John Lennon Quotes

As far as I'm concerned, there won't be a Beatles reunion as long as John Lennon remains dead.
George Harrison

Long, Dead, Far

I was still 15 when I met John Lennon at a village fete in Woolton, in Liverpool.
Paul McCartney

Village, Liverpool, John

I realized that it's all really one, that John Lennon was correct. We utilize the music to bring down the walls of Berlin, to bring up the force of compassion and forgiveness and kindness between Palestines, Hebrews. Bring down the walls here in San Diego, Tijuana, Cuba.
Carlos Santana

Music, Kindness, Down

We live in a country where John Lennon takes eight bullets, Yoko Ono is walking right beside him and not one hits her. Explain that to me!
Denis Leary

Live, Him, Country

To me, John Lennon and Elvis Presley were punks, because they made music that evoked those emotions in people.
Joey Ramone

Music, Made, Emotions

I want to be like Gandhi, and Martin Luther King, and John Lennon... but I want to stay alive.
Madonna Ciccone

Alive, Stay, King

If one could have a wish, or an alternative life, I would've liked to have been John Lennon.
Gary Oldman

Life, Wish, Liked

Most of the fans of John Lennon and maybe John and Yoko are younger than me.
Yoko Ono

Maybe, Fans, Younger

There weren't a lot of girl singers around. Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the guys I looked up to.
Rick Springfield

Girl, Around, Guys

Men have a lot less to write about, unless you're somebody like Tom Waits or John Lennon. And the female voice is much more suited to melody. Men have this barky thing - we're domesticated apes with a microphone.
Brandon Boyd

Men, Write, Less

John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they heard me sing songs on stage in London.
Ben Kingsley

Write, Used, Songs

I guess John Lennon had it right: give peace a chance.
Chris O'Donnell

Peace, Give, Chance

You ready? I have gold teeth, I have braids, I'm wearing Rick Owens moon boots, I have rips in my denim, a biker vest, I love artsy girls, my favourite artists are Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon. I'm obsessed with being different.
ASAP Rocky

Love, Different, Moon

My heroes were Dylan, John Lennon and Picasso, because they each moved their particular medium forward, and when they got to the point where they were comfortable, they always moved on.
John Hughes

Forward, Point, Heroes

Everyone eventually winds up writing about themselves - the problem is finding the best way to go about it. To write about oneself literally, in the first person, presumes a more interesting personal life and philosophy than most rock lyricists possess. John Lennon was good for one great album based on musical direct address, 'Plastic Ono Band.'
Jon Landau

Life, Good, Great

The Beatles never sounded intimidated by their idols. They never interpreted old rock; they simply played it as well and as joyfully as they knew how. On 'Rock 'n' Roll,' John Lennon does nothing but interpret old rock.
Jon Landau

Rock, Nothing, Old

John Lennon was a musical genius. All I have to do is think of some of his songs and even the titles make me feel good... and I'm not the only one. His music has crossed cultures and even generations.
Ray Comfort

Music, Good, Genius

I met John Lennon and he was with his wife in Tokyo. I met him there.
Bryan Ferry

Wife, Him, John

I truly miss the genius of the music of John Lennon, as I'm sure everybody does.
Peter Fonda

Music, Genius, Sure

I grew up in Greenwich Village. Dad was friends with John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Yancy Butler

Dad, Friends, Village

With every song that I write, I compare it to the Beatles. The thing is, they only got there before me. If I'd been born at the same time as John Lennon, I'd have been up there.
Noel Gallagher

Time, Before, Same

Every time a new rock singer comes out they don't say, 'Are you the new John Lennon?' Every time a new rapper comes out, it's not, 'Are you the new Dre?' I am never sure why this sort of genre, the categorization is so strong. I have not earned the right to be called the young Sinatra, but give me time.
Michael Buble

Time, Rock, Strong

But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right over there, but I was certainly not a part of any of that circle. I was truly peripheral.
Donald Sutherland

Money, Might, Truly

I keep mementos from everything I've done. I've got my cab driver's license from 'Happiness.' I've got a pair of glasses and a belt buckle from playing John Lennon. I've got a pair of sunglasses from playing Andy Warhol... It's all in a box in the garage.
Jared Harris

Happiness, Everything, Done

'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.
Chris Cornell

Music, Rock, Wanted

John Lennon was very irreverent and very intelligent.
Brenda Lee

Irreverent, John, Lennon

We don't sign an artist to fill a void, ever. I'll never find a Taylor Swift. You can't find a new Madonna, you cannot find a Prince, a Bob Marley, a John Lennon. You won't find another Kanye West. We simply deal with people as they walk in, and we say we either love them or we don't.
L.A. Reid

Love, Find, Cannot

I spent many years trying to write a lot like Ben Folds or John Lennon or Rivers Cuomo. I think that's healthy when you're learning to write and seeing how chords fit together and how songs take shape.
Andrew Dost

Learning, Together, Trying

I feel that I see John Lennon now as not a celebrity. I did then. I saw him as a cardboard cutout on an album cover.
Mark David Chapman

Him, Album, Celebrity

I really didn't mean to hurt anybody. I liked John Lennon.
Mark David Chapman

Hurt, Mean, Anybody

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