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...essays and particularly some of the interviews, Lennon's devotion to his spouse rings true. And in the passages devoted exclusively to One, we gain insights into the genius and creativity that attracted Lennon to her in the first place...
MOST OF THE WORK, though, centers rightly around Lennon. The reader follows his progress from the beginning of the end of the Beatles to the release of Double Fantasy in 1980 and his death shortly thereafter. In between are fascinating accounts of Lennon as peace activist, of his light to remain in the U.S. and of his five-year hiatus as a "househusband...
...their credit, the editors recognize and emphasize the influence on Lennon of his second wife, Yoko Ono. Most Beatles fans, convinced Ono spurred the group's split, resented and even hated her. And they found her music--often comprised of screams, bizarre sounds and unconventional rhythms--impossible to digest. But all Ono did was make Lennon realize he couldn't be a Beatles forever and gradually save him from an environment of drugs and depravation...
Throughout, one theme keeps coming back--the idea that Lennon was constantly risking something by staunchly sticking with even the most unpopular and outlandish convictions. As Jann Wenner writes...
...John finally became John Lennon was crucible whose...