Pilloried by the press as the woman who broke up The Beatles, Yoko Ono's
relationship with John Lennon led to a music career that pushed boundaries,
caused controversy and, at times, completely baffled people. The daughter of a
rich Japanese banker, Ono was raised in Tokyo but moved to New York after the
Second World War and became involved in the City's conceptual art scene led by
John Cage. Meeting Lennon when exhibiting her art in London, the pair recorded
experimental album Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins (1968) in a night of
passion, before marrying in 1969 and spending t...