Who is Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono ( OH-noh; Japanese: 小野 洋子, romanized: Ono Yōko, usually spelled in katakana オノ・ヨーコ; born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese multimedia artist, singer, songwriter, and peace activist. Her work also encompasses performance art and filmmaking.Ono grew up in Tokyo and moved to New York City in 1953 with her family. She became involved with New York City's downtown artists scene in the early 1960s, which included the Fluxus group, and became well known in 1969 when she married English musician John Lennon of the Beatles. The couple used their honeymoon as a stage for public protests against the Vietnam War. She and Lennon remained married until he was murdered in front of the couple's apartment building, the Dakota, on 8 December 1980. Together they had one son, Sean...
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Sukiisukii18: i see exactly why yoko ono got the treatment she got from the public
Gurifisu_apprec: people try to blame yoko ono because they don't want to acknowledge that john was always a smarmy, insufferable ass
Ealainganainm: “smile in the mirror. do that every morning and you’ll start to see a big difference in your life.” —yoko ono
Johnrmulvey: another day, another hilarious letter to mojo about the concept of how to buy yoko ono.
Knotsimple: double fantasy vinyl record by john lennon & yoko ono
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How Human Nature dotes
 by Emily Dickinson

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How Human Nature dotes
On what it can't detect.
The moment that a Plot is plumbed
Prospective is extinct-

Prospective is the friend
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