We All Want to Change the World: The Life of John Lennon

A biography of John Lennon (1940-80), it focuses on his Irish roots and how this influenced his music, philosophy and attitude to life and politics. Of Lennon's solo work during the 1970s, the most successful album was the 1971 'Imagine'; it contained a veiled attack on Paul McCartney in 'How Do You Sleep?' His works reveal his talent as a writer.