![]() He read Timothy Leary et al’s ‘The Psychedelic Experience’ from beginning to end in the middle of a bookstore.Ģ7. In 1967, Lennon bought a small and uninhabited island, called Dorinish, off the coast of Ireland for 1,700 GB pounds.Ģ5. While on the road, John and George would room together, while Paul would room with RingoĢ6. Just before his 21st birthday, Lennon experienced serious doubts about ever succeeding in music, as he felt too old to become famous.Ģ4. Before fame, Lennon expressed that he’d rather commit suicide than get a conventional job.Ģ3. Lennon was extremely self-conscious of his big nose growing up.Ģ2. After growing tired of fans doing more screaming than listening at live shows, Lennon said “Beatles concerts are nothing to do with music any more. When asked about the uproar in America regarding his “more popular than Jesus” comment, Lennon responded “There are more people in America, so there are more bigots also.”Ģ0. Lennon’s former primary schoolmate said “If ever there was a scrap in the school yard, John was likely to be involved.”ġ9. As a teen, Lennon considered himself a Teddy Boy.ġ8. Sean, his son, first suspected his father was a Beatle after seeing “Yellow Submarine” on television.ġ7. He wanted his first wife, Cynthia Pwell, to resemble Brigitte Bardot when she cut her hair short, he refused to speak to her for two days.ġ6. Bob Dylan introduced marijuana to Lennon and the rest of the Beatles.ġ5. Harmonica was the first instrument Lennon learned to play.ġ4. When George Harrison lost his virginity, Lennon, McCartney and former Beatles’ drummer, Pete Best, were in the same room as him.ġ3. On his track “How Do You Sleep?” from solo album, ‘Imagine,’ the lines “The sound you make is muzak to my ears” and “The only thing you done was ‘Yesterday’ were directed to Paul McCartney.ġ2. Lennon demanded Yoko to write him a list of everyone she had slept with.ġ1. ![]() Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ but was out-voted.ġ0. Lennon wanted Jesus Christ and Adolf Hitler on the cover of ‘Sgt. Lennon and Yoko made their first art performance together at London’s Royal Albert Hall in an opaque white sack, contorting their bodies in silence on stage.ĩ. His first band, The Quarrymen, would often practice in the bathroom, where Lennon stood shoe-less in the bathtubĨ. Lennon first experienced LSD at a dinner party when his dentist, John Riley, slipped some in his coffee.ħ. In his teenage years, Lennon’s aunt and parental guardian, Mimi Smith, would express doubts of his success, saying “The guitar’s all very well, John, but you’ll never make a living at it.”Ħ. Photo source: Mind, Body & Spiritual Awarenessĥ. The psychic on staff earned as much as their lawyers and accountant. Lennon and Yoko hired a psychic on staff to help advise them with business decisions.Ĥ. While on tour, he enjoyed playing Monopoly.ģ. Lennon frequently stated he’d rather be a member of Monty Python than the Beatles.Ģ. To celebrate, we present you with 75 fun-facts you likely didn’t know about The Beatles co-founder (according to the internet):ġ. Today not only marks the day Strawberry Fields in Central Park opened in 1985, named after The Beatles’ song “Strawberry Fields Forever” written by Lennon, but it also would’ve been Lennon’s 75th birthday. Although it may be wrong to credit the Beatles for the birth of the popular genre, as they often incorporated pop and psychedelia into hard rock and experimented with various sounds, they definitely merit credit. Perhaps hard to believe, there was a time when rock n’ roll did not exist in the world.
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