John Lennon

Compared with Bach or Beethoven the answer is probably no. Bach was technically a genius who took the baroque fugue, choral music, keyboard music (harpsichord and organ), chamber music and so on to a new level far above what had gone before. As far as counterpoint, fugal styles and harmony are concerned so composer came even close before or since. Beethoven also was a musical genius, who produced masterpieces in whatever genre he turned his hand to - symphony, string quartet, concerto, opera, oratorio, choral music, piano sonatas and so on, and no other composer has had more influence on his successors than Beethoven. However, within his genre - ie that of songwriting and lyric writing, John Lennon will go down in history as certainly one of the 'greats' (along with George Gershwin, Irving Berlin and Cole Porter) and could probably be described as the greatest songwriter of the 20th century as he influenced so many who came after him. So, if you define genius by the amount of influence that someone has coupled with the skill of combining emotion, technicality and musicality in his works then, within the genre of songwriting Lennon could easily be regarded as a musical genius. But outside that narrow field we would have to look at the greats of all time like Beethoven and Bach to experience true, irrefutable genius.

Yes, look on youtube : Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison and you'll see a video of Jim, Jimi and Janis singing a song together.

Extra : They all died at the age of 27

yes and a little fun fact for you: they had an affair to and one night at Barney Beanery inL.A Jim pulled her hair so she punched Jim ^.^

They were part of a group called the Quarrymen, then they were called the Beatles.

no.what would make anybody think that?

Sounds more like a Rolling Stones thing.

There was never any proof of physical abuse from John to Yoko and Yoko has never mentioned it. My guess is that he did not beat her, because he started his own peace campaign, which he also involved Yoko with by laying in bed for a week straight.

John Lennon's mother died in 1958 at the age of 44. John Lennon died in 1980.

Julian Lennon, born April 8, 1963, is 48. Sean Lennon turned 36 on October 9, 2011, which would have been John Lennon's 71st birthday had he lived.

Some people do not agree with the sentiments expressed in the song: Imagine there's no countries, no religion, no possessions. These are too difficult for them to imagine.

I don't know the answer, so I'll just comment as follows: John Lennon was unconventional and a rebel. Like many other young people in the 1960s and early 1970s, he opposed American involvement in Vietnam. At that time many young people in the US and other Western countries were - usually in a somewhat vague sense - socialists. This doesn't mean that they were dogmatic Marxists except in a handful of cases. John Lennon made fun of Christianity but that doesn't make him a Marxist. If he had been a Marxist, why would he have been a closet Marxist? I done see why he would have felt any need to hide it. This isn't an answer, but it may help. Joncey

John sang "Christ" in The Ballad of John and Yoko, which seemed to offend Americans.

Paul can be heard saying "f--in' hell" in Hey Jude.

John said "f--king" twice in "Working Class Hero" but that was post-Beatles.

John Lennon's eldest son was named Julian -- sometimes called Jules. When Lennon and his first wife Cynthia ended their marriage, Paul McCartney wrote a song titled "Hey Jules" to comfort the boy. McCartney eventually changed the title to "Hey Jude," and the song became the Beatles' best-selling single ever.

Most would assume yes after listening to the psychedelic nature and fanciful lyrics of the song but John Lennon claimed that the song is based on a surreal dreamscape drawn by his son Julien in school. The picture was called Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and mainly focused on one of Julien's classmates, named Lucy.

John Lennon never released an album called Stay.

Well, originally in grammar school John Lennon formed a band call, The Quarrymen. Out of the Beatles The Quarrymen included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison. After grammar school when the boys were all grown up they ended up in Hamburg, Germany. It was in Germany where they decided to call themselves, The Silver Beetles. In Hamburg the band consisted of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Pete Best, and Stuart Sutcliffe. Later the group replaced the drummer, Pete Best with Ringo Starr (Richard Starkey) and also left behind bassist Stuart Stucliffe. Now the band as we all know and love today is called, The Beatles.

They grew apart, like any longtime group of friends. They'd been (mostly) together since school, and were closing in on thirty years old. (Ringo and John were 29, and Paul and George were 27, though Paul was 8 months older.)

They knew each other too well, and didn't inspire each other much anymore. They also had different interests and professional goals. (The split was basically between Paul, John and George.) Many people blame John Lennon's second wife, Yoko Ono, for coming between him and the other band members. However, the actual reasons are far more complicated.

Many different factors contributed to the breakup. In 1966, the Beatles stopped touring and playing live. In 1967 their manager Brian Epstein died, and without him the Beatles found it even harder to work together. From 1967 to 1969, each of the four Beatles began working on their own private projects, and this led to conflicts of interest. Why should they work with the other band members when they could be working on their own personal careers?

