No More MYTHOLOGY Let's just enjoy THE MUSIC
But was he sensitive as s**t?
Could he make a guitar speak?
Genius is pain!
He was both. It’s complicated when one is abandoned by both parents; which I can’t imagine. He couldn’t apply “All You Need Is Love” to certain people like Pete Best or his dad. But that longing for peace of mind allowed his genius to create something like “Strawberry Fields Forever” or “Dear Prudence.” BTW: It was “A Spaniard In the Works” not “A Spanish on the Works.”
He was also anAnglican not an Angelside…..hilarious narration.The facts checker was on something or maybe just stupid……
He needed to apply that love to HIS SON, Julian... not Pete Best or his dad. He once told Julian, "Sean is the product of love; you're the product of a whiskey bottle." And that's worse than not applying love... that is downright malicious and utterly cruel. Total hypocrite.
@@jamesknightley4201 💯
Spanner in the works is the common phrasing. Spanner in NA is wrench.
@@jayhenderson2683 We always use Spanner in the Works
Geniuses often are very difficult people. It is often the case that great art comes from great pain, and John's life had much strife. Pablo Picasso was a genius, but a very difficult and brutal man. Which is why he was married and divorced many times.
Most singers are difficult....
I think genius is a very overused word..
Well, at any rate, he was highly talented.
@Pauline Hannon well he is a genius ..he formed the most influential and popular band in history. .you don't want much do you 🤦
Um, forming a band doesn't require genius, and in the beginning they had no idea how much they would achieve, and neither did anyone else. John, Paul, & George were very talented song writers and creators of new paths in popular song, but I agree with Pauline that genius is an overused term for any sort of talent.
One thing about John was he was honest! Most people aren't that honest and won't let you see their dark side.
You live in a different world if that is your genuine opinion 😂
@@Males_Should_Be_Abused Why do you say that, kid? John was honest, you knew EXACTLY how he felt and he didn't pull any punches! McCartney was a company yes man and a brown noser and basically liked the money. His songs were all fluff while John poured out his agony in his songs and was looking for a savior. Which he did find for about two weeks as that was how long he was a Christian.
@@joeking433 you excuse child abuse because he wrote pretty songs 😂
Make sure you chew your food properly, I don’t need anymore graves to urinate on
I understand how John could think at the time that they, The Beatles, were "more popular than Jesus."... being honest, but, he might have been wrong. If we were to really head count Beatle fans and Jesus fans (Christians) at that time, John would probably lose.
@@yootoober2009 In actuality he was saying what the devil told him for John knew the Beatles' power and the power of music to tempt kids! And you can see that power in getting kids to like Black Sabbath and all those really wicked antichrist bands we've seen since the Beatles.
Fascinating person. What a life. I admire his honesty.
Oh look a woman justifying and abuser because he is famous 😂 get your head out your make up kit bint
This was an excellent biography, with so many new details about John Lennon that we didn't know before. I only disagree with the statement that he died too young to do and say much. Where does a statement like that come from? Lennon did more and said more in his short life than just about anyone. The tragedy is he had so much more to say and do.
may well have been a BEATLES reunion We Will Never know
I'm tired of the Lennon bashing. These days, hating on someone is really popular (famous people or not) because it's a group thing, a bully thing, a crowd thing. It's also low hanging fruit because it's easy to find fault with anyone. What is special is finding the good in people and affirming that - and John Lennon was plenty good too, as anyone who knew and loved him has attested. So to those folks who are self-righteously hating on him, I suggest you look very carefully at yourselves and your families and see how you are not perfect. Let the man rest in peace. His sons have moved on. Let go of the incessant negativity.
Love this comment! Well said !!
"They are Paulovers, who shatter upon realizing that in the end Lennon's creativity never vanished, that he is someone superior to what is spoken of in rock. He goes beyond being a musician; he is the image and representation of decadence, pain, melancholy, love, romance, fire, everything
Literally nobody is hating on him and nobody is saying the things they’re saying just because it’s ‘popular’ to hate celebrities. The way he treated his own flesh and blood was absolutely appalling and he’s being called out for it, that’s literally it🙄
John & Paul loved each other, they fell out over management issues but still loved each other & were scheduled to record together in London but John died!! How can you leave this out & call yourself a biographer?
So you spend a great deal of time on John's friendship with Stuart and what a great influence he was on John, very briefly mention John and Paul's success as writers and then basically never mention anything about John and Paul's deep friendship and how they influenced each other, but skip to the Beatles breakup and John being annoyed with Paul. One of the great bromances of the twentieth century! What kind of biography would basically ignore one of John's most significant relationships?
It definitely isn’t a great biography…he can’t even give his book “A Spaniard In The Works” it’s proper title, calling it a Spanish In The Works! It’s just a shame that disliking makes no difference!
Good question.
@@jennigee51 , yes, this is hackwork.
John’s most significant relationship was with Paul.
You are so right! I hate when people completely gloss over John and Paul's relationship as if it hadn't been incredibly intense and a huge influence on both of them. That so that to this day, there's a lot of speculation regarding the nature of said relationship, whether it was platonic or romantic.
As much as I love the Beatles...Even heroes are not perfect.
