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There are no two ways about it: Yoko Ono has led an extraordinary life. Descended from Japanese emperors and samurai, she survived the bombing of Hiroshima to move to New York, where she became both patron to and collaborator with some of the most influential figures in 20th century music, including LaMonte Young, John Cage and Ornette Coleman. Then she met John Lennon and was transformed in the public imagination from radical art-feminist into the queen bitch responsible for breaking up The Beatles. Now she is working with her son Sean Lennon and producing some of her most galvanising music for years.
Extensive 1996 article on Yoko Ono at the time of the release of her album Rising. Not 100% great (major points deducted for the early labeling of her accent as “skewed English”), but interesting and definitely worth a read.