Imagine strawberry fields. Un hommage à John Lennon
- 191pages
- 7 heures de lecture
John Lennon fut une figure centrale de la musique populaire du XXe siècle, dont l'influence s'étend au-delà de la mélodie jusqu'à l'activisme. Son travail précoce avec les Beatles a défini une époque, mais sa carrière solo a révélé des idées intellectuelles et politiques plus profondes. L'écriture de Lennon explorait souvent des thèmes de paix et de changement social avec un esprit rebelle et un humour cinglant. Ses chansons sont devenues des hymnes pour des générations, soulignant son impact culturel durable.







These are the complete lyrics to John Lennon's solo albums after the breakup of The Beatles. The albums the lyrics are taken from "John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band", "Imagine", "Sometime in New York City", "Mind Games", "Shaved Fish", and "Double Fantasy".
Personally compiled by Yoko Ono, this work offers the definitive inside story of the making of the legendary album, detailing the locations, creative team, artworks, and films through the voices of John, Yoko, and those present. It features 80% exclusive, unpublished archive photos and footage of key players, along with lyric sheets, Yoko's art installations, and fresh insights from Yoko and over forty contributors, including Julian Lennon and Klaus Voormann. Yoko expresses gratitude for the participants sharing their truths in their own words and images. In 1971, John Lennon and Yoko Ono recorded the critically acclaimed album at Tittenhurst Park, where they built a state-of-the-art studio, and at the Record Plant in New York. The title track's lyrics were inspired by Yoko's 1964 book, Grapefruit, for which she was co-credited as a writer in 2017. This work narrates John and Yoko's life, work, and relationship during this creative period, showcasing Yoko's archive through narrative film stills, digitally rendered maps, and evocative interiors. Each chapter and song is introduced by John and Yoko, with Yoko providing additional commentary. The minutiae of locations, key players, music, lyrics, production techniques, and the creative process behind the album cover are meticulously examined, making this a landmark tribute to John and Yoko's cultural legacy.
Lennon's life in his own words - this is an insightful book showing John as he really was.
A lifetime of letters, collected for the first time, from the legendary musician and songwriter. John Lennon is one of the world's greatest-ever song writers, creator of 'Help!', 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', 'Imagine' and dozens more. Now, his letters have been collected and published, illuminating as never before the intimate side of a private genius. Hunter Davies, author of the only authorised biography of The Beatles, has tracked down almost three hundred of John's letters and postcards - to relations, friends, fans, strangers, lovers and even to the laundry. Some of the letters are tender, informative, funny, angry and abusive, and some are simply heart-breaking. Many are illustrated with John's own drawings, doodles and jokes. Davies tells the story of each letter and together they form a compelling narrative, from Lennon's earliest surviving thank-you note, written when he was ten, to his last scribbled autograph given on 8 December 1980 - the day he was shot, aged forty.
"It is fascinating of course to climb inside a Beatle's head to see what's going on there, but what counts is that what's going on there is really fascinating".--London Sunday Times 30 two-color line drawings.
Contains the complete text of the Playboy interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono, recorded shortly before Lennon's murder, and includes Lennon's song-by-song analysis of his music
Back in print for the first time in nearly thirty years, here is Yoko Ono's whimsical, delightful, subversive, startling book of instructions for art and for life."A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but a dream two people dream together is a reality.""Burn this book after you've read it." -- Yoko Ono"This is the greatest book I've ever burned." -- John Lennon