Nelson Mandela was❤
@@mikeluke7417 He was in Prison, you consider that perfect? No!
@@jimnfl7134he was in prison for protest against an unrighteous government tf are you on
@@jimnfl7134he was imprisoned for being against an apartheid state…
perfect is overated.Who wants ai bots? I prefer humans!
John Lennon. Just Irreplaceable. A legend
Shows how time flies......I was 10 when the Beatles disbanded......I'm now 62!!
It surely does! I’m 65 and I remember my dad being a huge fan of the Beatles.
I am 65 and got my first ep at 7 ! Never forget...
I loved John Lennon. He was my favorite of all the Beatles and more when he left them. I will always miss him. His death was uncalled for!!!!
killer decides who is to live and who must die.
@@peter58peter Like that 'person' was God when he was a waste of oxygen.
The guy who killed him is still alive in prison. He was denied parole 12 times.
would not call John a Genius. Everything takes a Team effort. With the others and George Martin and approval they worked so hard for is what Made the BEATLES work.
@@jimnfl7134 Okay bud listen, we know what work he did for the beatles which alone makes him a genius, doesn't matter if he had other geniuses around him making music as well. Not to mention the two masterpieces he put out after the Beatles, as well as 2 really great albums after those. SO yeah he was a genius both in songwriting but also how he carried himself and how he shaped culture, he was a pioneer of the conscious pop star.
Strong egos always clash. Talents stir up passions. Frenemies. Bromances. Whatever. Even siblings rival. Complex characters. Who cares? What's the contest? They made amazing music. They shared a legacy. Then they moved on down the long and winding road. They parted ways. They became their own men. So what. They continued to create. Each special one of them. Hey. Let it be.
I tend to very much agree. Over years you tire of hearing the same stories and everyone's different takes. If any part of the history that should never be underestimated is his pairing with Paul McCartney. Like other famous pairing in musical history such as George and Ira Gershwin they created the best music of a generation and beyond. If you love great art and music than that is the story that matters most. It wasn't covered hardly at all in this documentary. Think about it - the most important partnership in music and it barely gets talked about.
Imagine a world, where John never met Yoko.
As God made them, he matched them🤮
Can’t blame her. Even if she ragged on about him, Julian was abandon by his father.
John is great! I had ALL of his solo albums on peace & love!
Nearly all the fans blamed Yoko Ono for the split in the Beatles
@@judijohnson5555 I'm a fan of John, that's what I care about!
A LOT of people are abandoned in a variety of ways, including wars,who do well in their life and dont blame others for their personal issues. John had a home and family. Charlie Chaplin grew up on the streets...literally. HIS son says John was a lousy father and a person he knew but did not admire, as well a man who abused HIS wife and son.
Great Songwriter, Great Rock Tenor Voice, Great Rhythm guitarist. That's all i care about. Everyone has a bad side to them, including jealous writers & talentless critics who never made it.
I don't think he was unloved. His aunt played an important role in his childhood, and as far as I know they were very fond of each other. I think he was probably shown as much love as any of the rest of us.
his aunt was "Julia" - also one of my favorite beatlle songs
@@domestikgoddez9823 I believe that is incorrect. I believe "Julia" was his mother
@@cjs750 pretty sure she was his aunt. let me google. nope you are correct. julia was his mothers name.
@@domestikgoddez9823 Julia was the mother, Mimi was his aunt. He invited her to go and live in New York with him and Yoko, but she declined.
@@treasurehunteruk9718 yes, i've been corrected a few times. thanx
It is too bad to see people who prays love and peace but in private do not show love towards their own kid.
that was a common characteristic of “great” men in the last century. Not only was Lennon a jerk in private, his commitment to high ideals only lasted a couple of years before he resumed his rich selfish rock star lifestyle.
You can’t give what you don’t have.
My thoughts exactly. When other famous people have engaged in similar behaviours the media and the public would put the boot in but because of tragedy (and of course his murder was just that a horrible tragedy) John became a martyred figure. And if Paul is correct John never would have wanted that. If that is the case then that is something I do admire about John. Whilst he could be very selfish he didn't want to be perceived as a saint and I acknowledge that as a stance that made him in my mind a much better person.
@@mariekatherine5238 But he seemed to have buckets of love for Yoko during certain periods. Almost obsessive and unhealthy.
he ran out of time to see him and had problems getting back to the uk after living in new york ,he talked about this on the dick cavett show. And julian was not alone,he had cynthia and paul also took care of him for a few years.
John Lennon was a magnificently talented musician, loved by millions. His personal life was just that,personal!
It couldn't have been that personal ....when he had the 'bed in ' in Amsterdam...not much privacy there.
Lennon was a public figure a ass hole big time treated his wife and family like garbage.
@@paulinehannon4514 I think that is a very fair point. John and Yoko shared immense amounts of information about their personal lives. Even with the music videos it was always about them. Whether John was a bastard or genius is perhaps not the most prevalent question as wee know if he could be both. The question is though, 'Was he a narcissist, He did seem to be focusing on his own problems all the time and whilst those difficulties were real and challenging for him, others too have had just as bad if not worst happen to them but they moved on without becoming self-pitying or preachy.
