Yoko Ono February 18, 1933) is a Japanese artist and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking, as well as her 1969–1980 marriage to John Lennon.
She came to New York with her family in TK. An independent artist in her own right before meeting Lennon, both the media and the public were critical of Ono for years. She was repeatedly criticized for her influence over Lennon and his music, and blamed for the breakup of the Beatles, the couple's early years coinciding with the band's final years. Her experimental art was also not popularly understood, and disagreements with Paul McCartney, after Lennon's death, received as much as attention as her billboards and music releases, what the media perceived to be her attempts at self promotion.
She came to New York with her family in TK. An independent artist in her own right before meeting Lennon, both the media and the public were critical of Ono for years. She was repeatedly criticized for her influence over Lennon and his music, and blamed for the breakup of the Beatles, the couple's early years coinciding with the band's final years. Her experimental art was also not popularly understood, and disagreements with Paul McCartney, after Lennon's death, received as much as attention as her billboards and music releases, what the media perceived to be her attempts at self promotion.