John Lennon

John Lennon's Piano Hits a High Note at Auction, Fetching $3.3M at Christie's!

John Lennon's Broadwood upright piano, a famed instrument on which he penned Beatles hits like 'Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds', sets new auction records by fetching a staggering $3.3 million.

This sale far exceeded the initial estimates of $400,000 to $600,000 at Christie's in New York. Also featured in the auction was the first Ludwig drum kit used by Ringo Starr, which sold for nearly $2.4 million but soon lost its record status to another drum head.

John & Yoko Film Resurrects '72 Concert with a Dash of Lennon Family Magic

A newly revivified ‘Power To The People’ concert film starring John Lennon and Yoko Ono graces cinemas globally this April, meticulously reworked by Sean Ono Lennon and team.

Plucked from the ‘One To One’ concerts of 1972 at Madison Square Garden, these artifacts showcase the Lennons, bolstered by Stevie Wonder, raising funds for disabled children. John reminisced about the raw musical energy akin to early Beatles days.

The screenings honor both the couple's activism and their final joint performance, with ticket sales aligning with their wedding anniversary.

Lennon Hits Pause on Ego, Strums Up Team Spirit at Imagine Sessions Jam

John Lennon, in a moment that proves he isn't always sarcastic or elusive behind those signature glasses, extends an unexpectedly generous gesture to a fellow musician during the Imagine sessions. Amid spontaneous strumming and instrumental ad-lib, his openness invites collaboration, not competition.

With George Harrison lending guitar lines and the atmosphere leaning more jam session than ego parade, the record momentarily pivots from iconography to camaraderie. It’s less about legacy, more about letting the music run its course.