The other Beatles had terrible times growing up but they didn't harp on about it endlessly. So I don't think he was innately a bad person, and his musical genius often shone through but he definitely could be very selfish is some regard in always presenting himself as a victim.
@@triplejazzmusicisall1883John always articulated what he felt at any given time and he admitted that he couldn't help that. He shared his inner thoughts with us. I personally found him very interesting.
@@paulinehannon4514 You misunderstood the message.
John Lennon transcended the class system. He was the real deal, the genius singer/ songwriter and conceptual artist. We were privileged to have him in our lives.
Just a Creation of the LORD GOD Almighty
wow...have some more cool ade
Not the nicest of people though.
He was no working class hero....although he thought he was
@@paulinehannon4514 He started in poor and precarious conditions with his mother, then Aunt Mimi went to social services and insisted he is taken into her care
He then grew up in leafy semi detached suburbia, but the damage was already done.
Amazing exhaustive history of one of the most famous songwriters in history.
So well put together and presented, very well done, thank you for this. RIP John, never to be forgotten.
Well put together? You must be joking! Among many mistakes, the narrator states Brian Epstein became their manager after the release of 'Please please me' album, which is mentioned far too early, then pops up again later. He also states John & Paul didn't write the song 'Please Please Me.' Ridiculous.
Nonsense! It's full of misinformation.
@@appledoreman I loved the line about John being brought up as an "Angelican"! 🤣
Sorry, you are mistaken. That's okay if you're just getting into The Beatles. Just realize, this document is so full of mistakes it's shocking. There are many others on UA-cam and most are great.
As a side issue, I wanted to comment that the photo supposedly showing John and Cynthia on their wedding day (14:20) is fake. Cynthia has previously described what she wore for the Registry office that day: a purple and black dog-tooth suit, with her long blonde hair in a French pleat. Someone has clearly photoshopped John's head onto a random wedding photo.
Cynthia was an artist too, and she drew a picture of her wedding scene……
She also had a sense of humor, she put a funny caption on it….
so many well written songs with great music. i find it hard to have a favorite song. i love Lennon's music and George,s music
What a lovely story ,Lennon was a genius , thier was loads of broken hearts the day that nutter took his life 💔
@@fionamackenzie9841 MINE IS STILL
The BEATLES: And John
Lennon. HAD: Been A
Major Influence For Myself
During The 1970’s and The
1980’s.
Yes I agree 💯 love the Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney are awesome and George Harrison and Ringo Starr 😁
One can be both genius and a bastard, you know.
Yep. And John was certainly both but he was also human and that shines through in the music.
More of the latter..I think.
Well said.
John Lennon and Brian Epstein are alive,soon it will be safe for them to return and tell the true versions of their lives, as will many other famous stars who have been in protection.
Please. Leave me out of this.
As a Diehard Beatles fan your video is not 100% accurate but good effort.
People can be so judgemental the expression.
"You have to walk A mile in someone elses Shoes "
springs to mind. No-ones perfect I'm sure weve all done things weve regretted in later years.
John was a highly intellegent musical genius
BUT he was only human after all.R.I.P. miss you ❤
Yes, what about Julian. He's turned out to be a very compassionate young man.❤
Loved this video, I graduated high school in 1969, I grew up when the Beatles appeared. I remember everyone waiting for a new album to come out, the next day we all talked about the music. They were one of the few groups where I loved every song. I don’t think there will ever be another group or solo artist as popular as they were. When John was killed every tv channel was about him. He was on every magazine cover. The world was overcome with grief. When he made the comment the Beatles were more popular than Jesus he didn’t mean it like people took it, he was kinda right. The only person who had such popularity and had major coverage when she died was Princess Diana. I remember very clearly when the Beatles came out and how great they were, I’m so greatful to have been there when it happened. Thank you for this video.
Like John said the dream is over. Everybody dies you know what awaits you on the other side.
Read the Memoirs of Billy Shears.....it is the story of Paul it is not what you think happened...it will open up your eyes all the way
You loved EVERY song? Hmmm... I loved most of them... but I have to draw the line at 'Revolution Number Nine' (From the Double White Album).
And frankly, I really don't think even Princess Diana, popular as she was, actually achieved the same level of popularity as the Beatles... Just sayin'! ;)
It's just a bullshit opinion. No disrespect intended.
i was 6 or 7, already exposed to Leadbelly and old swamp blues - long story... my next door neighbor young teen girls saw the beatles live in chicago - i was never so jealous. they had an extra ticket and no way was i gonna be invited...i called their younger brother Moony.. Big Blond Haired Headed Kid my age. everybody called him that and i also broke their window throwing a stick for their dog though i walked up to the broken door window to cop to it like they didn't already know...
yah - really blew my chance to see the Beatles.
Each day there’s a new person to bash, how about we let John rest peacefully.
This isnt bashing him. It's telling the truth as far as it goes. Have you no interest in the world and the major figures within it?
Hop off your soap box, Rosie. 🙄
He was a BULLY,that's a FACT!How is the truth "bashing"him??
I wouldn’t mind people bashing a little bit on John ot there wasn’t a huge, growing amount of people kissing Paul’s ass, specially claiming non-existing credits on John songs where he had little to no input, specially after the Get Back documentary now everyone is a Beatles expert and makes up stories about Paul almost being the holy grial.
