British musician (1940–1980)
John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), born John Winston Lennon, was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, political activist and founding member of The Beatles. His second wife was Yoko Ono. He was murdered in 1980.
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Pen Names:
Dr. Winston O’Boogie
Birth Name:
John Winston Lennon
Native Name:
John Winston Ono Lennon
Alternative Names:
John Ono Lennon
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It just came to me. Everybody was going on about karma, especially in the Sixties. But it occurred to me that karma is instant as well as it influences your past life or your future life. There really is a reaction to what you do now. That's what people ought to be concerned about. Also, I'm fascinated by commercials and promotion as an art form. I enjoy them. So the idea of instant karma was like the idea of instant coffee: presenting something in a new form. I just liked it.
ВРЕМЕ ЗА ПОЧИСТВАНЕ
Слънце по лицето,
в лунен прах - водата.
Двамата със тебе
сме на нашто място.
Ангелите ни обичат,
в рая са си боговете
и оракулът предрече -
с теб извадихме късмета.
Ето че почва - нека да почне
времето за почистване.
(Да им покажем на тия как става!)
Виж, царицата в кантората
как брои парите.
В кухнята пък царя прави
медените питки.
И без дружби, без омрази
сме съвсем свободни.
Всичко е добре на борда
на пълната хармония.
Ето че почва - нека да почне
времето за почистване.
(Да им покажем на тия как става!)
Дето и да бродим,
винаги се връщаме.
Центърът на всичко
вечно ще е вкъщи.
Ангелите ни обичат,
в рая са си боговете
и оракулът предрече -
с теб извадихме късмета.
I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and musicians and artists are of the age - not only do they lead the age on, but they also reflect that age. [...] Like The Beatles. We came out of Liverpool and we reflected our background and we reflected our thoughts in what we sang, and that's all people are doing.