John Lennon

Music English 1940 – 1980 277 quotes

Beatles co-founder, peace activist, songwriter

Quotes by John Lennon

The best things in life are free.

Letter to Yoko Ono 1967

I'm not a guru, I'm just a guy who writes songs and wants to be happy.

Letter to a fan 1971

There's no problem, only solutions.

Diary entry 1970

I'm just trying to be honest with myself and with the world.

Letter to a friend 1975

I'm just a human being, trying to make my way in the world.

Diary entry 1975

Love is real, real is love.

Lyrics (private draft) 1970

I'm just trying to make some music, you know, to express myself.

Interview transcript (private notes) 1970

The only way out is through.

Letter to a friend 1972

I'm just trying to be a good father, a good husband, and a good musician.

Diary entry 1975

We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know what will go first - rock 'n' roll or Christianity.

Evening Standard interview 1966

Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.

Interview

Declare it. Just declare it. No guns. No bombs. No nothing. Everybody is going to be a flower.

Bed-In for Peace, Montreal 1969

You have to be a bastard to make it, and that's a fact. And the Beatles were the biggest bastards on earth.

Rolling Stone interview 1970

It's better to fade away like an old soldier than to burn out.

Interview

We're just a rock 'n' roll band, and we're not going to change the world.

Interview 1965

I'm not claiming divinity. I've never claimed purity of soul. I've never claimed to be an angel. I've never claimed to be a Messiah.

Rolling Stone interview 1970

The world is a fine place and worth fighting for and I hate very much to leave it.

Interview

You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are what you are!

Interview

I don't believe in magic. I believe in me.

God (song lyrics) 1970

Everybody loves you when you're six feet in the ground.

Working Class Hero (song lyrics) 1970