Amen. John was an artist and not a perfect human. But what an artist he was.
BY FAR... the BEST synthesis of the perturbed musician... and the song "Julia", the deepest cry a son could ever hush...
sang it to my dying Grand Mom, it calmed her
Over the years, I’ve learned I can love music and neither know nor care about the musicians and their personal lives.
John Lennon was a great singer/ songwriter, and I especially enjoyed his music. The Beatles were the best band ever, in my opinion. That said, Lennon was not a particularly nice person, and he himself abandoned his first wife, and child. He was selfish, like his second wife, Yoko Ono, but he was a far more talented artist than she. I appreciate Lennon for his art/music, not his personality.
He knew it and he was trying to change at the end.
@@angusyates828 Unfortunately, he never got the chance to
@@bunnyleaningonasquishedbun5542 True
@@angusyates828 He DID CHANGE at the end Seemed at peace finally
I was hoping to hear how often he saw Julian as a kid, like twice a year or what. Love John and his music but thought it was sad he didn't spend more time with Julian. Since Alfred tried to get John to live with him, it shows he cared and maybe he didn't realize visitation was a thing.
Looking and watching John’s biography, Julian looks like his fathers twin brother, so much look a like. Both very talented musicians, song writers and photographer .
This is a great video! I don’t like when people hate on John. He did some bad shit and I feel for Julian and Cynthia tremendously but he himself has a pretty tragic story and obviously had trauma that influenced his bad actions. I truly think in his later years he was trying to heal all that and make up for it. Not like I know the real man behind the camera but just my opinion. The fact he was straight up murdered is so sad. Definitely did not deserve to be taken out like that.
The term "murdered" does not apply. An assassination is a murder committed for political purposes. That term would be more accurate.
@@Michael-ro5cu OR Was john paying for "THE DEAL" He made?
AMEN TO THAT
👏🏻THIS👏🏻 John was something a lot of artists weren’t. Honest. It really warms my heart to know he reconnected with Julian❤(lost weekend) and had planned studio time with Paul (for 1981)
This is what makes John’s murder especially tragic for me. He’d finally gotten his life together💔
I wish he could see how far Jules and Sean have come. No doubt he’d be unbelievably proud❤️🩹
Happy Birthday Oct.9, 1940
John Lennon 🎉🎈🎂
Oct. 9, 2022 Sunday
Today..miss your Music..
Happy birthday
Sean Lennon..
Happy birthday!
I would imagine a bit of both. God bless Johnny and see you at the toppermost of the poppermost x
i 'll see them in the afterlife standing in Black Pooled Lights... being a fan along with Jack White...
John Lennon, abandoned by both his father and mother, abandoned his first son. He was an intelligent, sensitive, brilliant musician, but he did not possess sufficient character to break the chain of abuse and to love his son as he should have.
He also emotionally abused his first wife, Cynthia, who I have never heard ever did anything to deserve it. He brazenly betrayed and cheated on her in her face and left her in an unnecessarily brutal manner.
He could be nasty (parodied as "Ron McNasty" of the Rutles) and cuttingly cruel in one moment and generous and kind in the next. He was a witty, razor sharp, volatile and unpredictable stick of dynamite. He also created some of the greatest music of all time.
We have seen many such incandescent geniuses who are not such good people at heart. Of course, It doesn't have to be that way, some of them are and have been very good people, indeed. I suppose that one thing has nothing to do with the other. We are complex beings for sure.
Thank you for stating facts. That is what we all should do. Tell the truth. Whether John's worshippers want to accept it or not, he committed horrid acts on others. Fortunately he seemed to try and make amends later on and that is good. There is the truth.
@@triplejazzmusicisall1883 Well, you're welcome but I take no particular credit for it. You're absolutely correct, telling the truth as we know it is the default position for human beings. Anything less is dishonesty.
I know, in these days where almost 40% of Americans believe the most bare-faced lies, completely unsupported by any credible evidence about Trump and his cohorts, the truth seems to be a rare commodity. But it is still the coin of the realm. Most Americans are onto that nonsense as the last midterm elections proved.
Anyway, yes, it seems that John reached some rapprochement with Julian, despite Yoko Ono's attempts to block it as well as John's fatherly desire to bestow upon Julian some of the family's assets to which he was properly heir. Why Ono would do this, is beyond me. There was surely more than enough to go around and then some. John never reconciled with Cynthia, also largely because of Ono's influence. This indicates just who and what Ono really is.
@@Glicksman1 Thank you so much for your considered, articulate and kind reply. I live in Australia. It is interesting to read your comments as that is very much how Australian's tend to view the U.S. during recent times.
Last night I watched a stream where an author of a book on Yoko was being discussed. You could tell the host was being so careful to not disparage Yoko in anyway. Ms. Madeline Bocaro, author of the book "In Your Mind: The Infinite Universe of Yoko Ono" was talking. It was extremely complimentary and none of those 'delicate' topics were even raised. A puff piece really.
I appreciate your awareness and intelligence and that you value truth even when unpalatable. I think a person can be both truthful and respectful at the same time. You showed this in your considered words. Thank you again.
