Concepts Quote by John Lennon

Well, I don't want to be king, I want to be real.

— John Lennon

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

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

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

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

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

The reason why kids are crazy is because nobody can face the responsibility of bringing them up.

— John Lennon

In my case I've never not been political, though religion tended to overshadow it in my acid days.

— John Lennon

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

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

Imagine there's no heaven... it's easy if you try.

— John Lennon

Man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe.

— John Lennon