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The Beatles song John Lennon called a heavy metal record

    The Beatles song John Lennon called a heavy metal record

The Beatles were true pioneers in every sense of the word. A band who helped introduce the world into the magical realm of pop music, successfully managed to change culture

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10 Darkest Songs John Lennon Ever Wrote

    10 Darkest Songs John Lennon Ever Wrote

Of all The Beatles’ music, most people first encounter their classic pop made for the masses. Tracks can seem lame and twee, singing about handholding and women called Eleanor. The

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The Beatles songs John Lennon hated

    The Beatles songs John Lennon hated

“I feel I could make every fucking one of them better,” remarked John Lennon during a typically caustic interview with David Sheff. Despite being a part of The Beatles, the

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When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

    When John Lennon compared the Beatles to Jesus in 1966

On March 4, 1966, in an interview with journalist Maureen Cleave for the London Evening Standard, The Beatles’ John Lennon made a comment which would go on to threaten the

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Lost Weekend’. Yet even he couldn’t put up with the

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