Paul McCartney and John Lennon, while musical legends with The Beatles, didn't pat themselves on the back for each tune they crafted. Especially not John, who post-breakup, had no qualms about giving ...

Before they formed the legendary prog group Gentle Giant, the Shulman brothers were blue-eyed soul pioneers. Their outfit, Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, is barely remembered today, but the British ...

John Lennon was a founding member of The Beatles and rose to immense levels of fame and success with the band. He proved his skill as a songwriter while in the group and his solo music after they ...

As someone who has spoken with many songwriters, I can tell you that songwriting is not a science. Everyone has their little tips and tricks in this indescribable craft. Many songs seem to materialize ...

In 1968, The Beatles were going through a tough time. The year before had been full of incredible highs, such as the release of their iconic album Sgt. Peppers' Lonely Hearts Club Band, and ...

McCartney and Lennon wrote “Baby’s in Black” in 1964 and recorded it together, singing cheek to cheek into the same microphone. They performed it live in very much the same way. Because the song ...

In August 2025, The Mirror published a story that cited an unlinked interview with Paul McCartney conducted by OnHike.com. For whatever it’s worth, this writer was unable to track down the primary ...

A ranked look back at John Lennon's multi-platinum international chart-topping 'Double Fantasy,' released on Nov. 17, 1980.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Sean Ono Lennon about what his mom taught him, and the new documentary about his famous parents, One to One: John and Yoko.

John Lennon“resented having to be a Beatle” and “wanted to move on and be a radical artist and activist” in the years following the breakup of the band, according to his son Sean Ono Lennon, 49.

Mintz said that Lennon was jealous of his former Beatles bandmate after he stepped out of the spotlight to raise his son Sean Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has ...

A pop culture icon, rhythm guitarist, and singer for The Beatles, John Lennon led a complicated life in the spotlight. One constant in his life, however, was his love for food. Lennon's former ...