Quotes from Cynthia Lennon

the boys wanted someone they could have a laugh with, someone who shared their irreverent sense of humour.

John had told the other Beatles he was breaking up the group, prompted, apparently, by the chaos at Apple.

Paul didn't trust Klein and refused to sign with him, turning instead to his new father-in-law, Lee Eastman, who was also a successful showbusiness lawyer. This had led to enormous tension between John and Paul.

But when John began to bring Yoko to recording sessions and consult her about everything he did there, even allowing her to criticize what they were doing, it was too much for the others. They hated it, and it was clear that the arrangement wouldn't last amicably for long.

John had just released "Imagine," the song that would become an international anthem for peace, telling the world to "live as one," yet he couldn't pick up the phone, make peace with me and arrange to see his own son. Surely, I reasoned, Julian meant more to him than some foolish agreement with Yoko about dealing with each other's ex-partner. I was wrong. It was three years before John saw Julian again.