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Mind Games (Album) by John Lennon

Artist Biography For John Lennon

John Winston Ono Lennon Born John Winston Lennon 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980 Was An English Singer Songwriter And Musician Who Gained Worldwide Fame As The Founder Co-Songwriter Co-Lead Vocalist And Rhythm Guitarist Of The Beatles. His Work Included Music Writing Drawings And Film. His Songwriting Partnership With Paul McCartney Remains The Most Successful In History. Born In Liverpool Lennon Became Involved In The Skiffle Craze As A Teenager. In 1956 He Formed The Quarrymen Which Evolved Into The Beatles In 1960. Sometimes Called "the Smart Beatle" Lennon Initially Was The Group's De Facto Leader A Role He Gradually Ceded To McCartney. Through His Songwriting In The Beatles He Embraced Myriad Musical Influences Initially Writing And Co-Writing Rock And Pop-Oriented Hit Songs In The Band's Early Years Then Later Incorporating Experimental Elements Into His Compositions In The Latter Half Of The Beatles' Career As His Songs Became Known For Their Increasing Innovation. Lennon Soon Expanded His Work Into Other Media By Participating In Numerous Films Including How I Won The War And Authoring In His Own Write And A Spaniard In The Works Both Collections Of Nonsense Writings And Line Drawings. Starting With "All You Need Is Love" His Songs Were Adopted As Anthems By The Anti-War Movement And The Larger Counterculture Of The 1960s. In 1969 He Started The Plastic Ono Band With His Second Wife Multimedia Artist Yoko Ono Held The Two-Week-Long Anti-War Demonstration Bed-Ins For Peace And Left The Beatles To Embark On A Solo Career. Between 1968 And 1972 Lennon And Ono Collaborated On Many Works Including A Trilogy Of Avant-Garde Albums Several More Films His Solo Debut John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band And The International Top-10 Singles "Give Peace A Chance" "Instant Karma!" "Imagine" And "Happy Xmas War Is Over ". Moving To New York City In 1971 His Criticism Of The Vietnam War Resulted In A Three-Year Deportation Attempt By The Nixon Administration. Lennon And Ono Separated From 1973 To 1975 During Which Time He Produced Harry Nilsson's Album Pussy Cats. He Also Had Chart-Topping Collaborations With Elton John "Whatever Gets You Thru The Night" And David Bowie "Fame" . Following A Five-Year Hiatus Lennon Returned To Music In 1980 With The Ono Collaboration Double Fantasy. He Was Murdered By A Beatles Fan Mark David Chapman Three Weeks After The Album's Release. As A Performer Writer Or Co-Writer Lennon Had 25 Number-One Singles In The Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Double Fantasy His Best-Selling Album Won The 1981 Grammy Award For Album Of The Year. That Year He Won The Brit Award For Outstanding Contribution To Music. In 2002 Lennon Was Voted Eighth In A BBC History Poll Of The 100 Greatest Britons. Rolling Stone Ranked Him The Fifth-Greatest Singer And 38th Greatest Artist Of All Time. He Was Inducted Into The Songwriters Hall Of Fame In 1997 And The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Twice As A Member Of The Beatles In 1988 And As A Solo Artist In 1994 . Studio Albums
John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 1970 Imagine 1971 Some Time In New York City With Yoko Ono 1972 Mind Games 1973 Walls And Bridges 1974 Rock 'n' Roll 1975 Double Fantasy With Yoko Ono 1980 Milk And Honey Posthumous With Yoko Ono 1984 Experimental Studio Albums With Yoko Ono
Unfinished Music No. 1 Two Virgins 1968 Unfinished Music No. 2 Life With The Lions 1969 Wedding Album 1969

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"Mind Games" Is The Title Track From An Album Of The Same Name By John Lennon. It Was Also Released As A Single Reaching 26 In The UK Single Charts And #18 On The U.S. Billboard Hot 100 The B-Side Was Meat City. Originally Titled "Make Love Not War " The Song Evoked Lingering Hippie Sentiments Mixed With The Evolving Mysticism Of The Early 1970s. Although Phil Spector Was Not Involved In This Album Lennon's Production Is Similar To The Spector "Wall Of Sound." This Song Which Was Begun In 1969 And Can Be Heard In The Beatles' Let It Be Sessions Was Inspired By The Book Of The Same Name By Robert Masters And Jean Houston 1972 Which Emphasized The Power Of The Human Brain To Induce Various States Of Consciousness Without The Aid Of External Substances. The Book Presented A Series Of Exercises Intended To Maximize One's Potential For Problem Solving Conflict Resolution Visionary Thinking Creativity Focused Listening And Super-Communication. Each Application Would Start With A Brief Meditation Cycle Followed By The Guided Instructions Of A Director. During The Exercise Only The Director Would Speak But Each Person Would Share Their Experience Afterwards. Mind Alteration Had Long Since Been A Point Of Interest To Lennon However He Was Aware Of The Risks Involved With Chemical Consumption. A Recommendation By Lennon Himself Is Included With The Book.