Yoko Ono and John Lennon at John Sinclair Freedom Rally on December 10, 1971. Not just any therapy, this was the infamous "primal scream" therapy, which encouraged the former Beatle to cry, scream and shout out his anger and unhappiness at his unsettled childhood. Six months later, Paul McCartney announced his first solo album with a press release that confirmed The Beatles were no more - much to Lennon's anger.įree to do what he wanted, John - together with Yoko, as always - spent the summer of 1970 in therapy. As far as John was concerned, the Fab Four had split - but he had to keep it quiet for business reasons and his extra-curricular activities as the Plastic Ono Band were considered by the general public to be just a wacky side project. The Beatles had last recorded together in August 1969 and the album Abbey Road was released a month after. In between his marriage to Ono in March 1969 and the recording of the Imagine album in May 1971, a lot had happened in John Lennon's life.įor one thing, he'd gone solo. John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their bed in the Presidential Suite of the Hilton Hotel, Amsterdam, 25th March 1969.
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