@@triplejazzmusicisall1883 You are welcome and I thank you for your kind remarks. Books like the one you mentioned are usually "puff pieces" and often not worth our time if accurate and insightful information is sought.
I recently read an excellent biography of Judy Garland which had all the known and knowable facts and timeline correct. It didn't pull any punches. It was not an angry book, nor did it overly criticize my favourite singer. However, it painted a very sad and gloomy picture of Ms. Garland's life, which I fear may, in fact, be quite true.
I mention this book as a good example of how a biography can tell the truth and be sympathetic while not sugar-coating things to the point of absurdity.
Regarding the Ono book, there is always an innate problem with writing books about people who are still living. Often, if the author wants the subject to cooperate and disclose a few "secrets", he or she has to give the subject person a good deal of editorial power. Once that happens, objective truth and accuracy are usually in grave jeopardy.
If such power is withheld from the subject and he or she is not pleased with the resulting publication, there is always a chance that lawsuits for slander might be brought. The distinct possibility of this might cause an author to be overly cautious and leave out much that ought to be written.
Cheers.
@@Glicksman1 I promise you I will not be sending you a barrage of continual replies. It's just that you mention Judy Garland in your reply. I have recently discovered a lovely young lady on UA-cam who is a massive Judy Garland fan and has a voice very reminiscent of the legend herself. It is not a pastiche either but her real voice. Her name is Stella Katherine Cole. Both talented and very joyful you might like to check out her music. All the best to you.
It's a cruel world for sure, all the lonely people and such
Geniuses are often tortured souls, as he often was. Suffering pushed him toward the concepts of peace and love... goals that can be slippery in a life.
So true dude
He preached peace and love...but didn't really live by it....
A great singer - songwriter...but not everyone s cup of tea as a person.
His son Julian is the real deal....a really nice guy and a genuine philanthropist.
@@paulinehannon4514 You wouldn't have heard of Julian without John Lennon or do you think Julian's more famous than John or more worthy of fame? Laugher is always better than tears.
@Charlotte Louise not sure what your point is ....but Julian is a far more decent person than his dad was....
Very humble and modest and spreads genuine love and goodness in the world ...and not for the attention either.
@@paulinehannon4514 My point is Julian Lennon is only known because he's John's son. Do you know him, so how do you know what he's like behind closed doors? We know what John was like because he revealed himself and spoke honestly about himself. That's more than enough to tell me yes he made mistakes but obviously he knew what were his faults and wanted to try and fix them but was blown away so that hope was taken away from him because of nothing he could change.
Thank you John Lennon.
The Beatles songs that influenced me musically are Paperback Writer, Back in the USSR, and Revolution I. Lennon was not perfect, but I don't think we should expect rock bands to be perfect. He certainly could have treated his first wife Cynthia and family better. He did not deserve his tragic ending. I think it best to take him for who he was faults and all. Drugs changed the music, maybe not for the better. The Beatles were at their best when they did straight up rock songs without the added orchestration.
One can be a genius AND a bastard! They are by no means exclusive of each other.
John Lennon a awesome singer and song writer alot of great songs.May John Lennon and George Harrison RIP 💐
AND PAUL?? Sorry couldnt resist
I don't understand the title, "genius or bastard?" It doesn't reflect John or your biography of him. It is really quite insulting. To him and us, the audience.
John Lennon was certainly a human being who suffered things in life, and like so many, inflicted that suffering onto others. Yet he was a musical genius, as well as working on himself, and influencing the world toward peace and love.
Give the man his due credit, while acknowledging his faults.
Thanks for the work, in any case.
He was both a genius AND a bastard! His treatment of Julian was abhorrent! He doesn’t get a pass for that!
He was always on tour during the time of Julian’s birth and I’m pretty sure John cared for his son and was trying to make it right by his 40s don’t judge someone who had a contract with labels that he had to fulfill I blame labels not John
Nobody realizes the pressure and the time that was consumed by being a Beatle. John and Julian's relationship was strained but only 4 people went through what the Beatles had to go through. Of course the press was always making things up and people just believed it. Watch the doc on prime and you'll see when paul was quoting articles from a newspaper and they all were breaking up at the lies.
he was a genius and like many other geniuses he was kind of an a**hole... he just was...like so many others. he was human.
@@yungbagger4379 how did all the other rock and rollers find time for their kids?
Their best song was" I Want to Hold Your Hand "! I was 15 going on 16 when The Beatles first sang on Ed Sullivan's show!I sat there screaming my head off and my step- mother saying you're a fool! That night I loved George the best because I felt sorry for him because he had a sore throat! Afterwards,I Loved John the best! I knew John was the leader right away and he was so cute & funny!George was my second favorite! I didn't! like him at all being with Yoko! I blamed her for years for The Beatles break-up! Now,I have forgiven everyone and I 'm hoping to meet John & George,Paul and Ringo in Heaven someday!!
I love Lennon’s music. Obviously I never knew him personally!
Imagine
Jealous guy
#9 dream
Watching the wheels
Beautiful boy and my personal favourite
Woman
you're forgetting the ones john wrote after 1980. oh, i forgot a CERTIFIED BASTARD, compltely lacking in genius and/or decency murdered him and left everyone in the world to judge him for more years than he lived on earth.
