12 Curious Curiosities You Surely Don't Know About John Lennon (Part 2)
John Winston Ono Lennon, (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English singer and songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the band the Beatles, the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music. With fellow member Paul McCartney, he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership. Info.
The Hey Curiosities separated for you 12 curious Curiosities about John.
1. 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.”
2. 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.
3. Lennon demanded Yoko to write him a list of everyone she had slept with.
4. Harmonica was the first instrument Lennon learned to play.
5. 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. They’re just bloody tribal rites.”
6. He read Timothy Leary et al’s ‘The Psychedelic Experience’ from beginning to end in the middle of a bookstore.
7. Yoko didn’t know John was a Beatle the first time she met him.
8. Lennon punched another student at a college party for asking Cynthia to dance.
9. At 37, Lennon wrote and drew an entire magazine titled “Speed and Sport Illustrated,” which included portraits of soccer players, cartoon strips and an adventure story.
10. Henri Matisse was one of his favourite painters.
11. Lennon stole a harmonica from a small music shop in the Netherlands. Years later once he was famous, a small group of fans traveled to the store and reimbursed the owner for his loss.
12. While on a yacht in the Bermuda Triangle, Lennon survived a storm with 65 mph winds and 20 foot high waves.
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The Hey Curiosities separated for you 12 curious Curiosities about John.
12 Curious Curiosities You Surely Don't Know About John Lennon (Part 2)
1. 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.”
2. 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.
3. Lennon demanded Yoko to write him a list of everyone she had slept with.
4. Harmonica was the first instrument Lennon learned to play.
5. 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. They’re just bloody tribal rites.”
6. He read Timothy Leary et al’s ‘The Psychedelic Experience’ from beginning to end in the middle of a bookstore.
7. Yoko didn’t know John was a Beatle the first time she met him.
8. Lennon punched another student at a college party for asking Cynthia to dance.
9. At 37, Lennon wrote and drew an entire magazine titled “Speed and Sport Illustrated,” which included portraits of soccer players, cartoon strips and an adventure story.
10. Henri Matisse was one of his favourite painters.
11. Lennon stole a harmonica from a small music shop in the Netherlands. Years later once he was famous, a small group of fans traveled to the store and reimbursed the owner for his loss.
12. While on a yacht in the Bermuda Triangle, Lennon survived a storm with 65 mph winds and 20 foot high waves.
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12 Curious Curiosities You Surely Don't Know About John Lennon (Part 2)
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