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John Lennon heard a man “psychologically destroyed” but Beatles fans heard one of his greatest songs

John Lennon heard a man “psychologically destroyed” but Beatles fans heard one of his greatest songs

John Lennon heard a man “psychologically destroyed” but Beatles fans heard one of his greatest songs
October 27
10:06 2026

Every artist is going to be a little bit more critical of their work than the common man. As much as they might like the idea of waiting until their songs are absolutely perfect, there’s hardly any way for someone to chip away at something until it’s a finely crafted musical jewel when they are done with it. And while John Lennon did have more perfectionist tendencies than most, he knew enough to realise when a song was performed correctly but not delivering any sort of musical emotion.When looking at his body of work, every single thing that Lennon sang had to come from the heart. He was always writing songs for the casual rock and roll fan in his early days, but he was far more content to make tracks that had something to say once he reached his solo career, whether that was political matters or whatever was going on inside his head when making records like Plastic Ono Band.

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Martin Nethercutt

Martin Nethercutt

Martin A Nethercutt is a writer, singer, producer and loves music. Creative Director at McCartney Studios Editor-in-Chief at McCartney Times Creator-in-Chief at Geist Musik President (title) at McCartney Multimedia, Inc. Went to Albert-Schweitzer-Schule Kassel Lives in Playa del Rey From Kassel, Germany Married to Ruth McCartney

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