John Lennon: The Life (113 page)

Davies’s book and, 568–569

death of, 753–755

at fancy-dress ball, 525–526

JL reconciles with, 508–513

JL’s custody and, 19–20, 36–38

JL’s last meeting with, 653

JL’s support of, 654–655

Julia’s death and, 149

makes record, 420–422

meets and marries Julia Stanley, 8–12

meets and marries Pauline Jones, 508–509, 511–512, 531, 568

other children of, 652–653, 753

Penny Lane and, 483

returns to JL’s life, 1964, 377–380

Lennon, Charles, 5, 17, 379

writes JL about Alf and Julia, 509–510

Lennon, Cynthia Powell

Alf Lennon and, 421, 511

autobiography of, 769

Bassanini and, 544–545, 572, 578, 609, 722

Beatles 1964 US tour, 344, 348, 353

career plans, 266

divorce and settlement from JL, 578

at fancy-dress ball, 525–526

Ginsberg and, 414–415

How I Won the War
, 459

JL confesses infidelities to, 538–539

JL dates, 155–161, 170, 186–187, 203, 220, 234–235, 260

JL’s LSD use and, 462–463

JL’s marriage to, 276–278, 284–286, 301–302, 323–329, 363–364, 387–389, 406, 455, 456, 519, 539

JL’s MBE and, 407

JL plans to divorce, 544–546

JL and Yoko Ono and, 540–541

Julian and JL and, 609–611

Julian’s birth and, 305–306

at Kenwood, 381

LSD and, 422–424, 463–464

marriage to JL made public, 323–324

Pauline and, 512

Penny Lane and, 483

pregnancy of, 274–275, 285, 286, 302

Transcendental Meditation and, 506, 533, 535, 537

visits JL in Los Angeles, 722–724

on Yoko Ono, 486

Lennon, David, 652–653, 753

Lennon, Edith, 5, 6

Lennon, George, 5, 6

Lennon, Herbert, 5, 6

Lennon, Jacqueline Gertrude, 35, 55, 83, 100, 148, 367, 387

Lennon, John Charles Julian (son), 389, 407, 465, 538, 539, 541, 544, 546

Alf Lennon and, 421, 511

appearance of, 465–466

birth of, 305–306

JL and, 386, 406, 446, 463

JL’s songs and, 357

at Kenwood, 381

Pauline and, 512

at Tittenhurst Park, 665–666

on trip for Yoko Ono to meet JL’s aunts, 609–611

trust fund for, 578

visits JL in Los Angeles, 722–724

visits JL in New York, 735, 769

visits JL in Palm Beach, 777

Lennon, John “Jack” (grandfather), 3–6

Lennon, John Winston.
See also

Beatles; Lennon, John Winston, songwriting of

Alf and, 336, 377–380, 508–513

antics and practical jokes of, 182–183, 267–268, 331–332

appearance of, 82–83, 457–458, 592, 633, 670, 805

arrested for drug possession, 573–574, 577–578

art work of, 53, 66–67, 215, 237, 255, 359, 442, 540, 541–543, 562–563, 633–634, 642

artistic influences, 63–65

birth, 12, 13–14

books of, 358–363, 400–402

changes name to John Ono Lennon, 598

childhood dreams, 53–54

childhood friends and activities, 43–47, 51–53

childhood households, 15–21, 25–26, 29–39

children of,
see
Lennon, John

Charles Julian; Lennon, Sean Taro comedy and, 455–456

Concert for Bangladesh, 674–676

cultural influences on, 65–68

death of, 802–807

discomfort with crippled and spastic persons, 53, 74–75, 163, 173, 196, 202, 203, 231, 237, 330–331, 334, 350, 352, 562

driving and, 384–385, 609–610, 616

Dylan and, 396, 397, 398, 481, 778

early friendship with McCartney, 118–124

early stage name of, 180

education, 33–35, 58–65, 94–95, 109–115, 127–136, 139–140

Epstein and, 255–257, 284, 299, 306–308, 327, 503–504, 510, 656

Epstein’s death and, 501, 506–508

fame and its drawbacks, 326–332, 334, 431–432

first professionally recorded song of, 183

fortieth birthday, 797

guitars and guitar practice of, 88–89, 119–121, 165, 202–203

heroin and, 617–619, 637

income and expenses of, 326–327, 381–382

insecurity of, 409–410

Julian’s birth and, 305–306

Julia’s death and, 146–147, 151–154, 269, 299

Kyoko’s custody and, 579, 666–669, 676, 687–688, 692–693, 698

language skills of, 34–35, 48–49

life in last years, 763–783, 798–799

Life Lines, 298

“Lost Weekend” in Los Angeles, 713–732

“Lost Weekend” in New York, 732–741

LSD and, 422–424, 426–427, 430–431, 499, 551

macrobiotic diet of, 551, 631

Madison Square Garden appearance with Elton John, 736, 738–741

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi and Transcendental Meditation, 518–519, 532–538

