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The Beatles song where John Lennon admits his abuse

    The Beatles song where John Lennon admits his abuse

When The Beatles first broke into the collective consciousness, the band did so with a plethora of pithy pop tunes underscored by the tropes of rock ‘n’ roll. By 1967,

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When a 14-year-old managed to sneak into John Lennon’s hotel room for the greatest interview of all timeWatch an emotional Velvet Underground share the stage for the final time

    When a 14-year-old managed to sneak into John Lennon’s hotel room for the greatest interview of all timeWatch an emotional Velvet Underground share the stage for the final time

In 1969, a 14-year-old Beatles superfan called Jerry Levitan managed to successfully sneak into John Lennon’s hotel room and secure an exclusive interview. The meeting, which took place in Toronto’s

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The Beatles song which proved John Lennon wasn’t a lunatic

    The Beatles song which proved John Lennon wasn’t a lunatic

During his all-too-short lifetime, John Lennon was a rather maligned figure of the music industry. As highly-regarded as a songwriter as he was pawed and stared at like a museum

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Eric Cash – John Lennon in his living room in Mendips

    Eric Cash – John Lennon in his living room in Mendips

Me again. Some people are interested in how I make certain Beatles paintings, so I thought I would pull back the curtain a bit and talk about this one that

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John Lennon’s school report aged 15 shows he was a rebel

    John Lennon’s school report aged 15 shows he was a rebel

We’re dipping into the Far Out Magazine vault to bring you the school report of a young and rebellious teen,

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The letter John Lennon wrote about Keith Moon’s wild antics

    The letter John Lennon wrote about Keith Moon’s wild antics

The Beatles’ own John Lennon wasn’t exactly a humble church mouse during his hedonistic rock star days, especially during ‘The

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The heartbreaking bond Paul McCartney & John Lennon shared

    The heartbreaking bond Paul McCartney & John Lennon shared

Paul McCartney’s relationship with his former Beatles cohort John Lennon was a unique one. With the two now-iconic musicians bonded

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“First psychedelic song” John Lennon wrote for The Beatles

    “First psychedelic song” John Lennon wrote for The Beatles

Bursting on to the pop music scene in the early sixties, with some suggesting they created it entirely, The Beatles

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The ‘Let It Be’ Song The Beatles Trimmed Down From 12 Minutes of Material

    The ‘Let It Be’ Song The Beatles Trimmed Down From 12 Minutes of Material

When fans and critics start ranking all the albums by The Beatles, you usually find Let It Be (1970) near

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The Beatles song that McCartney thought Lennon did Dylan

    The Beatles song that McCartney thought Lennon did Dylan

During John Lennon’s all-too-brief career he was a self-confessed chameleon in songwriting. Lennon, alongside his partner Paul McCartney, wrote some of The Beatles most beloved songs but a few of

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