Why Yoko Ono Remarked She Went from 'Bitch' to 'Witch' After Meeting Husband John Lennon
Yoko Ono knows her social status changed after she and her late husband John Lennon met.
In archival footage from the trailer for One to One: John & Yoko, the Japanese multimedia artist and musician, now 92, reflects on how the public’s perception of her changed after she married the Beatles singer. “I was considered a bitch in this society,” a young Ono says about 40 seconds into the nearly two-minute teaser.
She adds, “Since I met John, I was upgraded into a witch.” His words could also be heard over clips of their time together.
“I fell in love with an independent, creative genius,” the British rock star confessed. “I started waking up.”
The former couple met in London in 1966, when he happened to stop Lennon by Ono's solo exhibit. Soon after, an affair began, which prompted Lennon to leave his first wife, Cynthia Lennon, whom he shared a 5-year-old son, Julian, with.
They married in 1969 and Lennon and Ono became one of the most polarizing and high-profile couples, even beyond his death in 1980.
Ono’s presence in his life seemingly motivated Lennon to explore new ways of creating music and bring new experiences to his fans.
Source: people.com/Angel Saunders