Lots of people I know didn't really grow up until their 50s, I'm one of them. John Lennon or Elvis you think you could have handled what they did?. I think that kind of fame would mess a whole lot of people up!!!
True.. even with all of Elvis’s faults .. he never abandoned his daughter.
Its no wonder Lennon turned out the way he did. He was so envious of his friends and colleagues. But he did alright under the circumstances.
Until he was shot and killed. A terrible ending for anyone.
@@phillipanderson7398 Absolutely ! He may have been lots of things, but he certainly didn't deserve to die like that,
Excellent biography on John, his life, his influences, and ultimately his music. As far as how LSD effected John's music and how he thought about that influence, only John can truly refeclt what contribution it had on his music and life. Every trip is different just and there were so many kinds that affected each person differently. I believe that it was part of the big picture, along with meditation, his romance with Yoko, his angered of his life without his parents, the death of people close to him, hid art with words and drawing. People are not one thing that defines who they are and what their life is. That would be boring, and John was not boring, he was creative and took pieces of his life and put them into his art and music. I was 10 when the Beatles were big in the US. I love all there music. The songs with not much lyrics but great music and great voices, to the more complex songs in there later albums. I am a fan of there work as a group and solo artist. It is sad that John could not be around for his children, he dud leave a legacy of his life to them in all the ways he wanted to express, his family, his work, and his creativeaty.
John’s problem was heroin.
@@jeanlind7540 John's problem was Yoko Ono.
@@helenamaria710 I agree to a certain extent but Paul has talked about this and at the time, pre Beatlemania John’s girlfriend Cynthia became pregnant, John did the ‘right thing’ and married her and when Beatles became famous bought beautiful house in Surrey where Cynthia and Julian lived. However, Cynthia was very much a pipe and slippers lady and they were slipping apart as John was such a complex man, wanting something different therefore, when Yoko was introduced to her he became infatuated with her (incidentally she first targeted Paul) His treatment of then wife and son was appalling & Julian said Paul was more of a father to him. I remember Paul was driving to see Cynthia and Julian when Hey Jude came to him - it was originally Hey Jules, for Julian. Whatever, Paul has retained a friendship with Yoko, as he has with George’s widow Olivia and they can often be seen front row when he is performing. I think of all Beatles Paul had a very happy marriage, became a vegetarian and his children have had careers in their own right, most successful of these being Stella. I think he was badly affected by Linda’s death, hence his unfortunate marriage to Heather Mills, who hurt him on every level. However he adores his daughter from that marriage & has often been seen with her in the town of Rye, near to his house in Peasmarsh, which is really his main home and where he spent Covid lockdown. He has been happily married to Nancy for a number of years, her background as an heiress from a Jewish New York family is eerily similar to that of Linda.
John was my favourite Beatle precisely because he was so human and complicated (and talented). I would not presume to judge him - we all make mistakes.
@jeanlind7540 you are mistaken about this documentary. This one has so many mistakes, it shocking. There are many great ones on UA-cam (I.e., "How the Beatles Changed the World").
FACT: Many of us were mistreated or abandoned. We didn't make a trademark career out of it. We didn't invent a Yoko out of it. Narcissist Johnny did.
He was a musical genius. He was a man.
A man that didn't want to have anything to do with his oldest son? Ok,If that is your definition of a man. Lord help us all
A man who beat women.😮😮
@@mikeluke7417 Probably because you do too.
@@charlottelouise209 so, because I don't approve of your " hero" you accuse me of the same despicable act😨shame on you Charlotte. He also used to bring prostitutes back to the Dakota hotel in front of Yoko. But I guess you will forgive him for that as well. Another thing that I have NEVER done.
@@mikeluke7417didn’t Cynthia say he hit her once whilst drunk
Why did he treat JULIAN his son the way he did as if he did not exist and when he died yoko wasn't much better and he had to accept what yoko gave him he had to sell thing's that were his fathers but is trying to buy them back.
He didn't want Julian or to marry Cynthia. He was just making it as a big star, and a wife and kid were not what he needed, he just got lumbered with them. Brian told him to keep Cynthia under wraps and not let folks know he was married, cos this wasn't good for the image of a 'pop star', who depended on teenage girls to buy his records. He tried to hide Cynthia from the public, but it did get out there was a wife and kid on the scene.
He supported him, plenty. Not bad for an anchor baby
@@Melons-vg8dq Julian was born and raised in Liverpool.
@@treasurehunteruk9718 No he wasn't. Julian was born in Liverpool but soon moved to the south of England.
@@charlottelouise209 Yes, of course. I forgot they all deserted Liverpool as soon as they got rich, and wanted nothing to do with the place. They moved to a luxurious mansion in Surrey with 22 bedrooms and had staff. I think Cynthia said it cost £19,000 at the time.
Thank you, It was nice to look back. I am 58 and my mom was pregnant with me when she saw the Beatles in Chicago. I grew up listening to The Beatles and had many books about them.
John's art wasn't *included* in the "school newspaper," The Daily Howl - The Daily Howl was in fact ALL John's personal creation - his creative outlet and comic "contribution" to his schoolmates.
