Described by Lennon as \'the best thing I\'ve ever done\', and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was released on 11 December 1970.
This book takes those lyrics as a starting point and explores Lennon\'s life, relationships and world view during this transformative period..
The fearless honesty that John & Yoko inspired in one another in their search for truth, meaning and peace had a huge impact on Lennon\'s song writing, including \'Mother\', \'Working Class Hero\' and \'God\'.
The Band featured a rotating line-up of musicians, including Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Alan White, George Harrison, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner, all of whom played live with Lennon and Ono, and contributed to their recordings.
With first-hand commentary by Lennon, Ono and other members of the Plastic Ono Band, and packed with previously unseen photographs by those who documented their lives, this incisive volume offers new insights into the raw emotions and open mindset of Lennon after marriage to Ono and the break-up of the Beatles.
After the Bed-In for Peace events held in Amsterdam in March 1969 Lennon and Ono decided that their future artistic endeavours would be credited to a conceptual vehicle, the Plastic Ono Band.
Described by Lennon as \'the best thing I\'ve ever done\', and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band was released on 11 December 1970
