This book is in the style of the older "in their own words" series. It consists of quotes (with dates) from Ono on a wide range of topics:
her childhood,
art,
relationship with John Lennon,
the Beatles,
the Bed-In for Peace,
heroin,
each of her albums with and without John (up to 2001's BLUEPRINT FOR A SUNRISE),
John & Yoko's political involvement,
being a businesswoman,
Lennon's murder and the aftermath,
reuniting with her daughter Kyoko,
the 2000 retrospective art exhibit YES YOKO ONO,
becoming a Dance Club Diva with thirteen #1 hits (As of January 2017),
becoming 70 years young,
her devotion to equal rights for the Gay & Lesbian community,
politics in 2000,
her outlook on the future
These topics and more are all presented in bite-sized quotes from Ono, making it an excellent introduction to her life, art, music, philosophy, etc. It is not an in-depth study. For that, see the books
Yoko Ono: Half A Wind Show--A Retrospective
,
Y E S Yoko Ono
,
Yoko Ono: Between the Sky and My Head
,
Yoko Ono: Touch Me
, and
Instruction Paintings
for Ono's visual art.
For her music, any of her many albums, especially 2009's
Between My Head & the Sky
,
Yes, I'm a Witch
,
Walking on Thin Ice
,
Rising
,
Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band
, "Season of Glass", "Approximately Infinite Universe", ONOBOX, or make your own choice!
Perhaps her best-known and most influential piece of work is "Grapefruit: A Book of Instructions and Drawings by Yoko Ono". A more recent example of her text work is "The Other Rooms".
While the bulk of quotes come from Ono, there are also quotes from John, Sean, and Julian Lennon, Liam Gallagher of Oasis, as well as the former Beatles. There is a color section of 8 full-page photos (most new to me), and many black & white photos, many also unseen before.
All this in 28 short chapters in 104 pages - an excellent intro to Yoko Ono!
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