She was older than he was. She was something of a mother figure. He was raised by his aunt and not his mother (I forget why) and had a wound there about his mother and was open about that. Ono was also a well-known artist from the very rarified world of conceptual artists in New York at the time and he saw her work and it impressed him. She was from Japan originally and not a typical fan. She had been married and her ex-husband took her daughter away and she never saw her again. She was very possessive of Lennon and probably controlling; she did not want him to have a relationshipwith his son Julian. They both did drugs (heroin, I think) and had a ton of money to indulge themselves. They owned a lot of real estate and she was into investing and smart about money; they got super rich. I believe she is reputed to be miserly. I think he got clean and was happily raising his son with a new album when he was killed.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Beatles fan, but John was not a good guy. He was abusive to women and treated Julian like garbage.

This. He was an okay artist ( he and the Beatles are hugely overrated in my opinion). I still like some of the music, but John Lennon the man was trash a lot of what he did has been overlooked because of the time he lived, because of his tragic death, and his stans and stans of the Beatles.

+1 to these two posters

+2 John Lennon was a horrible narcissist. Terrible father who married the stereotypical second wife to have his second family and abandoned the first.

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Anonymous wrote:Google May Pang.

Ono arranged that relationship. She encouraged both of them to act on it.

She thought it would flame out in a couple of days, and didn't ecpect it to last a year and a half

IDK I don't think you can claim innocence when you actively encourage your assistant to sleep with your spouse.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Google May Pang.

Ono arranged that relationship. She encouraged both of them to act on it.

She thought it would flame out in a couple of days, and didn't ecpect it to last a year and a half

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Beatles fan, but John was not a good guy. He was abusive to women and treated Julian like garbage.

This. He was an okay artist ( he and the Beatles are hugely overrated in my opinion). I still like some of the music, but John Lennon the man was trash a lot of what he did has been overlooked because of the time he lived, because of his tragic death, and his stans and stans of the Beatles.

He would be considered a pedophile today. A lot of rock stars slept with underage groupies, and no, that doesn't make it ok

Anonymous wrote:Google May Pang.

Ono arranged that relationship. She encouraged both of them to act on it.

Google May Pang.

Anonymous wrote:Why is this a thread? I was literally 12 yrs old when he died. I am now 55.

Get over it.

OP here. I wasn't even alive when he died. So I didn't know anything about his life other than he was killed. But I did grow up with his music.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Beatles fan, but John was not a good guy. He was abusive to women and treated Julian like garbage.

This. He was an okay artist ( he and the Beatles are hugely overrated in my opinion). I still like some of the music, but John Lennon the man was trash a lot of what he did has been overlooked because of the time he lived, because of his tragic death, and his stans and stans of the Beatles.

+1 to these two posters

Anonymous wrote:I’m a huge Beatles fan, but John was not a good guy. He was abusive to women and treated Julian like garbage.

This. He was an okay artist ( he and the Beatles are hugely overrated in my opinion). I still like some of the music, but John Lennon the man was trash a lot of what he did has been overlooked because of the time he lived, because of his tragic death, and his stans and stans of the Beatles.

Why is this a thread? I was literally 12 yrs old when he died. I am now 55.

Get over it.

I’m a huge Beatles fan, but John was not a good guy. He was abusive to women and treated Julian like garbage.

I’m sure Cynthia Lennon thought it served her right.

I don’t have any idea what their relationship was. Was it open? Did she have her own relationships on the side? This makes it seem like she was hurt and humiliated though.

https://people.com/john-lennon-had-sex-with-another-woman-party-yoko-ono-overheard-exclusive-8731833