John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon, (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for The Beatles. His creative career also included the roles of solo musician, political activist, artist, actor and author. As half of the legendary Lennon-McCartney songwriting team, he heavily influenced the development of rock music, leading it towards more serious and political messages.

Biographies and books

Numerous biographies of John Lennon have been published. Notable among these are The Lives of John Lennon by Albert Goldman (which many consider to be more fiction than fact) and Lennon: The Definitive Biography by Ray Coleman.

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John Lennon - The Lives of John Lennon - Albert Goldman - Ray Coleman

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John Lennon wrote three books himself: John Lennon: In His Own Write, A Spaniard in the Works, and Skywriting by Word of Mouth (the last published posthumously). A personal sketchbook with Lennon's familiar cartoons illustrating definitions of Japanese words, Ai: Japan Through John Lennon's Eyes, was published posthumously.

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John Lennon - Japan

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• Jack Jones, Let Me Take You Down: Inside the mind of Mark David Chapman, 1992, Virgin , ISBN 0863696899
• Lennon Revealed by Larry Kane - (2005, Running Press, ISBN: 0762423641)