Headshot portrait of British musician and songwriter John Lennon (1940 -1980), of the pop group The Beatles, as a young boy in a school uniform and cap, c. 1948. (Photo by Pictorial Press/Getty Images)
John Lennon
John Lennon (1940 - 1980), singer, songwriter and guitarist with pop group The Beatles, 26th June 1967. (Photo by Peter King/Fox Photos/Getty Images)
Beatles On Stage
The Beatles on stage at the London Palladium during a performance in front of 2, 000 screaming fans. (Photo by Michael Webb/Getty Images)
John Lennon, War Is Over
John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Yoko Ono pose on the steps of the Apple building in London, holding one of the posters that they distributed to the world's major cities as part of a peace campaign protesting against the Vietnam War. 'War Is Over, If You Want It'. (Photo by Frank Barratt/Getty Images)
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December 1961: Singer, guitarist and songwriter John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the British group The Beatles live on stage at the Cavern Club in Matthew Street, Liverpool. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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August 16, 1966: John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles, after making a formal apology for his controversial statement that the group were 'more popular than Jesus'. (Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Getty Images)
Talk To John
July 8, 1966: English pop star John Lennon (1940 - 1980) at a press conference at London Airport after the Beatles' return from Manila. (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
Lennon At Cannes
May 21, 1971: Ex-member of the Beatles, singer and songwriter John Lennon (1940 - 1980) on the beach at Cannes, France. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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February 13, 1964: The Beatles soon after their arrival in Washington, USA, playing in the snow outside the Coliseum where they were scheduled to perform before a sell-out audience. (Photo by Central Press/Getty Images)
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October 17, 1967: A happy John Lennon (1940 - 1980) at the wheel of the ISO Rivolta S4 car which he bought for ?6,150 at the preview of the Motor Show. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
Beatles Coffee Break
November 4, 1963: The Beatles take a break from their rehearsals for the Royal Variety Performance at the Prince of Wales Theatre, with a coffee after lunch at the Mapleton Hotel. From left to right they are; John Lennon (1940 - 1980), Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 - 2001) and Ringo Starr. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)
John Lennon In Plymouth
September 13, 1967: John Lennon (1940 - 1980) signs autographs in Plymouth, a short stop off during the filming of 'The Magical Mystery Tour', a 60 minute Beatles spectacular for television, based on a coach journey through the West Country. (Photo by Jim Gray/Keystone/Getty Images)
John Lennon
June 1971: Singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon (1940 - 1980), previously of the now defunct pop group The Beatles, at London Airport. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
Dorchester Beatle
April 1964: John Lennon (1940 - 1980), singer-songwriter with pop group The Beatles, arrives at the Dorchester Hotel, London, for a Foyles Luncheon, after the publication of his first book, 'In His Own Write'. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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April 1969: Singer, songwriter and guitarist John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of The Beatles, at a press conference at Heathrow airport on his return from honeymoon with Yoko Ono. (Photo by George Stroud/Express/Getty Images)
John Lennon
November 1966: British rock musician and member of The Beatles John Lennon (1940 - 1980), dressed as a Public Lavatory Commissionaire during the filming of the 'Not Only...But Also' Christmas Special, starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. He is outside a public convenience near Berwick Street, in London's Soho. (Photo by Ron Case/Keystone/Getty Images)
Flying Beatles
February 1964: British pop phenomenon The Beatles at London Airport. Left to right, Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Ringo Starr and John Lennon (1940 - 1980). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)
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1966: John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Beatle On Holiday
Singer-songwriter John Lennon (1940 - 1980) holidays outside Athens with his wife Cynthia and the rest of the Beatles, July 1967. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Beatles By Bus
John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles leaves the bus in Plymouth during the location filming of 'Magical Mystery Tour', 1967. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
Beatles And Maharishi
The Beatles and their wives at the Rishikesh in India with the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, March 1968. The group includes Ringo Starr, Maureen Starkey, Jane Asher, Paul McCartney, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Patti Boyd, Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon (1940 - 1980), Beatles roadie Mal Evans and Beach Boy Mike Love. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John Lennon In Paris
John Lennon (1940 - 1980) of the Beatles plays the guitar in a hotel room in Paris, January 1964. (Photo by Harry Benson/Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John, Julian and Yoko
John Lennon (1940 - 1980), his son Julian and Yoko Ono pose for photographers at Internel Studios in Stonebridge Park, Wembley, during a rehearsal for the Rolling Stones' 'Rock and Roll Circus' TV special, London, December 1968. (Photo by Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John Lennon, Yoko Ono
Beatle John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and his wife of a week Yoko Ono in their bed in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, March 1969. The couple are staging a 'bed-in for peace' and intend to stay in bed for seven days 'as a protest against war and violence in the world'. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John Lennon
Singer and songwriter John Lennon (1940 -1980), of The Beatles, leaves his borrowed flat with two detectives the day after his arrest on charges of possession of drugs, London, October 1968. (Photo by Daily Express/Pictorial Parade/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Beatles In Vegas
The Beatles try their luck on a pair of fruit machines, Las Vegas, 20th August 1964. Left to right: Ringo Starr, George Harrison (1943 - 2001), Paul McCartney and John Lennon (1940 - 1980). The Beatles are to play the Convention Hall later in the day. It will be the second date on their first US Tour. (Photo by Harry Benson/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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English pop group The Beatles receiving awards from the Variety Club of Great Britain, 1963. Back row George Harrison, Paul McCartney, front row, Ringo Starr and John Lennon. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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Pop group The Beatles travelling, for their own security, in the back of a police van, left to right, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison, circa 1964. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The Beatles
Pop group The Beatles, waving to screaming fans en route to Boston airport, America, from left to right, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, on August 12, 1966. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The Beatles
Pop group The Beatles George Harrison and John Lennon with their wives Cynthia Lennon and Patti Harrison at London airport, England, prior to departing for a visit with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in India, on February 16, 1968. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The Beatles
Pop group The Beatles dressed as Eskimos, at the back George Harrison and Ringo Starr, with Paul McCartney and John Lennon sitting in front of them at the Hammersmith Odeon, London, circa December 1964. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The Beatles
Pop band The Beatles, left to right, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon, stand waving on the steps of an airplane ramp at London airport, England on July 3, 1964. (Photo by Daily Express/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
The Beatles Are Back
The Beatles arrive at London Airport after a flight from Stockholm in Sweden, 30th July 1964. From left to right, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison. (Photo by Larry Ellis/Express/Getty Images)
Beatles Rehearse Shakespeare
The Beatles rehearsing an excerpt from Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' at the Rediffusion TV studios in Wembley, London, April 1964.(Photo by Roger Jackson/Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
John And Yoko Arrive
English musician, singer and songwriter, John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and wife Japanese artist and singer, Yoko Ono and her daughter Kyoko arrive at London Airport (now Heathrow), May 1969. (Photo by Stroud/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