George Harrison was becoming increasingly resentful of Lennon and McCartney. Harrison had become a talented songwriter in his own right with such songs as "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"; however, his songs were frequently snubbed and left off the band's albums. Other musicians like Eric Clapton and Billy Preston gave him the respect Lennon and McCartney never really had.

Each individual Beatle was beginning to move in different musical directions. Lennon was interested in avant-garde and experimental music, and his artistic taste was influenced by Yoko Ono. McCartney remained interested in pop music, while George Harrison had experimented with Indian music. These differing tastes made it very hard to put together a cohesive album. This is especially noticeable on the White Album, which has a very random mix of musical styles.

The Beatles were also disappointed with the fortunes of their company, Apple Corps. Their varying goals and ideas for Apple never led to a consensus, and the company itself became a financial sinkhole, paying for many projects that never got underway, and overpaying many of its staffers to do little or nothing for the company, while its more dedicated employees (many of whom had known the Beatles long before they were famous) could not make ends meet on their meager salaries.

Perhaps the straw that broke the camel's back was the Get Back sessions. McCartney, who was the unofficial leader of The Beatles after Epstein's death, called his bandmates together to rehearse songs for their next project. Tensions came to a head, first at Twickenham Studios (where George Harrison walked after eight days, saying he'd had enough), then at Apple, where their planned recording studio turned out to be an unworkable nightmare.

In reality, Yoko Ono had little to do with the breakup, though she did encourage her new husband to go off on his own, if he wasn't satisfied as a Beatle. The British public blamed her for splitting up Lennon's marriage to Cynthia, and Lennon's letting his more artistic side show, and they let her and Lennon know this whenever possible. The other Beatles also resented her presence at recording sessions, and speaking critically of their new music. (This she came by honestly, as a classically-trained pianist.)

Linda Eastman, daughter of show-business attorney Lee Eastman and McCartney's new wife, was also blamed in part for breaking up the band, as she encouraged McCartney to follow his instincts. McCartney saw Eastman as capable of rescuing Apple, but he was turned down by his bandmates, who decided to sign with Allen Klein, an accountant turned artist business manager. Eastman and Klein each fought for control of Apple, and the Beatles's fortunes. In the end, nobody won.

McCartney has said that in retrospect it was like being army buddies; at some point you leave the army and marry and have a normal life. There is a lot to be said for this theory; its been observed that bands often split up when major members reach 28 years old. Lennon was 28 when he stopped working with Paul. Geoff Emerick noted that towards the end, how good the band sounded and that it was a pity that they hated each other!

John, George and Ringo each married twice; Paul has been married three times:

John Lennon married Cynthia Powell (1962-1968) and Yoko Ono (1969-1980) who was married to him until his death.

Paul McCartney married Linda Eastman (1969-1998). Linda sadly died of breast cancer in 1998. His second wife was Heather Mills (2002-2008). He married Nancy Shevell on 9th October, 2011.

George Harrison married Pattie Boyd (1966-1974) and Olivia Trinidad Arias (1978-2001) who he was married to until his death in 2001.

Ringo Starr married (1965-1975) and Barbara Bach (1981- ).

yes, Sean Lennon (Oct. 9th 1975, John's 35th Birthday). after three miscarages.

He was assassinated on December 8th, 1980.

He was largely self taught; he never had any formal lessons. However, he must have learnt a lot from Paul McCartney - who is an accomplished pianist - although also self-taught - and Yoko Ono who was a trained pianist.

Yoko Ono has had three husband.

First she married a composer Toshi Ichiyanagi in 1956-1953.

Second she married Anthony Cox on 1st March 1963 and had a daughter Kyoko Chan Kox born 3rd August 1963. Divorced 2nd Febuary1969.

Her third husband was the legend John Lennon member of The Beatles. Married 20th March 1969, they had a son who was born on Lennon's 35th Birthday October 9th 1975. She is now a widow following the death of John Lennon in 1980.

She has two kids a girl she never see and a boy who is always there.

Double Fantasy was the last one issued during his lifetime; Milk and Honey was the last one to contain all-new material. Menlove Avenue was half outtakes from Rock 'n' Roll, and half demos from Walls and Bridges. Everything since has been best-ofs compilations, or collections of demos and outtakes.

He would have had his 70th birthday this past October (he was born October 9, 1940)

The headmaster saw John's life taking a wrong turn in direction as he wrote "He has too many of the wrong ambitions and his energy is too often misplaced." He received good marks in Art, Handwork, and History, but young Lennon was struggling in General Science, French, and Math. His Math teacher unprophetically wrote that "He is certainly on the road to failure if this goes on."