If you tried to give rock and roll another name, you might call it 'Chuck Berry'. — John Lennon Copy Share Image
When I started, rock and roll itself was the basic revolution to people of my age and situation. We needed something loud… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Today's folk song is rock and roll. Although it happened to emanate from America, that's not really important in the end because… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
My defenses were so great. The cocky rock and roll hero who knows all the answers was actually a terrified guy who… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it. If you were going to give Rock 'n' Roll… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
The idea of being a rock and roll musician sort of suited my talents and mentality. The freedom was great, but then… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
For a long time I wasn't listening to music, to the rock and roll stuff on the radio, because it would cause… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
Now, in the sixties we were naive, like children. Everybody went back to their rooms and said 'We didn't get a wonderful… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
We went to America a few times and [Brian] Epstein always tried to waffle on at us about saying nothing about Vietnam. So there… — John Lennon Copy Share
As someone from the working class I was always interested in Russia and China and everything that related to the working class, even though… — John Lennon Copy Share
I never went to high school reunions. My thing is, out of sight, out of mind. That's my attitude toward life. So I don't… — John Lennon Copy Share
Today's folk song is rock and roll. Although it happened to emanate from America, that's not really important in the end because we wrote… — John Lennon Copy Share
If you want to get peace, you can get it as soon as you like if we all pull together. ... Think peace, live… — John Lennon Copy Share
The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up. — John Lennon Copy Share
In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days. — John Lennon Copy Share
I wasn't saying whatever they're saying I was saying. I'm sorry I said it really. I never meant it to be a lousy anti-religious… — John Lennon Copy Share
Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed. You try to go to sleep, but the song won't let… — John Lennon Copy Share
The main hangup in the world today is hypocrisy and insecurity. If people can't face up to the fact of other people being naked… — John Lennon Copy Share
