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John Lennon’s Musical Influences & Solo Career
By Mia DohrmannPeriod 2
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Born: October 9, 1940
Liverpool, England
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Mother Julia absent throughout John’s childhood
Died in a car crash when Lennon was 17
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Mimi was the disciplinerGeorge was an artistic influence
Taught Lennon to draw and paint
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The Beatles
• Member of world famous rock band, The Beatles
• One of 4 members
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Paul McCartney George harrison
Ringo StarrJohn Lennon
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Involvement with The
Beatles
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Co-wrote with McCartney
Founder Singer Guitarist
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Lennon's lyrics reflected his personal and career
demands, philosophical outlook, his
unease with his fame and current events. – http://www.popstarsplus.com/music_johnlennon.htm
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Songs envisioned a peaceful, Utopian society
“Rain”
“In My Life”
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Marriages
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First Wife: Cynthia Powell
Marriage lasted from 1962 – 1968
Son: Julian
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2nd Wife: Yoko Ono
Son Sean
1969 – June 1973
May Pang
“Lost Weekend”
1973 - 1975
Yoko: 1975 – 1980
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Drug Influence
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LSD (“I Am the Walrus”)
Preludin
Cannabis
Marijuana
Book: The Psychedelic Experience
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BREAKUP IN 1970
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Solo Career
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Plastic Ono SongsReflect Childhood
“Mother”
“Working Class Hero”
“Remember”
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Possibly the most popular solo album of John Lennon
Songs written about equality, realism,
war, love,
Yoko Ono
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“Imagine” Lyrical Meaning
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“Imagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die forAnd no religion too
Imagine all the peopleLiving life in peace...”
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“You may say I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only one
I hope some day you'll join us
And the world will be as one”
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Peace
Equality
Anti-War
World Conflicts
Dreaming
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Solo Albums Continued..
Some Time in New York City (1972)
Mind Games (1973)
Walls and Bridges (1974)
Rock ‘n’ Roll (1975)
Shaved Fish (1975)
Double Fantasy (1980)
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Mark David Chapman
New York CityDecember 8, 1980
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Musical Influences/Dreams
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Social Activism
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Ego
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Peace
Equality
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• “Innumerable times since his death Lennon has been sorely missed. And just as many times and more he has been present - evoked by all of us who find ourselves and each other in the music he made and the vision that he articulated and tried to make real.”
– Anthony DeCurtis
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Works Cited
• Info– http://www.johnlennon.com/html/
biography.aspx– http://www.rockhall.com/inductee/john-lennon– http://www.john-lennon.com/songlyrics/– http://www.popstarsplus.com/
music_johnlennon.htm