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John Lennon: The Life

Page 97

by Philip Norman


  Johnstone, Davy, 740

  Jonathan Cape publishers, 358–359, 400–401

  Jones, Brian, 338, 430, 434, 459, 480

  Jones, Pauline. See Lennon, Pauline Jones

  Jones, Rod, 174

  Juke Box Jury, 334–335

  “Julia,” 572–573

  “Just Because,” 746 “(Just Like) Starting Over,” 796, 798, 800

  Justis, Bill, 137

  Kaempfert, Bert, 238–240, 268, 440

  Kaiserkeller Club, Hamburg, 196–197, 200, 207–209

  Kane, Larry, 368

  Kansas City, 369–370

  Kardomah coffeehouse, 66–67

  Kass, Ron, 560, 584, 601

  Kaufman, Irving, 748

  Kelly, Brian, 222, 226

  Keltner, Jim, 711, 719–721, 723–724, 731, 738

  Kennedy, Adrienne, 523–524, 525, 543

  Kennedy, John F., assassination of, 319, 348

  Kennedy, Maureen, 328–329

  Kenny’s Castaways, 726

  Kenwood

  Freddie Lennon at, 510–511

  Pauline at, 512

  purchase of, 381–385

  Kesey, Ken, 516

  King, Jonathan, 503, 729

  King, Tony, 717–718, 739

  Kingsize Taylor and the Dominoes, 172–173, 246, 412

  Kinnear, Roy, 395, 458

  Kirchherr, Astrid, 211–212, 237, 268–269, 302, 440

  photos of Beatles, 212–213

  Sutcliffe and, 212–216, 233–237, 244, 261–262

  Sutcliffe’s death and, 263, 265

  Sutcliffe’s hairstyle, 235–236

  Klein, Allen, 635, 660, 672, 675

  Apple Corps and, 589–592, 600–601, 756

  breakup of Beatles and, 622, 624

  ceases to manage Beatles, 708–709

  Kyoko’s custody and, 692

  McCartney’s lawsuit and, 663–665

  Northern Songs and, 603–604

  Klein, William, 245

  Koschmider, Bruno, 189, 191, 196–198, 200, 204, 208, 217

  Kramer, Billy J., 302–303, 310

  Ku Klux Klan, 451, 453

  “Lady Madonna,” 533, 534

  Lamburn, Richmal Crompton, 49–52, 337

  Lansberg, Morris, 353

  Lawrence, Sharon, 725, 737

  Lea, Frances, 329

  Leach, Sam, 222, 243, 246

  Leacock, Stephen, 65

  Leary, Rosemary, 607

  Leary, Timothy, 425, 430, 606–607, 612

  Ledbetter, Huddie (Leadbelly), 86, 91

  Lee, George, 89, 90

  Lee Park Golf Club, 93

  Leibovitz, Annie, 801, 805

  Lenmac Enterprises Ltd., 382

  Lennon, Alfred “Freddie” (father) autobiography of, 753–755

  away at sea, 7–8, 12–17, 37–38

  childhood of, 5–7

  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, 76
3–783, 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

 

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