Why don't people believe us when we say we're simply in love? John Lennon More Quotes by John Lennon More Quotes From 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 you. So you have to get up and make it into something, and then you're allowed to sleep. It's always in the middle of the night, or you're half-awake or tired, when your critical faculties are switched off. So letting go is what the whole game is. Every time you try to put your finger on it, it slips away. You turn on the lights and the cockroaches run away. You can never grasp them... John Lennon letting-gorunningsong I really thought that love would save us all. John Lennon inspirationallife I've always considered my work one piece and I consider that my work won't be finished until I am dead and buried and I hope that's a long, long time. John Lennon one-piecepieceslong The only reason I am a star is because of my repression. Nothing else would have driven me through all that if I was 'normal'. John Lennon being-differentnormalstars Imagine no possesions, I wonder if you can, No need for greed or hunger, A brotherhood of man. Imagine all the people Sharing all the world. John Lennon brotherhood-of-manhippiemen Will the people in the cheaper seats clap your hands? And the rest of you, if you'll just rattle your jewelry. John Lennon inspirationallifefunny Why in the world are we here? Surely not to live in pain and fear. Why on earth are you there, when you're everywhere - come and get your share. John Lennon painmotivationalinspirational Whatever gets you through the night John Lennon perseveranceacceptancenight Jesus was all right, but his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me. John Lennon rock-and-rollfaithjesus Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe. John Lennon shininginspirationallife It's weird not to be weird. John Lennon individualismbeing-weirdconformity These critics with the illusions they've created about artists - it's like idol worship. They only like people when they're on their way up... I cannot be on the way up again. John Lennon artistidolspeople If being an egomaniac means I believe in what I do and in my art or music, then in that respect you can call me that... I believe in what I do, and I'll say it. John Lennon musicinspirationallife Imagine all the people living life in peace. John Lennon perhaps-lovelive-lifepeace The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just gave us a glimpse of the possibility. John Lennon glimpseresponsibilityretirement The postman wants an autograph. The cab driver wants a picture. The waitress wants a handshake. Everyone wants a piece of you. John Lennon cab-driverspieceswant It doesn't matter how long my hair is or what colour my skin is or whether I'm a woman or a man. John Lennon hairmotivationalmen There's nothing you can know that isn't known. John Lennon beatles-lovetruthknows I was the walrus, but now I am John. And so my friends, you'll just have to carry on. The dream is over. John Lennon walrusmy-friendsdream I think the music reflects the state that the society is in. It doesn't suggest the state. I think the poets and musicians and artists are of the age - not only do they lead the age on, but they also reflect that age. [...] Like The Beatles. We came out of Liverpool and we reflected our background and we reflected our thoughts in what we sang, and that's all people are doing. John Lennon artistpeoplethinking
