News about John Lennon

Two years ago Rob Dart, 44, was an award winning attorney and doting father living in a $2 million South Pasadena home. But a mental health crisis during Covid saw him lose it all. His desperate mom has spent her life savings trying to keep her son safe as he now spends life drifting in and out of hospitals and on and off the streets since being evicted. The family hoped Californias CARE laws would mean they could petition the court to commit him, but Dart has successfully argued his way out using his legal skills during moments of lucidity.

The Beatles fans' went wild as Disney+ released their trailer of the band's iconic documentary Let It Be on Tuesday. Released in May 1970, amidst the swirl of the band's breakup and in tandem with their final LP, with the same name, the film has finally been restored to light.  Helmed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, the original 1970 film will be on the streaming platform from May 8 after decades of fans struggling to watch it and having to make do with bootleg versions.

Ringo Starr reunited with his former bandmate John Lennon's long-lost acoustic guitar on Thursday ahead of the instrument being auctioned off.  The Framus 12-string Hootenanny guitar used by the late star in making the Beatles' iconic 1965 Help! album is expected to sell for up to $800,000 (£650,000).  In an emotional reunion, the musician, 83, posed for a series of fun photos with the instrument before its sale next month. 

The Framus 12-string Hootenanny acoustic guitar used by the late John Lennon in making the Beatles ' iconic 1965 Help! album is expected to command between $600,000-$800,000 in an upcoming auction slated for next month. Julien's Auctions said Tuesday in a news conference at London's Hard Rock Cafe in Piccadilly Circus that the prized musical instrument will be for sale in its MUSIC ICONS auction slated for May 29-May 30.

A new book claims that Paul McCartney once fumed that the only way to have got John Lennon and Yoko Uno's friendship was 'to do everything they said'. The Beatle, 81, is reported to have made the remarks when speaking about the iconic band's 'toxic implosion' which led to John leaving the group in 1969 and in 1970 the split hit headlines when Sir Paul announced publicly that he was no longer working with the group. The late musician would go on to become embroiled in legal battles over the band's back catalogue which caused tension between him, his wife and former song-writing partner Sir Paul.

The broken headset was given to the band's former office boy Murray Macauley who worked at the Apple recording studios on London's Savile Row in the 1970s. Mr Macauley, 71, kept the Austrian-made AKG K60 headphones along with other memorabilia he collected during his time working for the Fab Four. They include a legal document retrieved from a bin relating to the band splitting up in 1974. The 71-year-old is now selling the precious items which he has kept under his bed for half-a-century. The headphones are expected to sell for £3,000 but could fetch far more when they go under the hammer at Hansons Richmond auctioneers.

James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon, sons of Liverpool band The Beatles' members Sir Paul McCartney and John Lennon, have released a single together. As they take their shots in the music industry, they have some enormous shoes to fill, but they're not the only 'nepo babies' in the world of music. The children of some very famous stars have made careers for themselves in the same industry, with varied success. (Top row L-R: Ravi Shankar, Billy Ray Cyrus, Neneh Cherry, Will Smith. Bottom row L-R: Norah Jones, Miley Cyrus, Mabel, Willow Smith).

Fans of James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon have praised the duo after they came together to release a new song together, following in the footsteps of their world famous fathers. Sir Paul McCartney and the late John Lennon 's sons have collaborated on a song titled Primrose Hill, which was released on Friday April 12. Their fathers are remembered as one of music's most powerful musical partnerships and it seems that fans are equally impressed by James and Sean's new duo. After hearing the track, may fans of James and Sean took to social media to say how much the pair sounded and looked like their Beatles stars fathers

James McCartney and Sean Ono Lennon have come together to release a new song together, following in the footsteps of their world famous fathers. Paul McCartney and John Lennon's sons have collaborated on a song titled Primrose Hill, which was released on Friday April 12 - and fans have gone wild for the track. Their father's are remembered as one of music's most powerful musical partnerships and it seems that fans are equally impressed by James and Sean's new duo.

Sir Paul McCartney allegedly had a threesome with two female fans for a full three days during The Beatles' heyday. The musician's romp ended when his future wife turned up at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles, according to a book. In All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles, late record label executive Ron Kass said: 'There was this, bungalow. Paul was just in there for three days and three nights with these girls.'

A host of fantastic films, great gigs, awesome new albums and spectacular stage performances - they are all featured in our critics' picks of the best of film, music and theatre.Our experts have explored all the options for culture vultures to get their teeth into, and decided on the movies, music and plays that are well worth dedicating your weekend to.

EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Described perhaps inevitably, but correctly, as 'a classic', it's pretty close to perfection. That's not so much because of the discreet studio, where a white grand piano takes pride of place, but because of the captivating, white-shuttered 18th-century house which looks out, across a terrace arrayed with statues, to the Mediterranean - and which is even blessed with its own chapel, carved into the hillside above. But though it may be a dream South of France property, I can reveal that Julian Lennon has decided to walk away from it - albeit for £22 million.

Sir Paul McCartney has revealed he was left 'so embarrassed' when he tried to play lead guitar with the Beatles as he 'totally froze' on stage.  The music legend, 81, was part of the iconic rock group alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr but explained when he tried playing lead guitar during an early gig instead of bass, he 'could not move my fingers'. Speaking on the Paul McCartney: A Life in Lyrics podcast, he explained: 'Mind you, when I first met John. He didn't play guitar, because I had to show him guitar chords because he'd been taught by his mum [Julia], and she only knew banjo chords.

