The first concert of the Beatles was at the Cavern Club in Liverpool on 21st March 1961. It was, however, McCartney who persuaded Lennon to allow George Harrison to enter the band as lead guitarist. Lennon was considered the leader of the Beatles, due to his superior age and also his musical abilities. Lennon focused on the more satirical aspects and McCartney veered towards the more optimistic cheerful qualities. In 1957, he met and formed a successful musical partnership with Paul McCartney. In the late 1950s, John formed a rock group called the “Quarry Men Skiffle Band”, which was a precursor to the Beatles. However, he was expelled from College before his final year because of his disruptive behaviour. He failed all his O-Levels but was still accepted to the Liverpool College of Art.
“The guitar’s all very well, John, but you’ll never make a living out of it.”Īfter the Beatles were famous, John presented Mimi with a silver platter with this quote written on. Whilst in his early teens he got his first guitar and would spend many hours playing. “ Certainly on the road to failure … hopeless … rather a clown in class … wasting other pupils’ time.” In his early years, John was a mischievous student, who would be quick to take the mickey out of teachers and other students. For several years, John was brought up by his mother’s sister Mimi. During his childhood, he saw little of his father Freddie, who went AWOL whilst serving in the navy. John Lennon was born, October 1940, during a German air raid in Oxford Street Maternity hospital, Liverpool. – John Lennon Short Biography of John Lennon “If someone thinks that love and peace is a cliché that must have been left behind in the Sixties, that’s his problem. Lennon was also an icon of the 1960s counter-culture revolution and was an anti-war activist. After the Beatles, Lennon went on to have a distinguished solo career. John Lennon was a British singer-songwriter and a key member of the Beatles – a musical and cultural phenomenon.
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