Yoko Ono has faced harsh criticism throughout her career — so much so that it would be easy to assume she no longer hears or pays attention to any of it.
Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo, Japan on this day in 1933. Yoko Ono satrted her career as an artist then became a singer, poet, author and peace activist and along the way became the wife of John Lennon.
When John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Two Virgins’ was released in November 1968, it threw more than a few Beatles fans for a loop. From the cover image of a stark-naked Lennon and Ono to the other-worldly and improvised sounds contained within, ‘Two Virgins’ was both a singular statement for the time and a line in the sand -- not only between Lennon and his fans, but among his band members as well.
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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."
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.
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.
Your killing my business Yoko! According to Spinner, Yoko Ono is threatening to sue an owner of a bar that is dedicated to her late husband John Lennon. Mike Craig from Dundee, Scotland has reportedly received a letter from Ono's lawyer for copyright infringement.