BYOGRAPHY

BIOGRAPHY

John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon2 ( born John Winston Lennon ) , MBE (Liverpool , UK, October 9, 1940 - New York , United States , December 8, 1980 ) was a multi-instrumentalist musician and songwriter who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the Beatles , one British rock band active during the 1960s , and recognized as the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed in the history of popular music . Along with Paul McCartney, formed one of the most successful pairs of twentieth century composers.

Born and raised in Liverpool , where as a teenager he became familiar with the skiffle craze , forming the band The Quarrymen , which later became The Beatles in 1960 . As the group began to disintegrate until its dissolution at the end of that decade, Lennon launched a solo career , marked by several critically acclaimed albums , including John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band eImagine , and iconic songs such as " Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine ".

It proved a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in music , film , literature and drawing, as well as his statements in press conferences and interviews. In addition , the controversy pursued him because of his constant peace activism , along with his wife Yoko Ono. In 1971 he moved to New York , where his opposition to the Vietnam War led to numerous attempts by the government deRichard Nixon to deport , while his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement . After his self-imposed retirement from the music business in 1975 to devote time to his family , returned in 1980 with Lennon Double Fantasy. Lennon fueasesinado three weeks after the launch.

In the U.S. , sales of Lennon solo are close to fourteen million units 3 and either as a performer , author or co-author , is responsible for twenty number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2002, he was placed eighth in a BBC poll of the " 100 Greatest Britons ", while in 2008 was described by Rolling Stone as the fifth greatest singer of all time . After his death he was inducted into the Hall of Fame and the Songwriters in 19874 in the Hall of Fame Rock in 1994.5