New Delhi, April 14 -- John Lennon was born in Liverpool in 1940 and grew from a difficult childhood into one of the defining artists of the 20th century. Britannica describes him as a coleader of the Beatles, a solo recording artist, an author and graphic artist, and a major creative collaborator with Yoko Ono. His career arc moved from skiffle-band teenager to Beatle, then from global pop icon to more openly experimental solo artist whose work mixed music, art, politics, and personal reinvention.

That breadth matters for this quote. Lennon was never only a songwriter; he kept returning to imagination as a way of seeing beyond the obvious, whether in surreal lyrics, visual art, or his broader cultural stance.

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