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“Yoko had 10 years and I had 10 years and I would rather have had the 10 years I had than the ones she did. I had the raw talent and the raw human being, before the sycophants arrived.”

Quote by Cynthia Lennon

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Cynthia Lennon, a British musician, was born on September 10, 1939, and passed away on April 1, 2015. She is best known for being the wife of John Lennon and for her own musical contributions as a singer and composer. more

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