Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
Yoko Onois a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art, music, and filmmaking. She is the widow and second wife of singer-songwriter John Lennon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth18 February 1933
CityTokyo, Japan
CountryUnited States of America
art creating music
My career? I never think of it as a 'career.' Art and music and all those things that I'm creating are just part of me.
creating giving people
I want to incite people to loosen their oppression by giving them something to work with, to build on. They shouldn't be frightened of creating themselves - that's why I make things very open, with things for people to do.
art creating hey
There is an incredible love in creating art unless somebody is saying, 'Hey, let's just make money,' because it doesn't work when you do it that way. If you are aiming for that, forget it.
communication bridges creating
I have the outsider's vision, which is creating wisdom I can share with the world. The fact that I am misunderstood has always given me an added impetus to work on communication to bridge the gap.
country creating genre-is
Getting into creating in a new genre is like arriving to a new country.
good june spoon
I said, 'You're a good songwriter, it's not June with Spoon that you write.
boxers course opposite people portrayed sides
People always portrayed us as enemies, like two boxers on opposite sides of the ring, but of course it was never really like that,
family john main moment represents sean social
I think John's art, for the most part, represents old-fashioned family traditions. He made a lot of social statements, but there's a lot about the family in his works. Sean was his main inspiration. From the moment he was conceived, John was gloriously happy.
You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
shows visionary
This shows the timelessness of John's prophetic, visionary songwriting.
concept distance felt love music neither time
To me, the concept of distance is not important. Distance doesn't exist, in fact, and neither does time. Vibrations from love or music can be felt everywhere, at all times.
I like artists who have something to say, not wallpaper.
met second
My first husband met me as a career woman, and the second did, too. I was lucky.
hours life meet
The thing that would most improve my life is 27 hours in a day. I could meet all my deadlines.