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“In Western-style Communism we would have to create an almost imaginary workers' image of themselves as the father-figure.”

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John Lennon

John Lennon, born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England, and died on December 8, 1980. He was a founding member of the iconic rock band The Beatles, known for his unique musical talent and his advocacy for peace and anti-war ideas. more

“When we came along there was only Decca, Philips and EMI who could really produce a record for you. You had to go through the whole bureaucracy to get into the recording studio. You were in such a humble position, you didn't have more than 12 hours to make a whole album, which is what we did in the early days.”

Whole Hours Records Position Produce Albums Studios Humble Bureaucracy Philip Recording Studio

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“If you're an unknown artist you're lucky to get an hour in a studio - it's a hierarchy and if you don't have hits, you don't get recorded again.”

Ifs Artist Hours Lucky Studios Hierarchy

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“To begin with, working class people reacted against our openness about sex. They are frightened of nudity, they're repressed in that way as well as others. Perhaps they thought 'Paul [McCartney] is a good lad, he doesn't make trouble'.”

People Way Wells Sex Class Trouble Frightened Openness Working Class Nudity Lad Repressed

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“When Yoko [Ono] and I got married, we got terrible racialist letters - you know, warning me that she would slit my throat. Those mainly came from Army people living in Aldershot. Officers.”

People Knows Terrible Married Letters Army Throat Officers Warning Slits

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