John Lennon

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1. Lennon changed his name by deed poll on 22 April 1969, adding "Ono" as a middle name. Although he used the name John Ono
2. In 2005, the National Postal Museum in the US acquired a stamp collection that Lennon had assembled when he was a boy.
3. Lennon softened his stance in the mid-1970s, however, and said he had written "How Do You Sleep?" about himself. In 1980
4. An alternate take of "I'm the Greatest", with Lennon singing a guide vocal, appears on John Lennon Anthology.
5. "Imagine" topped the US singles chart compiled by Record World magazine, however, in 1971.
6. In September 2022, he was denied parole for the 12th time.
7. According to McCartney, he himself met Ono a few weeks before this event, when she visited him in the hope of obtaining
8. Lennon eventually signed the papers while he was on holiday in Florida with Pang and Julian.
9. Lennon's Mind Games (1973) included the track "Nutopian International Anthem", which comprised three seconds of silence.
10. Lennon was responsible for 25 Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles as performer, writer or co-writer. Solo (2): "Whateve
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211. Lennon 2005, p. 222: "It was laughable. Roberto had been kind and a good friend, but I had never been unfaithful to John
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