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‘I am a massive fan’: Former Big Brother winner Craig Phillips reveals his son’s name came from his love of fellow Liverpudlian John Lennon By Georgia Simcox For Mailonline Published: 23:57 GMT, 11 January 2021 | Updated: 00:00 GMT, 12 January 2021 He welcomed his second child with wife Laura last month. And Craig Phillips … Read more
Police helmet worn by John Lennon when the Beatles performed in Birmingham in 1963 appears on Antiques Roadshow – and is valued at up to £8,000 It belongs to a daughter of one of the police officers who escorted the Beatles to the concert past throngs of screaming fans Ivor Gordon Russell died in early … Read more
He recently admitted that he still turns to the late John Lennon for advice when writing new songs, 40 years after he was shot and killed outside his New York apartment. And, Sir Paul McCartney has said that he remains ‘in denial’ over the death of his former The Beatles bandmate, and admitted that he … Read more
In our censorious age, it’s worth thinking of all the revered writers, artists and musicians of the past who might find themselves ‘cancelled’ if they were alive today. Would John Lennon be cancelled? Today, he is considered a saint, but in our society sanctity is conditional on death: the living are less readily forgiven. In … Read more
A sprawling mansion bought by John Lennon for £20,000 in 1964 is for sale for £8.95million just two years after it was last sold. Kenwood was the Weybridge, Surrey, home of John and Cynthia Lennon at the height of the Beatles’ career in the 1960s. But their marriage crumbled when Cynthia returned from a holiday … Read more
The Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he still turns to former bandmate John Lennon for advice when writing new songs, 40 years after he was shot and killed outside his New York apartment. The 78-year-old described his late friend and Beatles co-founder as ‘the best collaborator in the world’ and said the anniversary … Read more
Reclusive Yoko Ono, 87, hands over her business interests in The Beatles and John Lennon to their son Sean as she steps back from work Yoko Ono has stepped back from work and handed business interests to Sean He has been appointed director at eight companies linked to Lennon and Beatles They include Apple Corp … Read more
John Lennon has said that he believes his pal John Lennon would have won a Nobel Peace Prize if he hadn’t been killed in 1980. The singer, 73, discussed his ‘wonderful two or three year whirlwind bromance’ with the Beatles star on Radio 2’s John Lennon at 80 special. Chatting to the late Imagine singer’s son … Read more
Forty years on, John Lennon’s music is fully alive, his influence has never faded… Gimme Some Truth features gleaming remixes by Paul Hicks By Tim De Lisle for Event Magazine Published: 22:01 BST, 3 October 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 3 October 2020 John Lennon … Read more
Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he was grateful he got to reunite with John Lennon before his death. The Beatles icon, 78, reflected on his friend’s passing in 1980, and admitted he would have struggled with ‘heartache’ if he had not reconnected with him. Speaking to John and Yoko Ono’s son Sean for Radio 2’s John … Read more