Yoko Ono Net Worth

Yoko Ono's Quotes

• "Arnold Schwarzenegger" [Her response to an interviewer's question as to which historical figure she most identifies with the letter A].
• When I met John I was at the point of disappearance, in the eyes of other people and myself. Where could I go after I'd done the silent music and they still didn't catch up on it? You see, the things that I did then I feel were in a field that no one has really touched on yet. I think I had something to offer but people did all sorts of things to misunderstand me and I was very lonely. I just can't stand that loneliness and always being at the point of disappearing. So I'm quite happy screaming and all that, making my presence clear, and it's a healthier thing to do.
• If John was still alive we would have retired to Cornwall. He said we would be sitting in rocking chairs together, waiting for a postcard to come from Sean.
• I thought art was a verb, rather than a noun.
• (about her relationship with the Beatles) It was like, I went to bed with this guy I liked, and when I woke up, there were these three faces staring at me.

Interesting Facts about Yoko Ono

1. Gave birth to Sean Taro Ono Lennon (aka Sean Lennon) on 9 October 1975.
2. Gave birth to Kyoko Chan Cox (aka Kyoko Ono Cox) on 3 August 1963.
3. Won the Grammy Award in the Album of the Year category for "Double Fantasy" with John Lennon and Jack Douglas (1982).
4. Avant-garde poet, performance artist, composer, and vocalist.
5. In 1959, she moved to join her family in Scarsdale, New York, where she attended Sarah Lawrence College.
6. Mother of Kyoko Ono Cox and Sean Lennon.
7. Her name translates into English as "Ocean Child".
8. Before meeting John Lennon, Yoko claimed that the only Beatle Ono knew by name was Ringo, as the word means "apple" in Japanese. In spite of this claim, there is a wealth of evidence that she was very familiar with the Beatles and fan. McCartney has said that she approached him before she ever met Lennon, and Lennon's wife's reported that Yoko pursued Lennon.
9. After her husband John Lennon was fatally shot, she took a photograph of his bloodstained eyeglasses laying on the pavement. In 2002, this photo sold for thousands of dollars.
10. Returned to music in 1995 with her son Sean Lennon and his band Ima Rising.
11. Played her first public concert at the age of four, and her first composition "Secret Piece" was in 1955.
12. As a child she attended the prestigious Jiyu-gakuen Music School in Japan, the training school for many Japanese composers. She was taught piano and composition, as well as voice training in both opera and German Lied singing.
13. Owns the copyrights and masters to her Apple Records releases, including "Two Virgins" and "Life With The Lions", recorded with John Lennon; with none of the records initially selling well, Lennon had to pay Apple for them, as part of the Beatles' partnership settlement. In the 1990s, with interest regenerated, Ono re-released her music through Ryko, after turning down another label that only wanted her albums with Lennon.
14. Ranked #84 on VH1's 100 Greatest Women of Rock N Roll
15. The term "Yoko factor", referring to the influence of wives or girlfriends on a band's politics or business, comes from her constant presence (and kibitzing) at latter-day Beatles recording sessions. (Lennon broke the longstanding no-wives-or-girlfriends rule the Beatles had in the studio, to bring her there.).
16. In 2003, at the age of 70, she topped the US dance music charts with a reworking of "Every Man Has A Woman Who Loves Him", a song she co-wrote with John Lennon, to support gay marriage: "Every Man Has A Man Who Loves Him". She also recorded a lesbian version of the song.
17. Elton John is the godfather of her son Sean Lennon
18. Some time after her husband's murder, Ono began a relationship with antiques dealer Sam Havadtoy, which lasted until 2001. They were never legally married.
19. Appointed Honorary Ambassador of Peace for the Harvey Ball Foundation along with Jackie Chan, Brooke Shields, A.V.T. Shankardass, Jerry Lewis, Prince Albert of Monaco, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman, Phil Collins, Jimmy Buffett, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Darrell Waltrip, Heather Mills, Patch Adams, Sergei Khrushchev and Winnie Mandela.
20. Has a stunning amount in common with Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney's late wife. Both women were raised in extremely wealthy environments. Both attempted to make it on their own (McCartney as a photographer, Ono as an actress and artist), only to later be accused of marrying their husbands for their money despite their families' wealth. Both attended Sarah Lawrence College (at different times) and left without finishing degrees. Both married a frontman for the Beatles, and these weddings took place eight days apart in March 1969 (the McCartneys were first). Both women were pregnant at their weddings (Ono later suffered a miscarriage, McCartney later gave birth to Mary McCartney). Both had a daughter from a previous marriage. Both had mentally unstable former husbands (Ono's later kidnapped their daughter and took her to a fundamentalist Christian commune; McCartney's committed suicide in 2000). Both were accused of playing a major role in the Beatles' breakup. Both suffered personal attacks by fans and by the press. Both suffered attacks on their musical talent (particularly vocal) by fans and the press. Both were older than their husbands. Both were activists.