Paul McCartney will never forget the moment he learned John Lennon was murdered. “It was just too crazy,” McCartney, 83, wrote in his new oral history book, “Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run,” about finding out from his manager “early in the morning” on Dec. 8, 1980 that his former Beatles bandmate was gunned … Read more
All you need is love. “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal recently revealed that John Lennon served as the best man at actor Peter Boyle’s 1977 wedding. Rosenthal, 65, shared the surprising news while celebrating 30 years of “Everybody Loves Raymond” at the Paley Center in New York City on Monday. John Lennon served as … Read more
It’s all love between the Lennon brothers. Sean Ono Lennon reposted a message on his Instagram Stories Monday that seemingly shut down rumors of tension between Sean, 49, and his half-brother Julian Lennon, 62. The message, shared by the fan account “ceoofjohnlennon,” read, “Here, we do not accept comparisons and erroneous creations of fights about … Read more
When Paul McCartney wrote “Yesterday,” it was a new day for The Beatles — and especially for his relationship with John Lennon. The 1965 chart-topper signaled the beginning of a new creative chapter for him and Lennon, forever changing the dynamic in the duo. “Paul writes this incredible song. He can’t actually believe that he’s … Read more
For decades, many have blamed Yoko Ono for breaking up the Beatles. But, according to a new book, Ono may have actually prolonged the life of the seminal rock band — and of John Lennon himself. “There’s a version of the Beatles story in which there’d be no ‘Let It Be’ or ‘Abbey Road’ without … Read more
John Lennon is being honored in a specially minted British coin collection to mark the year the Beatles great and peace advocate would have turned 85, the Royal Mint said Friday. The coin, which will go on sale on Monday, features a portrait of Lennon that is based on a famous image taken by music industry … Read more
John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s love story — and love affair with New York — gets a close-up in the first trailer for “One to One: John & Yoko.” The upcoming documentary from Oscar-winning director Kevin Macdonald captures the couple in their post-Beatles early days in NYC in the early ‘70s, following them as they … Read more
It wasn’t a complete accident that John Lennon had an affair with May Pang. From September 1973 to 1975, the Beatles icon went on his so-called “Lost Weekend,” which involved an 18 month-long binge of sex, drugs and booze. Elliot Mintz, who was close friends with Lennon and Ono, told The Post while promoting his … Read more
John Lennon was given an eerie prediction about his death before he was fatally shot in New York City. The Beatles icon and his wife, Yoko Ono, received the warning from “one of the best palm readers in Greece,” according to their close friend Elliot Mintz. “The palm reader was very emphatic about the fact … Read more
John Lennon once allowed Los Angeles-based radio DJ Elliot Mintz to preview his new album – a move aimed at boosting his career. “Some Time in New York City” was the hotly anticipated collaboration between Lennon and Yoko Ono set for release in 1972, less than two years after The Beatles had split. When Mintz … Read more
John Lennon and Yoko Ono were “obsessed” with their weight during their time in the spotlight. Former Los Angeles radio and TV announcer Elliot Mintz, who was close friends with Lennon and Ono, claimed how they were “obsessed with staying skinny” in his memoir “We All Shine On: John, Yoko, & Me,” out Tuesday. Mintz, … Read more
Imagine John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosting a daytime talk show for a week — a veritable Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. That’s exactly what happened 52 years ago when the erstwhile Beatle and his wife brought peace, love and counterculture to Middle America on “The Mike Douglas Show.” Just months after “Imagination” was released, … Read more
John Lennon talked about being a victim of gun violence eight years before he was shot and killed. The new documentary “One to One: John & Yoko” explores the late Beatle’s Free the People Tour, which he was planning with activist Jerry Rubin with the goal of raising bail money for prisoners who couldn’t afford … Read more
Here come the sons. Sixty-two years after The Beatles released their debut single, 1962’s “Love Me Do,” as the first of many classic songs written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, their offspring have come together to bring back their tune-making magic. “Primrose Hill,” the new single by James McCartney — Sir Paul’s only son, … Read more
Three years ago, Sean Ono Lennon was asked to develop a music video for the 50th anniversary of “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” the 1971 protest song by his parents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, which has become a rare type of perennial — a warmhearted Christmas tune that doubles as an antiwar challenge, telling … Read more
On the morning of Dec. 9, 1980, Beatles guitarist George Harrison was asleep at his country estate in England when his wife Olivia took a call from Harrison’s sister, Louise, in New York. She had heard a news report that Harrison’s fellow Beatle, John Lennon, had been shot and later died in the emergency room at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt … Read more
John Lennon’s murderer Mark Chapman’s deranged confessions are being heard for the first time, revealing how he gunned down the Beatle when a voice in his head said “Do it! Do it!” The killer’s words will be part of a new Apple TV+ documentary, “John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial,” released Wednesday, ahead of the … Read more
Somehow, some way, the long and winding road has led us to a brand new Beatles song — 61 years after the Fab Four made their “Love Me Do” debut in 1962. “Now and Then” arrives like a gift from that glorious Abbey Road in the sky on Thursday — despite the fact that John … Read more
Yoko Ono is the latest to say she’s done with New York City. The 90-year-old is choosing to spend the rest of her life in a rural upstate New York farm that she and her late husband, John Lennon, purchased together in 1978, according to the Daily Mail. In the last 50 years, Ono has … Read more
Paul McCartney has revealed why he “couldn’t talk” about John Lennon after his tragic death in 1980. McCartney, 80, opened up about how he got home from the studio after Lennon’s murder and turned on the TV to see people reflecting on his friend’s impact — but it was “too difficult” for him to do … Read more