News about Yoko Ono

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.

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.

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.'

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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.

Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, seemed to be confused by his musicians for his speed skaters while speaking out about his trip to Australia to follow girlfriend Taylor Swift. Travis tried reliving his new life after winning the Super Bowl, which included a trip to Sydney to spend some time with Swift on her Eras Tour. Travis' brother Jason joked 'You're like the Beatles' when talking about all of the camera interest he received when landing in Australia. Like Yoko Ono.'

It's likely that old vinyl could be worth a lot of money if you've ever browsed through a charity shop's bargain box of documents. However, there are already some die-hard fans who are eager to buy a rare copy of their favorite albums. Some obsessives have even paid millions to finish their collections for the rarest of the rare. And, if you're a Beatles fan, it could be good news if you're looking for the most valuable music on the internet. So, as vinyl records hit their highest rate since the 1990s, it could be time to take those old boxes down from the attic to see if you are sitting on any black gold.

That's wizard, Harry! As Warner Bros' TEN series about a new TV show about 'the boy who lived,' will be released in Leavesden, Herts, a £2 billion Harry Potter bonanza. Production details for the scheme, which will be based on J. K. Rowling's seven favorite books, have yet to be confirmed. However, this week, reports show that the Potter shows are absolutely intending to be shot in the United Kingdom, with British creative and technical talent front and center. The budget is expected to be about $200 million per series, bringing it into alignment with House Of The Dragon, which is also shot on the Warner Bros lot. The company revealed plans for the series in April last year and said it expects to begin filming later this year or early next year, as long as scripts and casting can be settled quickly.

According to a college student blog, EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: The Duchess of Sussex's trip to Dublin in 2013 - when she tried her hand at pouring Guinness - came only after Trinity College debating society's efforts to attract a more popular celebrity. We decided she wasn't important enough to become an honorary patron after inviting her, so we gave her a Bram Stoker Medal,' it says, after the former society member who wrote Dracula.'

The opening of Yoko Ono: Music Of The Mind at Tate Modern next week will be described as "the UK's biggest exhibition honoring key events in Ono's pioneering, influential, and multidisciplinary career, from the 1950s to now." In the run-up to the exhibition, the Tate Modern worked closely with the composer, who was born in Tokyo in 1933, exhibiting a'more than 200 works, including instruction pieces and scores, films, music, and photography, revealing a modern interpretation of language, art, and participation that continues to exist today.'

William Gladstone, Britain's most popular politicians in the Victorian period, was one of the four-time prime ministers. However, the Liberal Party titan wanted nothing more than chopping down trees in the grounds of his palatial 19th century home at home. Now, you will be able to enjoy the delights of Haward Castle, Wales, if you have £5,600 to spare for a week-long tour. Those holidaying in the home's western wing, called the West End, will have exclusive access to the Temple of Peace, Gladstone's private library. The property has been in the care of the Gladstone family since the former PM's death in 1898, and Charlie Gladstone, his great-great grandson, has taken responsibility. The West End is furnished with both traditional fixtures and fittings as well as contemporary artworks by Yoko Ono and Damien Hurst.

Julian Lennon said one particular Beatles hit would always be "dark" to him because it serves as a reminder of the agony of his parents' divorce and the fact that "I never saw my father again." Sir Paul McCartney, the son of late Beatles superstar John Lennon, wrote the song to console Julian and his mother Cynthia over the 1968 breakup and the affair with Yoko Ono, according to his uncle. It's a beautiful sentiment, no doubt about it, and I'm grateful, but I've also been drawn up by it.'

Kate crouched down to talk to seven-year-old Oscar Burrow of Lancaster, Lancashire, who raised more than £40,000 for Derian House Children's Hospice by scaling 12 mountains at the age of six. Kimberley Burrow said afterwards: "She told her she'd heard about what she's done and he's doing a fantastic job, and she hopes that what he's doing will inspire other children to do amazing things." Prince William and children Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis attended the princess's annual Christmas carol service. The Royal children were seen stepping in to Westminster Abbey, whilst five-year-old Prince Louis drew attention by blowing out his sister's candle and chatting outside a statue outside.

Time Out's full list of 15 destinations in the United Kingdom showcases picturesque seaside towns, burgeoning cities, and otherworldly islands, proving that Brits don't have to fly far to experience some of the world's best food, drink, culture, and attractions.'

When in Brazil to perform a mystery club gig in Brazil, Sir Paul McCartney shared a Beatles reunion snap with Sir Ringo Starr. For his daughter Mary's latest cookbook Feeding Creativity, the Beatles sensation, 81, posed with his late bandmate Sir Ringo, 83. The pair is seen beaming as they share a delectable vegetarian pasta in the film "Reunion".

