John Lennon
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Paul McCartney says the Beatles are haunting his new album
By Phil Weller published
The former Beatles star says memories of John Lennon and George Harrison helped shape ‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane’

Brian May on the chart-topping Queen hit Freddie Mercury composed while getting ready one morning
By Christopher Scapelliti published
John Lennon said the song inspired his return to the studio in 1980 for his final album, ‘Double Fantasy’

Elvis Presley inspired it. John Lennon hated it. Behind the song he wanted to keep off the Beatles’ first psychedelic record
By Elizabeth Swann published
Lennon borrowed a line from Presley’s “Baby, Let’s Play House” to write one of his darkest lyrics

Behind John Lennon's unusual decision to enlist David Bowie‘s go-to guitarist for his best-selling solo album
By Phil Weller published
The New Yorker’s work with Bowie made him in demand as a session guitarist. But it was a certain lack of knowledge that made him perfect for Lennon

John Lennon played it on repeat. Frank Sinatra called it the best song of the 1970s. How a simple C9 chord inspired a timeless top-10 hit
By Gary Graff published
“It was a spiritual download that just flowed through me”: guitarist Graeham Goble explains how learning this extended chord unlocked LRB's “pinnacle song” in half an hour

The “accidental” 1976 smash hit created by a virtuoso rock group and the most recorded guitarist in history
By Joe Matera published
Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them wrong

The surgeon who tried to save John Lennon's life remembers the night the former Beatle died
By Christopher Scapelliti published
Frank Veteran was on call the night Lennon was shot. He was the last doctor to attend to the slain Beatle

Paul McCartney said he and John Lennon were ambidextrous guitarists thanks to this one thing
By Elizabeth Swann published
McCartney also explained how he came to understand the bass guitar's transformational power while recording the Beatles' "Michelle"

Paul McCartney reveals the song he performed when he met John Lennon
By Christopher Scapelliti published
McCartney says his deep familiarity with a song Lennon loved made all difference

John Lennon said it was the worst. George Harrison called it one of his favorites. How a “throwaway” Beatles song made it onto 'Rubber Soul'
By Phil Weller published
Paul McCartney said the track revealed Lennon's insecurities about relationships, noting, "John was always on the run, running for his life"
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