John Lennon was famous and wealthy for so long that this friend said he struggled to take care of himself. He spoke about Lennon's lack of life skills.

Or was it 1974? By Laurie Gwen Shapiro One morning in the mid-1970s, a solemn announcement came over the intercom at Friends Seminary: “Noted person John Lennon is now in the meetinghouse.

As bandmate Paul McCartney would later note, The Beatles’ John Lennon’s short life was full ... John was just a teenager at the time. “That was another big trauma for me.

John Lennon is the most influential songwriter ever. We've decided to examine his impact by listing the five best covers of songs he wrote for The Beatles.