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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 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

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Beatles song John Lennon regretted Paul McCartney writing

    Beatles song John Lennon regretted Paul McCartney writing

When The Beatles first broke out of Liverpool and begun making records in earnest there was delightful energy to everything

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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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Mick Jagger on Why the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Partnership Ended

    Mick Jagger on Why the John Lennon-Paul McCartney Partnership Ended

There was hardly anyone who didn’t have an opinion about the Beatles’ breakup. Many felt it happened because John Lennon

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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 looked ready to take on the world with their incandescent

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