The truth of the matter was that, really, quite inconceivably, Lennon was theoretically unemployed after a string of lacklustre efforts had meant his contract with Capitol Records had expired and not ...

Sutcliffe’s sudden death in 1962 deeply shook Lennon. “John went into hysterics,” Kirchherr said, per The New Yorker. “We couldn’t make out . . . whether he was laughing or crying ...