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Yoko Ono Says Being a Beatle's Wife is a 'Difficult' Life

Will Harris — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:20:12 +0000

As part of Yoko Ono's UK press blitz for her efforts as curator of the 2013 Meltdown Festival in London, the 80-year-old artist/activist acknowledged the pressures inherent in her marriage to the late John Lennon, describing being married to a Beatle as "the most difficult thing to be."

Yoko Ono Urges New Gun Control Laws

Jeff Giles — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:20:47 +0000

Since John Lennon was shot and killed on Dec. 8, 1980, his widow Yoko Ono has devoted herself to campaigning for stricter gun control legislation -- so it's only fitting that yesterday (March 21), Ono celebrated what should have been their 44th wedding anniversary by issuing a poignant reminder of what's at stake in the ongoing battle over our interpretation of the Second Amendment.

Yoko Ono's New Clothing Line is Super Weird, Nobody is Surprised

Jackie Mancini — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 20:13:45 +0000

Oh, Yoko. Not sure what we were expecting when we heard that Yoko Ono was debuting her new line of men’s fashions for Opening Ceremony, but this is even better than we imagined. Boob drawings on sweatshirts and crotch handprint pants? Yoko Ono is the coolest, weirdest little alien of all time. The collection was inspired [...]

Paul McCartney Says Yoko Ono Wasn't Responsible for Breaking up the Beatles

Chad Childers — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 11:22:58 +0000

For many years, there has been much speculation that John Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono, influenced the Beatles breakup, but Paul McCartney says that it's not true and that the band was splitting regardless of Ono.

Yoko Ono's Surprise Rebirth

Rayman — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:00:46 +0000

Nobody’s more surprised at this than yours truly. After hearing her sing with her Husband (I should say screeching), she’s come a long way. Not bad for 78. A quick glance at Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Songs chart shows many unsurprising names: Britney Spears, Rihanna, Taio Cruz, Kylie Minogue and Florence + The Machine. Up above [...]