In August 1979, an extremely nervous Masami Shirayama took the elevator to the penthouse suite on the top floor of the plush Hotel Okura Tokyo with sample eyeglass frames he had designed.

John Lennon, born 1940 in Liverpool, England, was a British musician and cultural icon known for his music and themes of peace and love. He was a member of the legendary band The Beatles, alongside ...

More than four decades after John Lennon was murdered — and nearly six decades after Lennon predicted his death — fans of The ...

A rare watch given to the music icon on his 40th birthday is now at the center of a bizarre international legal dispute. In the summer of 1980, John Lennon recorded a demo of a new song he’d ...

Although John Lennon's son thinks Donald Trump should Shake It Off, he does admit he finds one of Taylor Swift's lyrics 'uncomfortable.' Sean Ono Lennon, the only son of the late Beatles singer ...

John Lennon's sons have carried on his musical legacy Emma Kershaw is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in Cosmopolitan ...

John Lennon's younger son has shared his thoughts on one of Taylor Swift's biggest hits, saying that while it made him "uncomfortable," he has "a lot of respect" for the star. Sean Ono Lennon ...

Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. John Lennon is one of the most talked-about musicians in history. And yet, decades after his passing and following dozens of films ...

Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to John Lennon by sharing a throwback image on what would have been the late musician's 84th birthday. The 82-year-old singer shared a photo on Instagram with a ...

But on a week in 1972 – one where Douglas butchered a rendition of The Beatles’ “Michelle” – he was steering his show into uncharted territory: His co-hosts were John Lennon and Yoko Ono ...

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