Would John Lennon be popular if he wasn't a Beatle?
435878
I think he would still be pretty popular even if he wasn't with the beatles. So many people loved his music when he wasn't with them, so why wouldn't they like it if he never was with them!?!?!?
958746
hmm...that would be interesting no doubt. but it would be pretty much completely against the whole beatle idealogy, and too conservative pop-like for metallica.  somehow, i just cant see john lennon headbanging, you know?
600658
I think that all four beatles are behind the success of the band.\nOnce their split up , they were "maintained" on their earlier success.
1000209
He wouldn't dance much but his stage craft would be amazing. His concerts would be free and he would accept donations  for charity. He'd employ the 12 deciples as the band and back up vocals. He would have small concerts just for children. His songs would teach you something (of course the skeptics would want to kill him) Long story short...Jesus would rock!
351892
Yes, plus a great song writer as well. He wrote most of The Who's hit songs. Most of their songs, period.
335314
Hilarious!\nif she didn't take Lennon's name she probably wouldn't take Bono's either, especially since it would be so silly.\nHave a silly day!
103625
Most people would say No as to the Who.  The Who were better than the Dave Clark Five, but still . . .  \n\nIn the 70s the long standing debate was between the Rolling Stones and the Beatles.  People would duke it out about that one.\n\nBrian Wilson wrote some amazing songs, though the beatles catalog overall is better than the Beach Boys.  The Beatles had amazing talent in Lennon, McCartney, and Harrison.  Brian Wilson had to do it all by himself, he pushed the envelope.
71549
I'd suppose Paul McCartney.
826532
In My Life...The Beatles.
703106
it's not John Lennon, is it..? John Lennon...my final answer..
610098
i loved john lennon's music better after he left the beatles.imagine and woman are beautiful songs. i think he wrote songs that were his own personal feelings or beliefs and i like that. the beatles songs were wonderful to,but lennon's imagine brings back alot of memories.lennon's death was so sad,it was like he was a part of your family,that is how much his music got to me
935986
Their music bores me. It´s always the same, I honestly can´t tell the difference between one song and another. And yes it does, because they can never be as good as the Beatles, they actually experimented with different styles of music, unlike U2. And the beatles actually changed the way people dressed and acted, so many bands have followed in their footsteps, back then, almost everyone was doing what the Beatles did, and the fact that I can name a million bands from the eighties that sound nothing like U2 can tell you a lot.
193483
Hard to say, but my guess is no.  They had a chance to do the Live Aid thing with John's son Julian stepping in his place.  In fact, there were rumors to that effect back in the day, but it never materialized.  \n\nI seem to remember that the Beatles had become turned off by huge stadium concerts, which is why they did their last gig on the roof of a Georgian building at 3 Savile Row in London around lunchtime on January 30, 1969.  Prior to that, they hadn't done a live performance since August 1966.\n\nI'm glad they never reunited.  I agree that it would've been like the Rolling Stones biennial grasping at faded glory.
632821
John Lennon, because I think his lyrics were amazing.
325698
He did have music lessons.  Paul dated Jane Asher in the early 60's. Her mom was a music teach at a college.  She gave Paul piano lessons and Paul took them again from another teacher around 67-68.  He is fairly accomplished on piano.  Lennon never took lessons and thus played a very rudimentary style.
860459
I don't know. The Beatles were pretty big, but they also revolutionized music. I don't think another band will come along to ever change the face of music the way The Beatles did, but interest in Classic Rock is dying out quickly, especially among the coming generation. You also have to consider that their music was targeted at the rising Baby Boomer Generation, which is easily the largest generation for a while, so there were more people to enjoy the music.\n\nI think it is very probable for a band to overtake The Beatles in terms of popularity, especially with the Earth's growing population. However, I do NOT think that a band will ever revolutionize music the way The Beatles did.
198356
Of course he should.  He could sing, move, act (well maybe not).  He was a great entertainer and had a great voice.  The man brought a lot of music into the lives of a lot of people.  While a lot of complaints are made that he watered down Black music, I think what he did was open the door to it being more widely adopted.