It's arguably the most controversial album cover in rock 'n' roll history, and, if authorities in New Jersey had their way, every last one of them would have been destroyed.
As part of Yoko Ono's UK press blitz for her efforts as curator of the 2013 Meltdown Festival in London, the 80-year-old artist/activist acknowledged the pressures inherent in her marriage to the late John Lennon, describing being married to a Beatle as "the most difficult thing to be."
On March 23, 1973, John Lennon was issued an order by US immigration authorities to leave the United States. He was given 60 days to do so. The reason given for the deportation stemmed from his conviction in 1968 in England for possession of marijuana; however, as we now know, it had more to do with the Nixon administration's general fear of Lennon, his political views and his influence. Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, was, however, granted permanent residence at the time.
Since John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, his widow Yoko Ono has devoted herself to campaigning for stricter gun control legislation -- so it's only fitting that yesterday (March 21), Ono celebrated what should have been their 44th wedding anniversary by issuing a poignant reminder of what's at stake in the ongoing battle over our interpretation of the Second Amendment.
Ever since the Beatles' split in 1970, Yoko Ono has been, quite unfairly, assigned a good deal of the blame. However, a long-lost interview from 1987 finds John Lennon's widow telling the real reasons for their breakup.
December 8, 2011 John Lennon fans around the world mark the 31st anniversary of his death, Yoko Ono believes his spirit is still with us.
October 31, 2011 Yoko Ono is reportedly set to appear at MTV's O Music Awards. Billboard.com says the late John Lennon's widow has been tapped to introduce a tribute to Apple Computer founder Steve Jobs, who passed away earlier this month.
October 3, 2011 Having traded barbs in the press for the past 40 years, alternating moments of anger and accusation with reconciliation and kind words,
July 12, 2011
Looks like Yoko Ono and Orion Publishing Group have reached an agreement!