john lennon - no

[fishbob]

I am curious, though. Why is drug use in the name of partying, preferable to drug use in the name of spritual exploration?

Party use - doing something stupid for no good reason. Later you can say "damn, I was stupid that night". Personally responsible for your actions.

Spiritual exploration - justification for for doing something stupid. Later you have an excuse for stupid behavior. No personal responsibility = Cop Out.

 

[Jessica Blue]

Originally posted by billydkid
What I never understood is why a guy who could have had any of an assortment of zillions of gorgeous women would choose to marry a hideous skank like Yoko.

Maybe he wasn't shallow...

Like her or not, uppity bitch or not, Yoko got a huge amount of unfair flak from the media/fans when she took up with John Lennon...like she was some sort of evil Eve luring Adam away from Beatles Paradise.

Why? Was it because she was so distinctive, Asian, ultra-arty and dared to veer from the familiar?

 

[Ove]

I think the operative question is, why did John Lennon choose to be with someone who "wouldn't leave him alone for 2 minutes."

Let me spell it out for you: L O V E!!!!!!!!! (which is all you need as you probably know)

The Beatles, as a performing unit, were clearly doomed anyway.

The Beatles gave up performing when they made Sgt. Pepper. Read George Martin's exellent book "Summer of Love" i can recommend it, it gives a lot of reasons why the Beatles stopped performing but mostly it was because they simply couldn't hear themselves when playing because of screaming girls, remember PA systems wasn't what they are today.

But i see no reason to why John and Paul couldn't have continued as a successfull writing Duo for many years other that Yoko's desire to "own" John and decide what was good for him and what was not.

Why? Was it because she was so distinctive, Asian, ultra-arty and dared to veer from the familiar?

One of the reasons could be that she publicly said many times that her "art" was far more important and artistic than John's songwriting. She actually several times mocked Beatles and Beatles songs. That isn't a good start of a relationship with Beatles fans (OTOH she didn't mind helping John spend his money).

 

[Mark]

Let me spell it out for you: L O V E!!!!!!!!! (which is all you need as you probably know)



The Beatles gave up performing when they made Sgt. Pepper. Read George Martin's exellent book "Summer of Love" i can recommend it, it gives a lot of reasons why the Beatles stopped performing but mostly it was because they simply couldn't hear themselves when playing because of screaming girls, remember PA systems wasn't what they are today.

But i see no reason to why John and Paul couldn't have continued as a successfull writing Duo for many years other that Yoko's desire to "own" John and decide what was good for him and what was not.


One of the reasons could be that she publicly said many times that her "art" was far more important and artistic than John's songwriting. She actually several times mocked Beatles and Beatles songs. That isn't a good start of a relationship with Beatles fans (OTOH she didn't mind helping John spend his money).

C'mon, guys. Paul left first. Yes, I realize John was talking about it before Paul, but Paul did it. George was talking about it before John. And Ringo DID quit before any of them, although he came back.

This was hardly a happy family until Yoko showed up.

My point with John choosing someone like Yoko was simply that: why did he choose to fall in love with someone like her? The fact that he did indicates to me that if it hadn't been her, it would have been someone just like her.

 

[shecky]

why do morons always ask the same question ?



here's the point, genius :

I don't like John Lennon and the text i posted helps explain why.

Aw, c'mon NTW. You couldn't dig up a more colorful quote to express you venom?

"...me not like lennon... me post... tell why..."