Whether she sought them or not, though, she has both. Like any artist, Ono wanted recognition, but she was never driven by a desire for wealth and fame. She later called it “maybe my first piece of art.”
She would ask him what kind of dinner he wanted, and then tell him to imagine it in his mind. Ono later said that she and Keisuke would lie on their backs looking at the sky through an opening in the roof of the house where they lived. The children traded their possessions to get something to eat, and sometimes they went hungry. In the countryside, the family found itself in a situation faced by many Japanese: they were desperate for food. But Ono’s mother, worried that there would be more attacks (there were), decided to evacuate to a farming village well outside the city. They had some thirty servants, and they lived in the Azabu district, near the Imperial Palace, away from the bombing. She had just turned twelve and had led a protected and privileged life. She could see the city burning from her window. While her mother and her little brother, Keisuke, spent the night in a bomb shelter under the garden of their house, she stayed in her room. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.That night, Yoko Ono was in bed with a fever. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by an NPR contractor. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. My love will turn you on.Ĭopyright © 2017 NPR. And you can hear and see her influence today on such stars as Lady Gaga and Sia and their love of spectacle and experimentation. But Tongson says Yoko Ono's artistic daring inspired Lennon to push the boundaries of mainstream music. ULABY: To his first wife and to the Beatles. KAREN TONGSON: The story about her has always been that she was this sort of erotic, exotic interloper who busted up John Lennon's marriage. Professor Karen Tongson, who studies popular culture, says Ono getting credit is significant. ULABY: Imagine a world without "Imagine." Former President Jimmy Carter said it was the one song he'd heard played in nearly every country he ever visited. LENNON: (Singing) Imagine all the people. But when we did it, I just put Lennon because, you know, she's just the wife. LENNON: Yeah, but if it had been Bowie, I would have put Lennon-Bowie. YOKO ONO: Everything we did together in those days. Still, she backed away from taking credit in the interview. She also contributed to the song's theme of a world without borders or religion pulling people apart. ULABY: Ono's 1964 book of conceptual poetry, "Grapefruit," contained verses like, imagine clouds dripping and imagine goldfish swimming across the sky. But those days I was a bit more selfish, bit more macho, and I sort of omitted to mention her contribution. LENNON: Actually, that should be credited as a Lennon-Ono song because a lot of the lyric and the concept came from Yoko.
The interviewer brought up "Imagine" as one of Lennon's most beloved songs. NEDA ULABY, BYLINE: John Lennon explained it himself back in 1980 in a joint interview with Yoko Ono on BBC Radio 1. MARTIN: NPR's Neda Ulaby tells us why John Lennon believed credit to his wife and artistic collaborator was long overdue. JOHN LENNON: (Singing) Imagine there's no heaven. The National Music Publishers Association announced that Yoko Ono will be credited as a songwriter as well. For nearly 50 years, credit for this song - "Imagine" - has gone to one writer - John Lennon. And here's one more item for your gender politics file.
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