If John Lennon was alive today, he would be a huge fan of Facebook, Twitter and other social media, the late iconic musician's wife Yoko Ono said in an interview with the Daily Mail published on Saturday.
"He'd be sending out pronouncements and messages and giving his opinion all the time on everything," she said. "He would be 70 years old, but he’d want to know everything that's going on."
In the revealing interview, Ono also addressed rumors that she had broken up the Beatles, her relationship with Paul McCarthy and naturally, Lady Gaga's bottom.
Ono, who was often blamed by Beatles fans for the band's breakup, said there was no way she could have split up the band.
"They broke up because they reached an end," she said. "But in doing so they all also created new beginnings."
After the breakup of the band, Ono said she felt like she was hated by the whole world – so much so that she had to concentrate on Lennon, who she said sheltered her from the rudeness from fans and his former band mates.
It was, she said, a testament to the true love the two of them shared until his death in 1980 when he was shot by a deranged fan.
That love, wasn't always easy, she told the newspaper. When the couple split in 1973 after he had an affair with his personal assistant, Ono said it was surprisingly McCartney who brought them back together.
"He spoke to me, he spoke to John, he got John to come back and understand the door was open," she said. "It was a very big thing Paul did for us. Paul has a very sweet side and he and I have made our peace."
As business partners in the Beatles' deal with Apple, McCartney and Ono even still talk, despite the rumors of their animosity towards each other. In an interview with Reader's Digest in October, McCartney said Ono had eyes for him before Lennon – and that their tension began when Ono refused to switch the songwriting credit on "Yesterday" from "Lennon/McCartney" to "McCartney/Lennon".
"If you're reading this, Yoko, there’s still time," he told the magazine.
Ono sees it differently, months later, according to her interview with the Mail.
"We know each other very well, and while we've had differences in the past, there was never a rift as people think," she said. "It was never so black and white."
With Lennon's music a treasured reminder of the past, Ono said she still keeps up with music today – including controversial pop star Lady Gaga.
"She has a very lovely bottom," Ono said. "I think she's wonderful. John would have loved her, because she's an artist, she's fearless and she pushes every limit, which we both always adored."
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"He'd be sending out pronouncements and messages and giving his opinion all the time on everything," she said. "He would be 70 years old, but he’d want to know everything that's going on."
In the revealing interview, Ono also addressed rumors that she had broken up the Beatles, her relationship with Paul McCarthy and naturally, Lady Gaga's bottom.
Ono, who was often blamed by Beatles fans for the band's breakup, said there was no way she could have split up the band.
"They broke up because they reached an end," she said. "But in doing so they all also created new beginnings."
After the breakup of the band, Ono said she felt like she was hated by the whole world – so much so that she had to concentrate on Lennon, who she said sheltered her from the rudeness from fans and his former band mates.
It was, she said, a testament to the true love the two of them shared until his death in 1980 when he was shot by a deranged fan.
That love, wasn't always easy, she told the newspaper. When the couple split in 1973 after he had an affair with his personal assistant, Ono said it was surprisingly McCartney who brought them back together.
"He spoke to me, he spoke to John, he got John to come back and understand the door was open," she said. "It was a very big thing Paul did for us. Paul has a very sweet side and he and I have made our peace."
As business partners in the Beatles' deal with Apple, McCartney and Ono even still talk, despite the rumors of their animosity towards each other. In an interview with Reader's Digest in October, McCartney said Ono had eyes for him before Lennon – and that their tension began when Ono refused to switch the songwriting credit on "Yesterday" from "Lennon/McCartney" to "McCartney/Lennon".
"If you're reading this, Yoko, there’s still time," he told the magazine.
Ono sees it differently, months later, according to her interview with the Mail.
"We know each other very well, and while we've had differences in the past, there was never a rift as people think," she said. "It was never so black and white."
With Lennon's music a treasured reminder of the past, Ono said she still keeps up with music today – including controversial pop star Lady Gaga.
"She has a very lovely bottom," Ono said. "I think she's wonderful. John would have loved her, because she's an artist, she's fearless and she pushes every limit, which we both always adored."
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/2010/12/26/2010-12-26_yoko_ono_john_lennon_would_love_facebook_twitter_if_he_was_alive_today.html#ixzz19GvIZOAv