Do you mind if I smoke?' Agnès, France's most influential French fashion designer, b. She darts across her massive, whitewashed Parisian attic studio, packed with arty books and adorned with hip film posters, to discover her Philip Morris Blue and lights up. Of course, I don't bother: Agnès, 81, might not have been more French if she were wearing a beret and yelling La Marseillaise. And smuggling is what French women (and others) do, as well as enjoying red wine, guzzling Camembert, and juggling enthusiasts. But don't her five children tell her off about this naughty habit? Agnès grins as Agnès grins as if to say, 'Yes, they do.' Agnès shrugges in a tense shrug. They say that smoking is stupid.' "I smoke less than before," I say. Her blue eyes twinkle. I smoke less than a pack a day.' And yes, smoking a joint aids me in my work and gives me more energy.'

She was still living the dream when she was young, hip, and working for a New York record company. But when May Pang (pictured right) was asked to assist John Lennon and his second wife Yoko, the pretty 21-year-old couldn't believe her luck. It was 1971. May, a lifelong Beatles fan, jumped into her new role, meticulously assisting the couple's office and revelling in new capacities, such as supervising wardrobe for the couple's music video Imagine. She also found herself in bizarre situations, often at the behest of the eccentric Yoko's, as she sat inside a black sack on a U.S. chat show as a joke, while Lennon and Yoko talked openly about racism alongside her.

Fans of the Beatles have expressed their excitement at the unveiling of Now And Then, their'masterpiece' new and final song, on both radio and online this afternoon. The Beatles came together again with the support of AI, 43 years after John Lennon's death - and more than two decades since George Harrison's death. The band's 'new' single Now and Then was announced at 2 p.m. today, to the delight and awe of tens of millions of eager followers. Listening parties have been held around the world, including in Liverpool, England's home city. Sir Paul McCartney, 81, and Sir Ringo Starr, 83, produced a short film describing how they got the track, written by Lennon. In the late 1970s and 14 years after being shot dead in 1980, John began recording the vocals, his widow Yoko Ono gave Paul the tapes. George, who died in 2001, considered the technical difficulties involved in turning the vocals into a complete track insurmountable. The feat has now been made possible by artificial intelligence technologies that were used to help distinguish John's voice. Paul and Ringo performed original parts, including drums, bass, backing vocals, and a slide guitar solo influenced by George.

Thanks to AI technology's support, the Beatles are expected to perform their 'final' song next week, 50 years since the band broke up. When John Lennon died in 2001, Paul McCartney said 'he knew the band was dead,' but Now And Then revealed how their new song came about. Sean, 48, and John and Yoko Ono's son Sean, 48, are among the last surviving members of the party. Paul and Ringo Starr talk about their process.

To celebrate the publication's 90th anniversary, Kim Novak and Yoko Ono appear on Esqure magazine's latest collector's issues. The men's magazine is commemorating its centennial by including some notabe celebrities who have graced the pages in years past. Kim Novak, 90, a Hollywood actress, looked stunning in what seemed to be a pink tasselled coat while lying on a bed, on one cover.

The vibrant seaside town of Folkestone, just 55 minutes from London's St Pancras International, jutting out from the Kent coast, is Britain's most impressive artistic revival since The Quarrymen became The Beatles. In July, the town's cultural burgeoning took precedence,' The Spectator wrote, "Move over Brighton." On the cobbled Old High Street, brilliantly painted galleries and studios have replaced boarded-up shopfronts.

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EXCLUSIVE: According to a British writer investigating the incident, two separate weapons (the.38 calibre handgun used by Mark David Chapman inset bottom) may have been used in the John Lennon (right with Yoko Ono) shooting. David Whelan, a writer and television presenter, has discovered official documents (morgue report left), revealing for the first time that two different types of bullets were removed from the musician's body following his deadly shooting on December 8, 1980. Mr Whelan believes a "second shooter" may have been involved in Lennon's assassination and has now uncovered shocking new evidence supporting his claim. Mr Whelan's three-year inquiry into the shooting has revealed a string of bizarre anomalies, including the suggestion that detectives may have fundamentally misunderstood how the shooting occurred. For the first time, MailOnline has exclusively published some of Whelan's dossier, including convicted gunman Mark Chapman's (inset top) 'hit list,' as well as former Beatle Marlon Brando and former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis.

XCLUSIVE: A three-year inquiry into John Lennon's murder has discovered a string of anomalies, including the suggestion that detectives may have fundamentally misunderstook how the shooting occurred. David Whelan, a British author and television producer, has thoroughly researched Lennon's deadly shooting as he and his wife Yoko Ono returned to their home in the Dakota Building overlooking Central Park in New York. Whelan has uncovered a treasure chest of documents relating to the shooting, including gunman Mark Chapman's "hit list" - which was released for the first time here, as well as former Beatle Marlon Brando and former First Lady Jackie Kennedy Onassis.