Uh, why wasn’t there more on John and Paul’s friendship? You spent WAY too much time on Stuart.
Its a common misconception that his mum bought him his first guitar, it was actually mi mi who bought it for him.
45:23 ''the relationship did not result in anything''. Bolderdash!! The relationship resulted in Walls And Bridges, one of John's absolutely BEST albums for years!!
John had anger issues, and he was not a good husband or father to Julian and Cynthia. But, he never hid from that and was very open about it. And he made sure he didn't make the same mistake with Sean.
Don't think that can excuse his behaviour...
He was 21 when he married and it was a shotgun wedding
@@Melons-vg8dqSO The F what..
I never understood why he abandoned his first child Julian. Didn’t even leave him any money in his Will!
Cynthia was very nasty
@@Melons-vg8dqhhahahah😅
I saw The Beatles at NY Mets Shea Stadium on August 15, 1965. How it happened, my 16-year-old sister was given the task to purchase five tickets in advance for herself and four girlfriends. At the last minute, one of the girls couldn't go. My father was just about to drive them to the LIRR, He told my sister, "Take Kevin" I remember the train ride as all girls, many of which were singing Beatles songs, at the stadium our seats were just behind the 3rd base dugout about 6 or 7 rows back. I remember girls screaming, giant bed sheets painted with different "I love You" Flash camera's going off all over the stadium, and girls fainting. I could hardly hear over the screaming, I was only 13 years old. Lucky me I was there! I saw Paul's "new world tour" in 1993, again at NY Citifield's "Return to Shea" in 2009
How ironic that John Lennon, the bad-ass of the group, was "never a street kid or a tough guy", a "suburban kid, imitating the rockers", while sweet, gentle, good-natured, happy-go-lucky Ringo was the real deal, he was a Teddy Boy and was in a gang, and being a little bloke growing up in a rough area I daresay he learned how to fight at an early age.
Ringo's upbringing was without a doubt the worst of all of them. Yet he's become a much admired individual.
Love John..Imagine is my favorite.
Thanks for your love and support
John Lennon was a legend 💜Love Him, miss him
His own son called him a hypocrite...with all the peace and love protests....another way of John getting the attention that he always craved.
We all do
@@paulinehannon4514 maybe he was trying to reverse THE DEAL he made?
Julia Baird, Lennon's half sister, paints a completely different story of his childhood. In her account, Lennon was part of a close EXTENDED family. And it is probably unfair to Mimi to say that John was deprived of love. The story you don't hear is how Lennon was on the phone every week when he was living in New York.
Spiteful man-baby from my perspective. I think I would have run out of patience for him pretty quickly.
A nasty piece of work. My favourite Beatle though.
You’d have stuck around for the money. They all did.
@@glengamble526 I guess I’ve never been around a multi-millionaire but I’ve left someone with significantly more money than me and started again with nothing, and I gave away a 5-figure inheritance from someone who really damaged me because their money was tainted for me. The money bar for me to stay is proven pretty high 😉
god, i miss him. and then George. (just to note - Yoko is 90! i just makes no sense to me how we get older. why can’t we look like we were in our ‘50’s til the end?! :) 😋🌹🌱
The Beatles broke up when they were all about thirty, so any bad boy behavior would be things they did in their teens or twenties. Would you like to be known forever for things you did in the teens and twenties? He found somebody he loved, they had a child. He was then a devoted dad and husband, all post Beatles. He tracked his friends' birthdays and sent them personal collages he had made just for them, sometimes including cassettes of funny voices and little songs. He was funny, he was artistic, he could be a caring friend beyond any I've ever had. Once he and McCartney post Beatles spend the evening with David Bowie who played his new album (bowie's new album) for them over and over. finally, mcCartney asked if he could play something else. Bowie was hurt Lennon could see, so he called him the next day and said, oh, hey, don't take him personally. I was married to him for years." Lennon told an employee this story and the man said, "But McCartney hurt his feelings, shouldn't he apologize not you." Lennon said, "He wouldn't even know what you're talking about." another time during his "lost weekend" with may pang he and pang went out with mick jagger and david bowie. when they got back home and were alone Lennon said to Pang, "Gee, when I said such and which to them do you think they took that too much to heart?" Pang said, "Everything you say to them is important to them because of who you are." Lennon said, "It's so hard being me!" Listen, damnit, this was a nice person, a good person. He got kicked around in childhood and that made him moody because his mind was replaying the bad stuff but he was clearly a songwriting genius and a caring soul. try to remember that. he was just a guy, a talented artistic guy but just a guy and subject to error. give him a break. once he sent somebody to a beatle covention to buy him some memorabalia and they guy asked lennon if he had any message for his fans. he said, "remind them the MUSIC is the important thing." he'd tell us the same thing. not the random stories about his voyage through life on earth.
He was my favorite among the members of Beatles. Lost admiration when he became involved with Yoko Ono.
IMAGINE. When I know about Music.Yes The Beatles Great Songs.Amazing.I Love John Lennon.♥️♥️♥️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Lennon with McCartney was a music genius.
What The Beatles' song do you consider the best?
There is no one single "best" IMO. It's a whole list (mostly Lennon songs tho)!
What song? I couldn't name their best LP. or even my favorite tune/ album.
