John
Lennon

In 1960, the Beatles first went abroad - in the German Hamburg, where the clubs were in Reperbana, the center of night life in the city. In Hamburg Lennon first tried drugs - the group had to speak to the audience all night long, and the Beetle took pills to endure this marathon. Beatles In Germany between 1960 and 1963 he worked. visited several times. Over the years they have managed to achieve a local popularity in Liverpool and Hamburg.

In Hamburg dwelt Stewart Sutcliffe, the closest person to Lennon in those years. Sutcliffe found himself in Germany, his wife, photographer Astrid Kirher. April 10, 1962 Styu died from a brain haemorrhage.

At the end of 1961 was the Beatles manager Brian Epstayn. He completely changed their image - the group changed its leather jackets for accurate costumes from famous jacket without latskanov, the musicians stopped to smoke and blackguard on stage. Lennon later admitted that the change in image is not of his. Nevertheless, a new image has contributed to rapid growth in popularity of Beatles.

August 23, 1962, John Lennon married Cynthia Powell. 8 April, 1963 John and Cynthia Lennon was born the son of John Charles Julian Lennon. He was named in honor of Julia, the mother of John.

«Those who are on low-cost locations», meet this call stormy applause. «Others» - crowned and uncrowned Windsor - were shocked. Scandalous fame only helped increase the popularity of the group, and Lennon from the time he took the lead - he announced numbers at concerts, and always came out first on the scene, although in reality it was impossible to say that a member of Beatles importantly for the group than others. If the spring of 1963 they were well known in Liverpool, in October the same year, they knew the whole country, and in 1964 the Liverpool team came to worldwide fame.

In 1964, Lennon has proved himself not only as a musician. March 23, a book of his prose and poetry, entitled «In His Own Write», in 24 Jun., 1965 and came second. The original name of the second book - «A Spaniard in the Works» - a game of words, untranslatable into Russian. In Russia, this book has been translated under the title «Ispalets in a wheel».

In addition, Lennon tried himself as an actor. Apart from films created by Beatles, he was shot once in the cinema: it was the film "How I Won the War". The film did not succeed neither the spectators nor the critics.

Relations within the Beatles finally deteriorated in 1968. A Lennon and Paul McCartney are a lot of claims to each other. Lennon, for instance, does not satisfy the fact that McCartney pulls blanket over himself, and he was dissatisfied with lethargy and the constant presence of Lennon in the studio while recording Yoko Ono (although still in the early career Beetle had agreed not to invite the wives to the studio and girls). In addition, virtually ceased their creative collaboration, Lennon is increasingly inclined to psychedelic rock ( «Strawberry Fields Forever»), acidic rock ( «I am the Walrus») and the avant-garde ( «Revolution 9»).

In 1968 Beatles were on the verge of disintegration, and even Ringo Starr announced his resignation (though in the end is still in the group). Many records in the «White Album» were made in the incomplete structure, and the song «Julia» Lennon even wrote one.

Album «Abbey Road», released in 1969, too, was organized by Paul McCartney - The concept of the album belonged to him. «Abbey Road» in fact, was the last album of Beatles. Released in 1970 «Let It Be» was almost entirely recorded in January 1969 during a concert on the roof of Abbey Road Studios, which became the basis of the film «Let It Be». By the time the album Lennon and McCartney has said that leaving the group.

In 1968, two years before the collapse of the Beatles, the first album of John Lennon and Yoko Ono «Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins». According to Lennon, the album was recorded in one night. Music for him was not: messy plate containing a set of noises, moaning and screaming. Notably was the cover of the album - it was the photo completely naked Lennon and Yoko Ono. In 1969 came out for two studio albums: «Wedding Album» and «Unfinished Music No.2: Life With The Lions», which also contain almost no music. In addition, the concert recording was released «Live Peace In Toronto 1969». Lennon and Yoko Ono have formed a group under the name Plastic Ono Band.