Top 10 Songs Inspired by Yoko Ono
There’s more than a few songs inspired by Yoko Ono — one of the most celebrated and vilified figures in rock history. After all, she was the muse for one of pop music’s biggest legends, John Lennon....
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Yes, we realize the mountain we're up against here. It may even be an unwinnable battle. After all, Yoko Ono has withstood more public scorn and abuse than just about any other person in pop culture,...
View ArticleYoko Ono Urges New Gun Control Laws
Since John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, his widow Yoko Ono has devoted herself to campaigning for stricter gun control legislation -- so it's only fitting that yesterday (March 21), Ono...
View Article40 Years Ago: John Lennon Ordered to Leave the US by Immigration Authorities
On March 23, 1973, John Lennon was issued an order by US immigration authorities to leave the United States. He was given 60 days to do so. The reason given for the deportation stemmed from his...
View ArticleYoko Ono Says Being a Beatle's Wife is a 'Difficult' Life
As part of Yoko Ono's UK press blitz for her efforts as curator of the 2013 Meltdown Festival in London, the 80-year-old artist/activist acknowledged the pressures inherent in her marriage to the late...
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Release 'Two Virgins'
When John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Two Virgins’ was released in November 1968, it threw more than a few Beatles fans for a loop. From the cover image of a stark-naked Lennon and Ono to the other-worldly...
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono's 'Two Virgins' Seized by Police
It's arguably the most controversial album cover in rock 'n' roll history, and, if authorities in New Jersey had their way, every last one of them would have been destroyed. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon Marries Yoko Ono
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were married on March 20, 1969. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Begin 'Bed-in For Peace'
The newlyweds began staging their first "Bed-in for Peace" in Amsterdam on March 25, 1969. Continue reading…
View ArticleCourtney Love: 'I Don't Think the Yoko Comparison Is Fair'
Kurt Cobain's widow denied that her impact on Nirvana was similar to Yoko Ono's on the Beatles. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Record 'Give Peace a Chance' at...
We spoke with two people involved in the recording of John Lennon's 'Give Peace a Chance' on the 45th anniversary of the song. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon Learns He's a Bad Driver – The Hard Way
Learn why John Lennon stopped trying to drive cars. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Donate Their Hair
Any world-famous rock star can write a check in support of a pet charity project. Continue reading…
View ArticleYoko Ono Posts Open Letter to Critics
Yoko Ono has faced harsh criticism throughout her career — so much so that it would be easy to assume she no longer hears or pays attention to any of it. Continue reading…
View Article45 Years Ago: John Lennon and Yoko Ono Announce Sex-Change Plans
Throughout their life together, John Lennon and Yoko Ono developed a reputation for public absurdism. Continue reading…
View ArticlePaul McCartney, Ringo Starr and Yoko Ono Pay Tribute to Cynthia Lennon
As the news of Cynthia Lennon's passing traveled yesterday, the surviving former members of the Beatles and their kin offered homage to John Lennon's first wife. Continue reading…
View ArticleYoko Ono Praises Ringo Starr as the "Most Influential Beatle"
Yoko Ono praised Ringo Starr for being the embodiment of the Beatles' message of peace and love. Continue reading…
View ArticleYoko Ono Organizes Giant Human Peace Sign to Celebrate John Lennon's Birthday
Yoko Ono celebrated what would have been John Lennon's 75th birthday by celebrating peace — and trying to break a Guinness World Record in the bargain. Continue reading…
View Article30 Years Ago: Strawberry Fields, the 'Garden of Peace' Funded by Yoko Ono as...
Strawberry Fields, a section of New York's Central Park named after John Lennon's song, was dedicated in his honor on Oct. 9. 1985. Continue reading…
View ArticleJohn Lennon Had a 'Desire' to Sleep With Men, Says Yoko Ono
According to Ono, Lennon was intrigued by bisexuality, but never followed through. Continue reading…
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