Imagine.
You betcha
Norwegian Wood
Just listen to his music and enjoy.......does not matter what he was personally......✌
Just discovered this great channel. Job well done my friend !👍👍👍
Too hard to change a favorite but I always love imagine and I always loved Let It Be I think that's let it be this my Soulful really down the Earth One it's absolutely beautiful and can't forget about Strawberry Fields once you know the story that one really sticks with you
Hello dear ,how are you
John wasn’t abandoned. His mum was ‘different, sure a nice, fun person but not responsible enough to be a mother, so his aunt took care of him, raising him as her own. John still regularly visited his mum and her new family (see John’s sister’s book). Both parents wanted him (as stated here). My husband was in a similar situation when his mum/dad divorced. Upsetting but hey, you grow up. I have an acquaintance who attended school with John, albeit younger. He remembers being bulled by John and having snow and snowballs thrust down his shirt by him. The guitars story is also embellished as he played guitar at Mimi’s. Not my favourite Beatle, that was George. Odd that the ‘genius’ John had hardly any career after the Beatles, despite many efforts. His Double Fantasy sadly only became a hit due to John’s tragic murder. I bought it and absolutely hated it (eek and yikes Yoko is screeching on it).
Great comment. Tra-la-la-la-la... (Not just the screeching!!! LOL)
No I've got to really say thank goodness for John Lennon's mum introducing him to Elvis domino and rock and roll music god bless you Julia Lennon
John himself also said in his very last radio or any interview,that he came from the macho school of pretense and he said he knows it's more like this in England, but it's like this in America too, that as a boy you were mainly trained to be in the army, and you were taught not to cry, not show emotions,don't touch,don't feel,don't react and John said he thinks that's what screwed us all up and that it's time for a change.
In the great article in The Nation,Lennon's Last Interview:The Sixties Showed Us The Possibility by Jon Wiener, he said in John's last radio interview by Dave Sholin of RKO Radio (and this was hours before John was tragically killed by the one time big Beatles fan since he was 11,and John had been his favorite Beatle) Dave asked John about feminism and John said, ''I'm more feminist now than I was when I sang Woman Is The N**ger Of The World.''
In this article John is then quoted saying,' 'Isn't it time we destroyed the macho ethic? Where has it gotten us all of these thousands of years? Are we still going to have be clubbing each other to death? Do I have to arm-wrestle you to have a relationship with you as another male? Can we not have a relationship on another level?''
Also there is a great article by long time anti-sexist,anti-men's violence,anti-pornography educator former all star high school football player and author of the great,important 2006 book,The Macho Paradox:How Some Men Hurt Women and How All Men Can Help, Jackson Katz.John Lennon on Fatherhood,Feminism,and Phony Tough Guy Posturing
Also Cynthia Lennon is quoted in the great John Lennon biography Lennon,by award winning music journalist and former editor of The Melody Maker Magazine and good friend of John's for 18 years,Ray Coleman as saying somethings like she knew as soon as she saw John and Yoko together she knew that she lost him,and that it was a meeting of the minds and that she knew that they were right for each other.
She also said that she told John before he started his relationship with Yoko that she sees and incredible similarity between him and Yoko and said to him that there is something about her that is just like you.She told him that he may say that she's this crazy avant garde artist and but she can see more into his future with Yoko then he can.
❤ All you need is love 💗 I will always love ❤ John Lennon ❤
But for a change of heart at 5 y o , we may never have even known him.
❤💗❤
To see him so happy and in peace with his family is such a joy and pain ❤️😢 all we need is love 💗
Whatever gets you through the night was John's first #1 hit. Imagine reached the spot only after he died...
You know, the terms 'genius' and 'bastard' are NOT mutually exclusive... it IS quite possible to be BOTH! :/
what about the man who ended his life? he is actually evil .There was no reason to shoot him. R.I.P. John lennon. :(
I remember John talking about his sons in a TV interview. He said his first son was born from the bottom of a whiskey bottle and his second was born from love. I decided then and there he was a B.... to say that on TV about your son bottom of the barrel in my books.
Thank you! No respect for him whatsoever.
John wasn't ready to have a child at age 22.
@@4Barbe a lot of us were not ready to have our first child but we loved them just the same. That is no excuse to say something like that on national TV. How do you think his son felt shame on you for making excuses for him.
agreed.
@@4Barbe stupid asinine comment!
I always loved the Beatles. John was my favorite
He was perhaps both a genius and a bastard in addition to possessing a vast array of both dazzling and dark traits.
^ Yes
We all do! ;John was John!
It wasn't about "freedom". It was about "acting out" -- a sublimated cry for help.
We performed "In his own write" in the foyer, at the Everyman theatre Liverpool. In 1978. Victor Spinnetti was there, from the Beatle films. Lennon, the new play, was on at the Everyman. The very first production. Used to see, Pauls Brother, having at drink at the bar, Mike. Nice man. Great times.
As we say here in Liverpool, " he had a big gob". It got him in trouble a few times, as it would anybody in life. Having said that, yer can't knock the fella, he is still loved in Liverpool is our Johnny, to us he is just one of the lads.
The lsd definitely had an influence, but they were already on their way to being huge famous celebrities before it.