Yoko published a photo with Lennon to celebrate the ex-Beatle’s birthday
The romance of Yoko Ono and John Lennon has generated controversy since the last century. Recently, a new documentary revisited the couple’s relationship. One to One: John & Yokodirected by Kevin Macdonaldpremiered on Venice Festival at the end of August and shows the One to One Benefit Concert, the only complete show performed by Lennon post-Beatles.
In the film, Yoko recalls the attacks she suffered when she began a relationship with the ex-Beatle. They met in 1966, when the musician was still married to Cynthia Powelland were married from 1969 to 1980, when he passed away.
In a certain section of the feature film, Ono gives a speech at the First International Feminist Conference, in 1973, and details the treatment she received from society after revealing her romance with Lennon.
When Yoko and the musician met, she was already an established artist. As a creative and independent woman, Ono believes that the public considered her a “slut”. When he joined Lennonshe was “promoted to witch”, which was “pretty flattering”.
See this photo on InstagramA post shared by John Lennon (@johnlennon)
On the day that Lennon would have turned 84 years old, last Wednesday, the 9th, Ono used Twitter to reaffirm her love for her ex-husband and be direct with her haters. She published a photo next to the musician dated 1973 and wrote:
The world was really hating me, and sending hatred vibes toward me very overtly for I don’t know how many years. But in some ways I’m happy about it. It taught me a lesson. These hate vibes, they’re like love vibes, they’re very strong. It kept me going. When you’re hated so… pic.twitter.com/h4aPUrBtpB
— Yoko Ono (@yokoono) October 9, 2024
The world was really hating me, and sending hateful vibes to me very openly for I don’t know how many years. But in a way I’m happy with it. This taught me a lesson. These hate vibrations, they are like love vibrations, they are very strong. They kept me moving forward. When you’re so hated, you live. But you don’t hurt me, because I know and love you. I can bear hate, because I don’t believe people are capable of real hate. We are too lonely for that. We disappeared too quickly for that.
Source: Rollingstone
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