976 Quotes by John Lennon

But for me at any rate it was all part of dissolving the God trip or father-figure trip. Facing up to reality instead of always looking for some kind of heaven.

Barney Kessel is incredible. He's just amazing . . . . Nobody can play guitar like that

The more reality we face, the more we realise that unreality is the main programme of the day. The more real we become, the more abuse we take, so it does radicalise us in a way, like being put in a corner. But it would be better if there were more of us.

Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King are great examples of fantastic nonviolents who died violently. I can never work that out. We're pacifists, but I'm not sure what it means when you're such a pacifist that you get shot. I can never understand that.

I'll give you everything I've got for a little peace of mind

The Beatles were just a band that made it very, very big, that's all.

When they've tortured and scared you for 20 odd years, then they expect you to pick a career.

I've never really been wanted.

Mostly folk music is people with fruity voices trying to keep alive something old and dead. It's all a bit boring, like ballet: a minority thing kept going by a minority group.