Mann on music of, 319–321

marriages of,
see
Lennon, Cynthia Powell; Lennon, Yoko Ono

masturbation and, 72–73, 525

McCartney and, 118–124, 668–669, 671–672, 702–703, 730, 771, 782–783

McCartney’s lawsuit and, 663–665

meets McCartney, 102–103, 106–109

Mini Cooper of, 384, 609–610

moves to London with Cynthia, 324–329

moves to US, 676–677, 682–684, 705–708

mugs sailor in Hamburg, 216

music in last years, 765–766, 769–770

musical influences, 76–89

musical interests in childhood, 42–43, 45, 56

nearsightedness, 61, 93, 123–124, 329, 458

peace campaigns and other causes, 595–597, 601–602, 626–633, 635–638, 665, 668–671

as performer, 93, 288–289

premonitions of death, 326, 460

primal scream therapy and, 639–642

pseudonyms of, 242

quoted on Christianity and the Beatles, 446–452

reading habits, 47–51, 135–136, 770–771

rock festivals and, 619–622, 630–631, 637

Rolls-Royce of, 384, 459, 494

sails to Bermuda, 779–780, 789–797

Schreiber on, 371–372

Sean’s birth and, 749–750

Sean’s care and, 750–752, 764–765, 767, 770, 812

sexual feelings for mother, 73–74, 638, 341, 778–779

shoplifting of, 52–53, 62–63, 96, 133, 195

sued by Levy, 718–719, 745–746

Sutcliffe’s death and, 262–265, 266, 268–269

twenty-first birthday of, 243–245

UK properties of, 381–385, 494, 510–512, 615–617, 627

US government investigation of, 688–701, 707–709

US immigration status of, 604–606, 647–649, 676, 718, 732–734, 755–756

US properties of, 705–707, 765, 768, 772–773, 776–777, 779–780, 788

visits Japan, 660–661, 757–760, 762, 767

Wooler and, 310–311

Yippies and, 685–687-689

Lennon, John Winston, songwriting of.
See also specific albums and songs

at ashram, 534–535

after Bermuda trip, 793–794

credits and, 296–297

Dylan and, 374–375

early, 140–141

insecurities about, 340–341

other artists and, 302–303, 304–305

working methods, 386, 409–411

Lennon, Joyce, 6, 18

Lennon, Julia, 35, 55, 83, 100, 148, 367, 387

Lennon, Julia Stanley (mother), 120, 483

death of, 144–150, 269

JL and, 638, 778

JL’s birth and, 12, 13–14

JL’s childhood and, 15–21, 29–30, 35, 55–57

JL’s music and, 92, 93, 95, 100, 107

JL’s sexual feelings for, 73–74, 638, 341, 778–779

meets and marries Alf Lennon, 8–12

Mimi and, 71, 144

music and, 41–42, 56–57, 83, 87–88, 89

other children of, 17–18, 30, 35

Lennon, Madge, 18, 38

Lennon, Mary, 4

Lennon, Mary Maguire “Polly” (grandmother), 4–5, 38

Lennon, Pauline Jones

Alf’s death and, 754

children of, 17–18, 30, 35, 652–653, 753

at fancy-dress ball, 526

meets and marries Alf Lennon, 508–509, 511–512, 531, 568

pregnancy and miscarriage, 531, 568

Lennon, Robin, 753

Lennon, Sean Taro (son)

birth of, 749–750

care of, 750–752, 764–765, 767, 770

described, 809–810

fifth birthday of, 797

Green as guardian of, 783

JL and, 758, 780, 789, 790–793, 795–796

on JL’s death, 812–813

on JL’s music and legacy, 814–817

on life with JL, 810–812

music of, 809, 814

Lennon, Sydney, 5, 6–7, 11, 15, 18, 20, 38, 149, 379

Lennon, Yoko Ono, 521, 587, 604–606, 612, 788.
See also
Plastic Ono Band

art work of, 474–479, 493, 519–520, 540, 541–543

bed-ins and, 595–597

childhood of, 469–472, 557–558

children of,
see
Cox, Kyoko; Lennon, Sean Taro

Concert for Bangladesh and, 675

drug arrest of, 573–574, 577–578

drug use of, 550–551, 617–619, 637, 788–789

early life with JL, 547–553, 558–559, 582

education of, 472–474

films of, 519–520, 522–523, 541–542, 566, 597, 620, 668, 686, 694

finances and investment strategy, 772–777, 794

14 Hour Technicolor Dream happening and, 493

immigration status of, 708, 733, 748

Janov’s therapy, 640, 642, 652

JL and open marriage, 704–705, 709–712

JL marries, 593–595

JL meets, 466, 477–479, 485–486, 522–523

JL reconciles with, 742–743

JL’s affair with becomes public, 544

on JL’s childhood, 638

JL’s courtship of, 531–532, 533, 535, 540