The gruesome family heirloom was worth a staggering five-figure sum, according to an Antiques Roadshow visitor. The repeat episode of Sefton Park in Liverpool on Sunday unearthed some shocking antiques, including a collection of items that had previously belonged to an executed Earl. Following the Battle of Worcester, James Stanley, the 7th Earl of Derby, came to a tragic conclusion. Despite the fact that the collection of items relating to the Earl's tragic conclusion was expected to be worth between £18,000 and £22,000, the owner believed selling the items would be a "travesty."

The Beatles returned to the BBC on Sunday evening, at least in a demeanor, after the initial pencil drawing of their first band logo appeared on Antiques Roadshow. Mark Hill was ecstatic to learn that the drawings were made for one of Ringo Starr's drums in 1962, just before the band became one of the world's most influential and profitable organizations of all time. Hill, the band's hometown city, was given a fascinating run on the artwork by its owner, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Starr, who signed their first album contract.

According to a recent biography about his band the Beatles, Yoko Ono allegedly told the late John Lennon how to get heroin. The Sunday Times has published a number of new excerpts from the book All You Need Is Love. The book includes interviews with former Beatles members Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, as well as John's widow Yoko.

Graham Blake's left arm armour, as left armour goes, is a fairly normal limb, clad today in his stationmaster dark pullover, with the sleeves of his blue shirt peeking out from underneath the cuff. However, Harry Styles followers - Harries as they are known - is a thing of beauty, in the same vein as John Lennon's signature glasses or Elton John's signature rings. This arm, as you can see, has touched - yes, touched - the great floppy-haired frontman of One Direction himself. We have followers from around the world, including places I've never heard of.' They want to touch Harry Styles' arm, so they can claim to have kissed him.' 'They ask all sorts of daft questions, like "What does Harry smell like?"' Graham has been with the station for 23 years, according to Graham. Crikey, what does he tell them?

Jimmy Tarbuck, 84, of the United Kingdom, talks about his first stand-up tour since Covid Times, including left and right, discusses his childhood years with John Lennon, his showbiz associates, and what he thinks about today's comics. Jimmy is embarking on a stand-up tour for the next few weeks. He expects to be able to complete two hours every night. I hope so anyway.' We'll see. I don't feel 84 years old. I'm 40 years old. Age 40 is a good thing. Sophia Loren is 40,' I'm guessing.' Jimmy hasn't toured since pre-Covid days. Pauline, who was in the Cavern Club in Liverpool when they were 17, says he supports his return to the stage. I suspect she's sick of him sitting at home, dreaming of Sophia, and screaming at the new generation of comics who have taken over televisions.

CRAIG BROWN: In the presidential suite of the Amsterdam Hilton, newlywed John Lennon and Yoko Ono spent a week in bed. A few days before, they had sent out a note announcing, "Come to John and Yoko's honeymoon: a bed-in, Amsterdam Hotel." Hundreds of journalists and camera crews arrived every day, and they sat down in bed giving interviews. It was unusually crowded on honeymoons. We spoke to the Washington Post.' We met people from the Communist countries, people from the West, and almost every world country,' John recalled. 'We gave the Press eight hours of every day, every waking hour, to ask every single question about our position.' This week, the 'bed-in' was part of the country's war on world peace. 'It's the best idea we've had yet.'

Spectacular stage performances, brilliant new albums, a slew of fantastic films, and stunning art shows are among our writers' picks of the best of theatre, music, film, and art. Find out what to expect and do this weekend.

If Aaron Taylor-Johnson (left) accepts a bid to be the next James Bond, he will have to address death defying stunts while battling criminal kingminds. However, the British actor and his film director Sam Taylor-Johnson (left) are first trying to dig themselves out of a real life hole with their local authority over unauthorised works on their country estate (right). When the celebrity couple started unauthorised work to excavate what seemed to be a huge lake in the grounds of their historic farmhouse home, they offended some of their neighbors last year. Some local people were surprised by the noise and mess caused by the work, and decided that the lake, which was one acre and several feet deep, was going to be used for open water swimming.

After months of rumors over the role, British actor Aaron Taylor Johnson, 33, (pictured) is thought to have been granted the opportunity to play James Bond for the first time. In 2009, the actor, who has been acting since childhood, had his breakthrough role in Nowhere Boy, directed by Sam Taylor Johnson, 57, who married Aaron in 2012. Aaron was 22 when he married Sam in Somerset, England, who was 45 at the time, and the couple, who share four children together, had a striking age difference. Aaron has been nominated for two BAFTA awards as a performer and has also been named Best Supporting Actor at the Golden Globes for Nocturnal Animals.

After his death on Sunday, the son of legendary Beatles frontman John Lennon, Julian, 60, led the actors in their tributes to the late Karl Wallinger's. The former World Party frontman died at the age of 66, but his publicist has confirmed that there was no cause of death given. Julian Lennon wrote: 'So sad to learn of Karl Wallinger's death...We've lost another Good'un...Safe travels my friend.'

As he attended the Academy Awards on Mother's Day, Sean Lennon, John Lennon's son and Yoko Ono, made sure his mother felt the love. After the film based on his parents' songs, War Is Over!, received an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, Lennon, 48, asked audience members to wish his mother a happy Mother's Day. Lennon jumped out of his seat after his coworkers Dave Mullins and Brad Bucher gave their acceptance addresses, giving his mother a shout-out.