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John Lennon - Biography Gap Fill

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John Lennon

I was born in on 9 October 1940, during the Second World War. My father, Alfred, was a seaman, and my mother was Julia. When I was about four, my parents separated and I was brought up mainly by my Mimi and my uncle George.

I grew up at , their home on Menlove Avenue in Liverpool. I attended several schools and later went to Bank High School for Boys. I was interested in drawing and writing, but music became increasingly important to me.

When I was a teenager, I became fascinated by 'n' roll and began playing the guitar. In 1957 I formed a skiffle group called the . At the Woolton Village Fete that year, I met McCartney. He soon joined the group, and George Harrison later became another important member.

I attended the Liverpool of Art, but my musical career was becoming more important. In 1960, the group that became the Beatles began performing in , Germany. We gained valuable experience there and developed as performers.

The Beatles became enormously successful in the early 1960s. I wrote songs with and also wrote many songs on my own. We made records, films and television appearances and toured internationally. In 1966, the Beatles stopped touring and concentrated on making in the studio.

I married Powell in 1962, and our son Julian was born in 1963. In 1966 I met the artist Ono. We married in 1969. We campaigned for peace and recorded music together, including the song Peace a Chance.

The Beatles broke up in 1970, and I began a successful solo career. One of my best-known songs was , released in 1971. I continued to make music and to work with Yoko. We moved to York City, where our son Sean was born in 1975.

For several years I spent more time with my family and took a break from recording. In 1980 I returned to music with the album Fantasy. I was living with Yoko and Sean at the in Manhattan.

On 8 December 1980, I was shot outside my home in and died later that night. I was forty years old. My music with the Beatles and as a solo artist, together with my work for , continues to be remembered around the world.

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This is a learner's first-person-style biography based on established biographical facts; it is not a collection of quotations by John Lennon.