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The John Lennon song Dave Grohl wishes he’d written

    The John Lennon song Dave Grohl wishes he’d written

One of the most revered forces in modern rock, Dave Grohl’s love of The Beatles is well-documented. Despite rising to fame as a member of one of the most iconoclastic

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John Lennon Encouraged The Creation Of ‘Simpler Rock Songs,’ Glenn Tipton Explains – Rock Celebrities

    John Lennon Encouraged The Creation Of ‘Simpler Rock Songs,’ Glenn Tipton Explains – Rock Celebrities

Recently speaking to Guitar Player, Judas Priest guitarist Glenn Tipton revealed that John Lennon’s encouragement of ‘simpler rock songs’ had a significant impact on the band’s work. Tipton stated that

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John Lennon screamed and he screamed, and he learned to feel his fear and pain | Louder

    John Lennon screamed and he screamed, and he learned to feel his fear and pain | Louder

In the summer of 1970, John Lennon and Yoko Ono were renting a beautiful house in Bel-Air, an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood at the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains.

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What John Lennon’s Relationship With His Sisters Was Really Like

    What John Lennon’s Relationship With His Sisters Was Really Like

Before John Lennon was a world-famous rockstar, he was just like any other older brother in his Liverpool neighborhood. So says his younger half-sister, Julia Baird. Baird is the daughter

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On This Day In 1970, John Lennon Writes, Records “Instant Karma” | Lone Star 92.5

    On This Day In 1970, John Lennon Writes, Records “Instant Karma” | Lone Star 92.5

On this day in 1970, John Lennon wrote, recorded and mixed the song “Instant Karma.” It ranks as one of

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The Ballad of John and Yoko – Peter Brown

    The Ballad of John and Yoko – Peter Brown

The Ballad of John and Yoko – Peter Brown A nod to a friend who helped them out Below is

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John Lennon and Paul McCartney Were ‘Idiots’ Who Didn’t ‘Know Music From Their Backsides,’ According to a Collaborator

    John Lennon and Paul McCartney Were ‘Idiots’ Who Didn’t ‘Know Music From Their Backsides,’ According to a Collaborator

John Lennon and Paul McCartney are one of the most successful songwriting duos of all time. The pair wrote countless

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Yoko Ono kept attempting to alter one aspect of Imagine by John Lennon. – Techno Trenz

    Yoko Ono kept attempting to alter one aspect of Imagine by John Lennon. – Techno Trenz

One of the most well-known albums of the 1970s, Imagine by John Lennon, was the product of a specific vision

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John Lennon tried “great lengths” to get his aunt to resemble George Harrison, but he was unsuccessful. – Techno Trenz

    John Lennon tried “great lengths” to get his aunt to resemble George Harrison, but he was unsuccessful. – Techno Trenz

John Lennon took some time to warm up to George Harrison, but once he did, the two bandmates grew close.

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Conflict Graffiti: Artists Using Public Spaces for Public Discourse

    Conflict Graffiti: Artists Using Public Spaces for Public Discourse

In Conflict Graffiti, literary and cultural scholar John Lennon conducts a deep study of the use of graffiti as a means of communication in areas of urban upheaval. Growing up

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