John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Cynthia, sit in London Airport, England, before flying to the U.S. on Feb. 7, 1964. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

This undated files photo shows John Lennon. (AP-Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

American TV host Ed Sullivan, left, talks with three members of the British pop group The Beatles during a rehearsal for their appearance on his TV show, in New York, Feb. 8, 1964. From left, Sullivan, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney. George Harrison, the fourth member of the group missed the rehearsal due to illness. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon performs on stage with his first band the 'Quarry Men' at a church function in Woolton, Merseyside, Great Britain, July 6, 1957. (AP Photo/Str) --- John Lennon spiel Guitarre bei einem Auftritt mit seiner ersten Band, den Quarry Men, auf einem Kirchenfest in Woolton, Merseyside; Grossbitannien am 6. Juli 1957. (AP Photo/Str)

John Lennon through the years.

The Beatles wave to fans assembled below their Plaza Hotel window after they arrived in New York City on Feb. 7, 1964 for a short tour of the United States. From left to right are, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon, one of the Beatles, and his wife, Cynthia, are shown in a night spot after the visiting British Rock 'N' Rollers made their New York debut Sunday, February 11, 1964. Paul McCartney is behind Lennon. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatles John Lennon continues to play the guitar as he evades a young fan who wants Lennon's yachting-style cap as a souvenir during the Beatles concert in Rome, Italy, June 28, 1965. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon is shown in New York's Central Park with two other band members, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, right, Feb. 10, 1964 on their first U.S. tour. (AP Photo)

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John Lennon through the years.

** FILE **The Beatles perform on the CBS "Ed Sullivan Show" in New York, in this Feb. 9, 1964, file photo. From left, front, are Paul McCartney, George Harrison and John Lennon. Ringo Starr plays drums in the background. The Beatles' "Love" album is being released on Nov. 21, and is a thorough reinterpretation of their work. (AP Photo/FILE)

John Lennon through the years.

BEATLE BRITISH ROCK AND ROLL MUSICIAN GUITARIST POP GROUP SINGER SONGWRITER SMILING MBE AWARD MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL SMILING CLOSE UP

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Cynthia, pictured at London Airport July 2, 1964, when the group arrived from their three-week tour of Australia and New Zealand. At a press conference after his arrival, Lennon denied a rumor that he was leaving the group. (AP Photo/Victor Boynton)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon, lights up a cigarette as he and his wife Cynthia arrive at London Airport Feb. 8, 1965 after their skiing holiday in St. Moritz, Switzerland. In a few days, Lennon and the three other Beatles start work on their second film as yet untitled in the Bahamas. ( AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

BRITISH MUSICIAN SINGER SONGWRITER LONG HAIR BEARD MUSTACHE EYEGLASSES WIFE COUPLE JAPANESE ARTIST PAJAMAS PROTEST DEMONSTRATION LOVE-IN BED-IN ANTI WAR SOCIAL POLITICAL ACTIVIST ADVOCATE PUBLIC HONEYMOON BED IN PEACE CAMPAIGN

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon and his son Julian are pictured at Heathrow Airport London, July 22, 1967, before boarding a plane for a holiday trip to Athens, Greece. His wife, Cynthia, were also in the party. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Cynthia, arrive late for a news conference at Twickenham Studios, Middlesex, England, on June 12, 1965. The Beatles have been created members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen's birthday honors list. Behind the couple at center is the band's manager Brian Epstein. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon, right, is shown with his Japanese-born wife, Yoko Ono, in London, England, on March 13, 1970. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono display a letter from Lennon to British Prime Minister Harold Wilson at the Beatles' Apple Records headquarters, Nov. 25, 1969. The letter explains his reasons for returning his Order of the British Empire medal, including British support for the U.S.A.'s war in Vietnam and British involvement in Biafra and Nigeria. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon with wife Yoko Ono at Paris, arriving from Denmark, on Feb. 11, 1970. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon adjusts his sunglasses under a large flat cap at Heathrow Airport, London on July 14, 1971. He had just arrived from New York with his wife Yoko Ono whose book "Grapefruit" is due to be published. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono are seen at Heathrow Airport, London, Dec. 16, 1969, en route to Toronto, Canada, to hold a Christmas crusade for peace. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon, right, and companion Yoko Ono are arrested for possesion of marijuana after their flat was raided in London, England, on Oct. 18, 1968. (AP Photo/Boyton)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono are seen at the Cannes Film Festival, May 18, 1971. Lennon carries Ono's art book "Grapefruit" in his jacket. (AP Photo/Michel Lipchitz)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon and Yoko Ono are seen outside the U.S. Immigration offices in New York City, Friday, April 18, 1972. Lennon was given 60 days to leave the country voluntarily or be deported as an undesirable alien at the hearings. Lennon is being deported as part of the U.S. President Nixon's effort to silence him as a critic of U.S. involvement in the war in Vietnam. To this end the FBI has assembled approximately 300 pages of files on Lennon from 1971-72. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon, right, and his wife, Yoko Ono, take their first ride on a snowmobile on a farm owned by rock singer Ronnie Hawkins at Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 18, 1969. Lennon and Ono are staying on the farm during their peace crusade in Canada. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

**FILE** This Oct. 26, 1965 file photo shows John Lennon, left, and Paul McCartney as they smile during a ceremony at Buckingham Palace in London. The British Broadcasting Corp. will air a long lost Beatles interview featuring John Lennon and Paul McCartney talking about the day they met and their songwriting partnership. The precious film sat forgotten for 44 years in a garage in south London until film fan Richard Jeffs realized a piece of pop history was contained inside. (AP Photo, FILE)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono perform in their first public appearance as the Plastic Ono Band, at Toronto's Varsity Stadium, Sept. 14, 1969. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

** FILE ** John Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono raise their fists as they join a protest by about 500 persons in front of British Overseas Airways Corp. offices in New York in this Feb. 5, 1972, file photo. The demonstrators called for the withdrawal of British troops from Northern Ireland. "The U.S. VS. John Lennon," is a documentary on the life of John Lennon, with a focus on the time in his life when he transformed from a musician into an antiwar activist. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm, file)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon of the Beatles is shown riding a bicycle during the filming of "Help!" in Nassau, the Bahamas, Feb. 1965. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine)

John Lennon through the years.

