Described by Lennon as the best thing I've ever done',and widely regarded by critics as his best solo album, JohnLennon/Plastic Ono Band was released on 11 December1970. With first-hand commentary by Lennon, Ono, RingoStarr, Klaus Voormann, Alan White, Arthur Janov, Jann S.Wenner, Annie Leibovitz and many others, and packed withpreviously unseen photographs by those who documentedtheir lives, this incisive volume offers new insights into theraw emotions and open mindset of Lennon after marriageto Ono and the break-up of the Beatles.Following their wedding in March 1969, Lennonand Ono decided that their future musical endeavoursshould be credited to a conceptual vehicle, the PlasticOno Band. The band featured an ever-changing line-up ofmusicians, including Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann, RingoStarr, Alan White, George Harrison and Billy Preston, all ofwhom played live with Lennon and Ono, and contributedto their recordings. This period of intense personal soulsearchingand fearless honesty that John & Yoko inspiredin one another had a huge impact on Lennon's songwriting, resulting in the creation of tracks that are intenselypersonal and unlike anything previously heard in popularmusic, including Mother', Working Class Hero' and God'. This book takes those lyrics as a starting point andexplores Lennon's life, career and world view.