George Harrison once claimed John Lennon had a lot of power as the leader in the early days of The Beatles. John might’ve started one of the greatest rock ‘n’ roll bands, but his power dwindled over time.
John had a tough childhood. He might’ve lived in the posh part of Liverpool in his Aunt Mimi’s spotless home, but his formative years were stained with heartbreak. After his father abandoned him, so did his mother. They left John in the care of his aunt for the rest of his childhood.
Into his teenage years, John became a rebel. The Guardian wrote, “He was a bohemian and a rebel, by turns arrogant and insecure; the classic outsider who came to define the boundaries of the mainstream by reacting against them; the nowhere boy who became Britain’s most famous pop star but never quite transcended his troubled childhood.”
Source: Hannah Wigandt/cheatsheet.com