{"title":"Books by Yoko Ono","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780500027783","title":"Mind Games","description":"Mind GamesMind GamesMind GamesMind Games","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44582850724018,"sku":"9780500027783","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500027783_3470a751-f656-4c90-a673-05f7bc86245e.jpg?v=1786013653"},{"product_id":"9780500023433","title":"John \u0026 Yoko\/Plastic Ono Band","description":"Described by Lennon as ‘the best thing I’ve ever done’, and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, John Lennon\/Plastic Ono Band was released alongside the remarkable Yoko Ono\/Plastic Ono Band on 11 December 1970. With first-hand commentary by John \u0026amp; Yoko, members of the Plastic Ono Band and other key figures in their lives, and packed with evocative and revealing letters, artworks and photographs, this incisive volume offers new insights into the raw emotions and open mindset of Lennon after marriage to Ono and the break-up of the Beatles.      Following their wedding in March 1969, Lennon and Ono decided that their future musical endeavours should be credited to a conceptual vehicle, the Plastic Ono Band. The band featured an ever-changing line-up of musicians, including Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, Ringo Starr, Alan White, George Harrison, Billy Preston and Jim Keltner, all of whom played live with Lennon and Ono, and contributed to their recordings. The fearless honesty that John \u0026amp; Yoko inspired in one another in their search for truth, meaning and peace had a huge impact on Lennon’s song writing, resulting in the creation of tracks that are intensely personal and unlike anything previously heard in popular music, including ‘Mother’, ‘Working Class Hero’ and ‘God’. This book takes those lyrics as a starting point and explores Lennon’s life, relationships and world view during this transformative period.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56290048442741,"sku":"9780500023433","price":40.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500023433_d6e78ef4-1a7e-4816-9fec-2e69f14ec5ac.jpg?v=1786013438"},{"product_id":"9780500021842","title":"Imagine John Yoko","description":"Personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, Imagine John Yoko is the definitive inside story – told in revelatory detail – of the making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the words of John \u0026amp; Yoko and the people who were there.     Features 80% exclusive, hitherto-unpublished archive photos and footage sequences of all the key players in situ, together with lyric sheets, Yoko’s art installations, and exclusive new insights and personal testimonies from Yoko and over forty of the musicians, engineers, staff, celebrities, artists and photographers who were there – including Julian Lennon, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Jim Keltner, David Bailey, Dick Cavett and Sir Michael Parkinson.     ‘A lot has been written about the creation of the song, the album and the film of Imagine, mainly by people who weren’t there, so I’m very pleased and grateful that now, for the first time, so many of the participants have kindly given their time to “gimme some truth” in their own words and pictures’ Yoko Ono Lennon, 2018  In 1971, John Lennon \u0026amp; Yoko Ono conceived and recorded the critically acclaimed album Imagine at their Georgian country home, Tittenhurst Park, in Berkshire, England, in the state-of-the-art studio they built in the grounds, and at the Record Plant in New York. The lyrics of the title track were inspired by Yoko Ono’s ‘event scores’ in her 1964 book Grapefruit, and she was officially co-credited as writer in June 2017.      Imagine John Yoko tells the story of John \u0026amp; Yoko’s life, work and relationship during this intensely creative period. It transports readers to home and working environments showcasing Yoko’s closely guarded archive of photos and artefacts, using artfully compiled narrative film stills, and featuring digitally rendered maps, floorplans and panoramas that recreate the interiors in evocative detail. John \u0026amp; Yoko introduce each chapter and song; Yoko also provides invaluable additional commentary and a preface.   All the minutiae is examined: the locations, the key players, the music and lyrics, the production techniques and the artworks – including the creative process behind the double exposure polaroids used on the album cover.   With a message as universal and pertinent today as it was when the album was created, this landmark publication is a fitting tribute to John \u0026amp; Yoko and their place in cultural history.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56291126968693,"sku":"9780500021842","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780500021842_7eb62cd5-cb1a-457a-ae28-990e42d5ad6c.jpg?v=1786013383"},{"product_id":"9780691239224","title":"Ono–isms","description":"A powerful collection of quotations from iconic artist and activist Yoko OnoOno-isms is a collection of provocative and powerful quotations from influential artist, musician, songwriter, and peace activist Yoko Ono, providing a richer understanding of this important cultural icon. Since emerging on the international art scene in the early 1960s, Ono has made profound contributions to visual and performance art, filmmaking, and music in work that often radically questions the division between art and the everyday. In recent years she has embraced social media to communicate her artistic and activist messages to even broader audiences around the world.   Gathered from interviews, books, song lyrics, social media, and other sources, this nuanced book sheds new light on a complex and multifaceted artist who has shaped our culture in countless ways. The quotations—close to 300 in all—are arranged by subject: art, life, creativity, nature and the environment, love, music, women in society, and peace and social justice. The book also features an introduction and a chronology of Ono’s life and work.   “I’ve never seen a line between music and art and performance. And that’s a problem for some people.”“I think that all women are witches, in the sense that a witch is a magical being. And a wizard, which is a male version of a witch, is kind of revered, and people respect wizards. But a witch, my god, we have to burn them.”“I think if you have a persona you show the world that’s separate from your true personality, the strain becomes too much. What [John Lennon and I] decided was just to be ourselves. We didn’t have a conference about it or anything. It’s just the most relaxing way to be.”“I can take hatred, because I don’t believe that people are capable of real hate. We are too lonely for that. We vanish too quickly for that. Do you ever hate a cloud?”“Concentrate your mind on giving, loving, and thanking. Each time you give, you are in less pain. Give as much as you can. Find something you can love. Love as much as you can. Thank as much as you can.”","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56294430474613,"sku":"9780691239224","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780691239224_98c29e2e-1fe6-4ac7-88c0-7e36e3d38f27.jpg?v=1786014839"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-yoko-ono.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}