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title: "8 John Quotes By May Pang"
description: "8 John quotes by May Pang. Plus more from May Pang and more John sayings from other authors."
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> [I don't have a relationship with Yoko. I've tried contacting her many times after John had died. She wouldn't return any of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-don-t-have-a-relationship-with-yoko-i-ve-tried-contacting-her-many/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/316/may-pang-17712_john_i-don-t-have-a-relationship-with-yoko-i_67035.jpg)

> [John just didn't understand his being the focus of all this attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/john-just-didn-t-understand-his-being-the-focus-of-all-this-attention/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/170/may-pang-17712_attention_john-just-didn-t-understand-his-being-th_1270570.jpg)

> [As unconventional as John was, he was also old-fashioned. Because of the nature of our relationship, John felt uneasy and never met…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/as-unconventional-as-john-was-he-was-also-old-fashioned-because-of/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f94/may-pang-17712_door_as-unconventional-as-john-was-he-was-als_1418870.jpg)

> [John smoked his French Gauloises and drank lots of strong coffee.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/john-smoked-his-french-gauloises-and-drank-lots-of-strong-coffee/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba8/may-pang-17712_coffee_john-smoked-his-french-gauloises-and-dra_1582189.jpg)

> [John was a very talented person who gave the world a lot of happiness through his music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/john-was-a-very-talented-person-who-gave-the-world-a-lot-of-happiness/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/255/may-pang-17712_happiness_john-was-a-very-talented-person-who-gave_2012773.jpg)

> [I had access to John like very few people had had.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-had-access-to-john-like-very-few-people-had-had/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af1/may-pang-17712_access_i-had-access-to-john-like-very-few-peopl_2287683.jpg)

> [Everybody changes. With John things changed on a daily basis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/everybody-changes-with-john-things-changed-on-a-daily-basis/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee5/may-pang-17712_changed_everybody-changes-with-john-things-chang_2351465.jpg)

> [I think I have a right to write about John.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-think-i-have-a-right-to-write-about-john/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5c/may-pang-17712_about_i-think-i-have-a-right-to-write-about-jo_2890540.jpg)

## Other authors on John

## More by May Pang

> [I don't have a relationship with Yoko. I've tried contacting her many times after John had died. She wouldn't return any of my phone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-don-t-have-a-relationship-with-yoko-i-ve-tried-contacting-her-many/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [I grew up with feng shui, but I never saw any jewelry that would give me the energy I needed and also looked good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-grew-up-with-feng-shui-but-i-never-saw-any-jewelry-that-would-give/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [To think the first boyfriend that you lived with is John Lennon, it's hard to make that realization to someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/to-think-the-first-boyfriend-that-you-lived-with-is-john-lennon-it-s/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [When you hear something that's not correct, it really starts to irk someone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/when-you-hear-something-that-s-not-correct-it-really-starts-to-irk/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [One day, we were going to the studio for John's recording session, and as we were leaving to get to the studio, in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/one-day-we-were-going-to-the-studio-for-john-s-recording-session-and/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [I was born to Chinese immigrant parents, who came from Taiyuan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-was-born-to-chinese-immigrant-parents-who-came-from-taiyuan/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [When John and I were together, and this is about a week or two before our relationship ended, I remember him saying, 'Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/when-john-and-i-were-together-and-this-is-about-a-week-or-two-before/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [Most people have come to know the time that John Lennon and I spent together as The Lost Weekend. I am always surprised by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/most-people-have-come-to-know-the-time-that-john-lennon-and-i-spent/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [I understand it when the fans are looking at me. The Beatles, and John in particular, are their musical idols. You can't touch John,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-understand-it-when-the-fans-are-looking-at-me-the-beatles-and-john/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [He was always saying, 'I wonder what Paul is doing.' When John and I were together, and this is about a week or two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/he-was-always-saying-i-wonder-what-paul-is-doing-when-john-and-i-were/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [Many of what are now considered historic events, such as John and Paul McCartney's only jam session after The Beatles split up, weren't photographed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/many-of-what-are-now-considered-historic-events-such-as-john-and-paul/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [I know what I saw. And the rational explanation is... it was a UFO. There's UFOs over New York, as the song goes. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/i-know-what-i-saw-and-the-rational-explanation-is-it-was-a-ufo-there/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [John just didn't understand his being the focus of all this attention.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/john-just-didn-t-understand-his-being-the-focus-of-all-this-attention/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [As unconventional as John was, he was also old-fashioned. Because of the nature of our relationship, John felt uneasy and never met my mum,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/as-unconventional-as-john-was-he-was-also-old-fashioned-because-of/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

> [John would drink, too, but he would stop. After a while, John would say, 'I've had enough, I don't want to be in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/may-pang/john-would-drink-too-but-he-would-stop-after-a-while-john-would-say-i/)

[May Pang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/may-pang/)

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