His achievements as a Beatle and a solo artist also point out how popular he was as an artist. His influence on the lives of so many and his music that stands the test of time bear testament to that. To summarize what I covered during this speech, John Lennon is one of the most prominent figures in music the world has ever seen. He was unique in the way he expressed rebellious thoughts in his music, inspiring other artists to do the same. Also, he was one of the first artists to viciously attack authority and push towards the breaking of prevalent social norms. This style, usually referred to as the “confession school”, has shown itself in many music genres, from dark heavy metal to modern day pop. He spawned a new lyrical and signing style through his writing technique.
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He was specially challenging norms regarding sexuality, religion, women’s role in society, individuality and free expression of thoughts and feelings.
Moreover, many people also credit Lennon with changing the prevailing social norms at that time. For example, he used his honeymoon with Yoko as a “bed-in” as a protest against the Vietnam War. Many people, including several newspapers and celebrities, herald John Lennon for using his superstar status to spread messages of peace and social justice both through his art and his protests. He often used an acoustic musical style, barring his psychedelic songs. When he formed the John Lennon/Plastic Ono band, his songs mostly revolved around love for his wife Yoko and son Sean, confessions, messages of peace, attacks on social oppression and injustice, spirituality and psychedelia. John Lennon started writing classic psychedelic songs such as “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” and acoustic spiritual songs such as “Across The Universe”, which we will listen to now. This, in addition to the fact that they started to take psychedelics and hallucinogenic drugs, led to them creating music in the psychedelic genre. In 1968, The Beatles’ took a trip to India to enhance their spirituality. The themes of his songs were usually love and childhood experiences. When The Beatles’ first started, his style of writing lyrics and composing music was in keeping with the “pop rock” genre that was very popular at the time, although it was definitely original and unique. He used his music as a political tool to get his opinion across in an unprecedented way. As he was no longer part of The Beatles, he indulged in his artistic tendencies and experiments, but more importantly he used his music to spread messages of peace and love to the masses. John Lennon formed a band with his wife and started to record music as the “John Lennon/Plastic Ono” band, where he recorded many popular songs such as “Beautiful Boy” and “Jealous Guy”. He composed many of the band’s most successful songs, such as “Strawberry Fields Forever”, which speaks about his childhood, and “Help!”. He was also the lead guitarist of the band. The music was usually composed by one of John, Paul or George. He was the main vocalist in The Beatles, while he shared the creative duties of composing lyrics with Paul McCartney. Input as Founding Member of the World’s Most Popular Band It was in that city where John Lennon was shot and killed in 1980 by Mark Chapman, a crazed fan. The death of John Lennon: John and Yoko moved to Manhattan in 1971. John and Yoko got married in 1969 as soon as the divorce was settled. This led to a divorce between Cynthia and Lennon. John Lennon had an affair with Japanese avant-garde artist Yoko Ono.
They had their only son, Julian Lennon, in 1963. They fell in love and eventually got married in 1962 when Cynthia became pregnant. John met Cynthia Powell, his first wife, while he was still at high school. The band’s final lineup consisted of John, Paul, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. That’s where the band members found their musical identity and settled on the name “The Beatles”. After performing multiple times at school and undergoing several name and lineup changes, the band frequently traveled to Hamburg, Germany to perform in clubs and restaurants. He formed a band when he met Paul McCartney when they were 16. Born in Liverpool to Alfred and Julia Lennon, his parents divorced and he stayed with his aunt Mimi.
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