The Beatles were given the opportunity to record a song by John Lennon about his experiences with drugs and addiction, but they turned it down so he released it himself ...

In the heart of Swinging London, a tragic event gave John Lennon and Paul McCartney inspiration to write one of The Beatles' best songs.

Paul McCartney and John Lennon's friendship forged not just a ... 1962, refining the lyrics later during a London visit with his teenage girlfriend, Celia Mortimer. The song was originally titled ...

The Beatles’ John Lennon and Paul McCartney initially wanted ... on King seem like backhanded compliments. Firstly, some background. Carole King did not initially become notable for being ...

John Lennon was not afraid to criticise The Beatles' work. Especially after he left the band, there were a number of ...

(CNN) — Yoko Ono – musician, artist, activist and the 92-year-old widow of the late John Lennon – took the brunt of the vitriol when The Beatles broke up in 1970, and details revealed in a ...

John & Paul ... the book A Life in Lyrics. “As an older lad I was shocked to find that this wasn’t true – that many people had disastrous childhoods – and John Lennon was one of them.” ...