John Ono Lennon: 1967-80 v. 2 Book

Volume 2: 1967-1980: When John Lennon officially changed his middle name from Winston to Ono a month after his marriage to Yoko, it symbolized more than a quirky emphasis of their togetherness. He was not merely in love with her; he was obsessed, he said, by her artistic concepts and 'simply had to live and breath Yoko.' He desperately needed her help in shedding the restrictions of being a mere Beatle. And he quickly embraced her passionate campaign for peace through art. Volume 2 of this major biography captures the turbulence of John's life with Yoko as well as his enormous artistic achievements as a soloist. It tells of his divorce from his teenage sweetheart Cynthia; his relationship with his eldest son, Julian, his drugs conviction; the bizarre demonstrations for peace; his emigration to America.John's many conversations with the author on a wide range of subjects, from women to peace, from fame to religion, give a penetrating view into his thoughts during his years with Yoko. His renunciation of his Beatles past and his prickly relationship with Paul McCartney during the bitter break-up of the group John formed and also split is decribed in detail. John also tells of his tough early years in America when his telephones were tapped and he was followed by the FBI during his battle for the right to stay as a resident in NY. Yoko talks of her exceptional relationship with John and of how the son they longed for, Sean, changed their lives. John's closest friend in America, Elliot Mintz, explains the five years of seclusion when John travelled extensively, made little music, tried to learn Japanese, tended Sean and cooked and baked bread at his home in the Dakota apartment in New York .Read More