John Lennon

April, 1981

John LennonThe Beatles' songs defined a generation, and one week before he died, John Lennon was in the process of defining those songs for Playboy.It was a project that grew out of conversations for the January 1981 "Playboy Interview." Enthusiastically, Lennon agreed for the first time in years to go over their songs, one by one, and comment on their origin and impact--and the memories associated with them. "You're asking about my work, about my life's work," he told interv...