Did you know that Erkin Koray, one of the legends of Anatolian Rock and famous John Lennon met in the 70s? The meeting of Erkin Koray who is an important figure for psychedelic rock movement that will spread to Anatolia and Lennon happened in the hotel Lennon started and it …
Read More »Why Was John Lennon Killed?
He saw them. The got from behind. He shot for five times; four bullets hit the target. The legendary singer who said “Imagine” to the whole world was on the ground. His wife was holding her head in this hand. The shooter would say, “someone in my head said, “do it, do …
Read More »Dreams That We Make with John Lennon: Imagine
John Lennon was born on 9 September in Liverpool. He wanted to be famous but he had no idea how it was to be famous. He didn’t have any special efforts to be a “good person”. Imagine all the people, living for today Paul McCartney says that when people whom …
Read More »John Lennon and Depression: Songs That No One Understood
John Lennon spends most of his life by asking for help. “Help!” song released in the 60s is one of the best examples. “Help Me to Help Myself” that he made in the last period of his life was another Lennon song with the same theme. The most striking, idealist and inspiring …
Read More »Unknown political views of John Lennon
Various people know that John Lennon has anti-system views. Just like in “Give Peace a Chance” and “Imagine” songs, Lennon especially used his social status to raise awareness for war and discrimination rather than hiding his thoughts. John Lennon was a humble Liverpool boy and despite being at the center of attention with the …
Read More »An Autumn Boy Who Changed the World: John Lennon
He was born on an autumn day under the shadows of the bombardment. He dragged millions after him with his music and anti-war discourse and he left this life tragically with a bullet from an insane fan’s gun. John Lennon born on 09 October 1940 in Liverpool was the legendary …
Read More »October 10, 1939 – The real Eleanor Rigby died in her sleep of unknown causes at the age of 44
Paul explained: “I was sitting at the piano when I thought of it. The first few bars just came to me, and I got this name in my head … ‘Daisy Hawkins picks up the rice in the church.’ I don’t know why I couldn’t think of much more so I …
Read More »October 12, 1962 – The Beatles met Little Richard for the first time
OCTOBER 12, 1962 – The Beatles met Little Richard for the first time when they opened for his performance at the Tower Ballroom in New Brighton, England. Although he considered George and John a bit rude, he was quite taken with Paul McCartney, and even tried to seduce him at one …
Read More »October 9 1980 John Lennon, celebrate his last birthday in life
9:00 A. M… Dakota Building… New York City…John Lennon, celebrate his last birthday in life…His 40 years, along with Sean, that day he turned 5 years old…For such an occasion Yoko Ono hired a pilot of a plane to fly over Central Park and the Dakota building with a message …
Read More »Breakfast time for Ringo, 1969
“That necklace has a story. My auntie bought it for me but when we were in New York, kids jumped on our backs and stole it. I went on Cousin Brucie’s radio show and said, ‘I’ll give you a kiss if you bring me back my necklace’. A girl turned …
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