The Beatles pose with their medals during a press conference in London after being made members of the Order of the British Empire, Oct. 26, 1965. The medals were presented to them by the Queen at Buckingham Palace. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon is shown in this 1965 photo at an unknown location. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon poses with his son Julian, sitting on his lap, and his companion Yoko Ono at an unknown location in 1968. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

The Beatles rehearse for their forthcoming television show at Wembley studios in London, April 1964. In this skit, John Lennon plays a Herald sounding a horn. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon appears as Private Gripweed in his first dramatic role in the 1967 movie "How I Won the War," filmed on location in Spain. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

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John Lennon of The Beatles is shown circa 1969 at an unknown location. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon of the Beatles emerges from the surf at Nassau, Bahamas during filming of “Help,” in February 1965. In background, left, is Ringo Starr with an unidentified woman. Others are unidentified. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Members of the British pop group The Beatles, John Lennon, left,and Paul McCartney, announce that Beatles Ltd., is being reorganized for bigger things as Apple Corps Ltd., in New York, NY, May 15, 1968. The new company, owned equally by all four Beatles, will make films, produce records and own clothing stores in London. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon of the Beatles sings during a performance at Budokan Hall in Tokyo, Japan, June 30, 1966. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

TO GO WITH STORY by Juan Castro Olivera, Lifestyle-US-Christmas (FILES) Music legend John Lennon in Cannes 17 May 1971 where he presented his movies 'Apotheosis' and 'The Flu'. Commercially Christmas is an important time for music companies which use artist from The Beatles, Lennon, U2, Sting to Venezuela's Voz Veis. (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images)

John Lennon through the years.

This February 11, 1964 photo provided by Christie's auction house, from a collection of photos of The Beatles shot by photographer Mike Mitchell at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C., shows Paul McCartney, left, and John Lennon during group's first US concert, two days after their Ed Sullivan appearance. The concert photos, taken when the photographer was just 18 years old, will be auctioned by Christie's in their sale "The Beatles Illuminated: The Discovered Works of Mike Mitchell," in New York on July 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Christie's, Mike Mitchell)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon from The Beatles lights a cigarette on his arrival at Heathrow Airport in London, England from Athens, Greece on July 31, 1967. Lennon, his wife, and 4-year-old son Julian had been holidaying in Greece with fellow Beatles, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison, unseen. (AP Photo/Victor Boyton)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon, right, and Yoko Ono are shown circa 1969 at an unknown location. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon and his wife Cynthia in a 1966 photo. There were reports growing in London that the marriage of John Lennon of Beatles and his wife, Cynthia, is on the rocks as their lawyers met in London June 24, 1968. After prolonged discussions, the attorney said, "At the present time there is no statement which can be made." (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

FILE - In this March 16, 1972 file photo, John Lennon and Yoko Ono leave a brief deportation hearing in New York at the offices of the Department of Immigration and Naturalization. Yoko Ono is planning a series of events in Iceland to mark what would have been John Lennon's 70th birthday. The artist and peace campaigner will light the Imagine Peace Tower illuminated memorial, located on the island of Vioey near Icelandic capital Reykjavik, on Oct. 9, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Camerano, File)

John Lennon through the years.

Former Beatle John Lennon performs during a charity concert to benefit mentally challenged children at Madison Square Garden, Aug. 30, 1972, New York. (AP Photo/Dave Pickoff)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon through the years.

CONCERT FOR CHARITY - Former Beatle John Lennon performs during a charity concert to benefit retarded children at New York`s Madison Square Garden on Aug. 31, 1972. His wife Yoko Ono and a seven-man hard rock band, "Elephant`s Memory", also performed at the concert. (AP-Photo/rgt/gdh/stf/ml)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, pose in short hair at their farmhouse retreat in North Jutland, Denmark, Jan. 23, 1970. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

An Eskimo kiss (rubbing noses) is enjoyed by Beatle John Lennon and his Japanese wife Yoko Ono, during an interview held in London on Feb. 9. 1970. Last month both had their hair cut short at Aalborg, Denmark. Hair will be auctioned later in London and proceeds will go to Black Power, an organization interested in the leisure and welfare of coloured people in Britain. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Linda McCartney's photo of John Lennon, left, and Paul McCartney taken during the photo session for the cover of the Abbey Road album in 1969 is displayed in Cleveland, Ohio, Friday, June 18, 1999. The photo is part of the Linda McCartney photography exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum through Aug. 8, 1999 in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Linda McCartney, ho)

John Lennon through the years.

The Beatles meet Premier Harold Wilson in London, 1964. From left: John Lennon, Premier Wilson and Paul McCartney. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

Beatle John Lennon is shown with his hair cut short for his role in "How I Won the War" in 1966 at an unknown location. The movie is being filmed in Germany. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

John Lennon with wife Yoko Ono shown in March 1969. (AP Photo)

John Lennon through the years.

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John Lennon through the years.

Two of the Beatles, John Lennon, left, and George Harrison, appear at a news conference after the announcement that the Honours Award of the M.B.E was awarded to them, 1965. (AP Photo)