You gave your life for love.' The video is coupled with intimate pictures of the Lennon family from the 1960's. She is survived by her son Julian, who posted an 'In Loving Memory' video on YouTube that starts with the lyrics, 'You gave your life for me. I wasn't searching in my mind for new experiences on a mental state.'Ĭynthia Lennon was married three more times after the 1968 split, most recently being widowed in 2013 when her husband Noel Charles died. But I did not want to go down the road John was going. They were met in Delhi by The Beatles’ assistant Mal Evans, who had arrived there on 14 February, and Mia Farrow. When asked what led to the famed split, Cynthia said, 'I think we both changed. But back in 1968, songwriting became Lennons method of dealing with the breakdown of his marriage to Cynthia. Friday 16 February 1968 Travel No Comments Last updated: 4 August 2012 John and Cynthia Lennon, and George and Pattie Harrison arrived in Delhi at 8.15am, having flown overnight from London Airport. LONDON (AP) Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of former Beatles guitarist John Lennon, died Wednesday at her home in. 'But he bared his soul for everybody else to see.' 'He's made his mistakes, on the front pages of newspapers, all over the world,' Cynthia Lennon said. Lennon eventually married Yoko Ono in 1969 after the couple's split.Īfter Lennon was murdered in 1980, Cynthia and Ono both spoke to ' 60 Minutes' about the singer. Lennon was the first wife of the Beatles great and the two were married from 1962 to 1968.Īs stated in the announcement, Cynthia and John had one child together - Julian, 51.Ĭynthia met the legendary musician while the two were both studying at the Liverpool College of Art in the late 1950's. Please respect their privacy at this difficult time.' The family are thankful for your prayers. I was in sort of a blind rage for two years. 'Her son Julian Lennon was at her bedside throughout. Lennon alludes to the nature of this ‘danger’ in Hunter Davies’s official biography of The Beatles, published in 1968. The British native 'passed away today at her home in Mallorca, Spain, following a short but brave battle with cancer,' a representative told ABC News in a statement. John Lennon's first wife Cynthia Lennon died today at her home in Spain.

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