40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death: The books on The Beatles you should read
The IndependentSign up to our free weekly newsletter for insider tips and product reviews from our shopping experts Sign up for our free IndyBest email Sign up for our free IndyBest email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The assassination of John Lennon on 8 December 1980 remains one of the most notorious events in the long history of rock music, and the industry more widely. The Beatles’s first LP Please Please Me and the many that followed were a roaring success across the globe, and continue to be cherished today. As such, in honour of the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death and his longstanding legacy and influence on music, we take a look at the books that best depict the band in all its glory.
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Julian Lennon’s heartache exposes the plight of the musical nepo baby
The Independent
"Revival 69" shows how John Lennon and Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono band saved a transformative festival
Salon
John Lennon: 'If we got in the studio together and turned each other on again, then it would be worth it'
BBC
The Beatles: Secret conversation featured in Get Back reveals John Lennon’s ‘only regret’ about Beatles songs
The Independent
Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney and others share tributes to John Lennon on 40th anniversary of his death
The Independent
Fans, Ono, bandmates mark 40 years since John Lennon’s death
Associated Press
How John Lennon was made into a myth
BBC)
The Lennon-McCartney partnership and its evolution: How the duo complimented each other as personalities and songwriters
Firstpost
The Beatles: Final John Lennon interview to be explored in new documentary
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