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“I hadn’t stopped from ’62 till ’73 – on demand continuously. And walking away was hard… because I don’t exist if I don’t have a record in the charts”: The cosmic inspiration and bitter irony in one of John Lennon’s last and most poignant songs

Monday November 3, 2025. 02:29 PM , from Keyboard Magazine

After the turbulence and emotional trauma of his past, the song had a sense of reflection and calm

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