Yoko: When I met John I was at the point of disappearance, in the eyes of other people and myself. Where could I go after I'd done the silent music and they still didn't catch up on it? You see, the things that I did then I feel were in a field that no one has really touched on yet. I think I had something to offer but people did all sorts of things to misunderstand me and I was very lonely. I just can't stand that loneliness and always being at the point of disappearing. So I'm quite happy screaming and all that, making my presence clear, and it's a healthier thing to do.
Yoko: (on John Lennon) He was very astute about his work. If he didn't like it he'd immediately throw it in the trash can because he was fully aware that he was famous and it might get out there someday.
Yoko: (on John Lennon‘s life) His life was a very driven one, a very compressed one, ... In his very short life, he did a lot for us.
Yoko: So many people have approached me and said, 'Can I do a musical of John,' ... It's a very simple idea, you know - wow, a musical of John! But I've said no. This time, I said yes, because I liked the idea of having these different actors playing John. Because in the years after John's passing, John has transformed into something else. People in Asia think of him as their hero. People in Africa think of him as their hero. He was a hero for the whole world, and not just a white hero. So it's great to have a black performer singing as John. For me, this play is a revolution, a quiet revolution.
Yoko: At this time I think it's important that we remember John for what he contributed to the world. For people who still love John's music and for those now getting into John's music, this opens up a whole new world in which they can appreciate John's music again.
Yoko: Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Just start thinking peace, and the message will spread quicker than you think.
Yoko: When people get cynical about love, they should look at us [Yoko and John Lennon] and see it is possible.
Yoko: Cosmetics is a boon to every woman, but a girl's best beauty aid is still a near-sighted man.
Yoko: Everybody's an artist. Everybody's God. It's just that they're inhibited.
Yoko: (on Heather Mills after she split from Paul McCartney) I feel very bad for her. I know better than anyone what it's like being a Beatle wife, nobody gives you an easy time. Whatever happened in their marriage i don't know. But it must be very hard for her as well as Paul.
After her husband, John Lennon, was fatally shot, Yoko took a photograph of his bloodstained eyeglasses laying on the pavement. In 2002, this photo sold for thousands of dollars.
Yoko owns the copyrights and masters to her Apple Records releases, including Two Virgins and Life With The Lions, recorded with John Lennon.
As a child, Yoko attended the Jiyu-gakuen Music School in Japan, the training school for many Japanese composers. She was taught piano and composition, as well as voice training in both opera and German Lied singing.
In 1982, Yoko won the Grammy Award in the Album of the Year category for Double Fantasy with John Lennon and Jack Douglas.
Before meeting John Lennon, the only Beatle Yoko knew by name was Ringo, as the word means "apple" in Japanese.
In 1963, Yoko gave birth to Kyoko Chan Cox.
Yoko joined the long list of celebrities lampooned by South Park. It happened in South Park episode 48 entitled Worldwide Recorder Concert (a.k.a. The Brown Noise).
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