John Blaney (Lennon expert and author)

“From ‘All You Need Is Love’ (“There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done”) to ‘Mind Games’ (“Projecting our images in space and in time”), John Lennon sowed the seeds of a grassroots revolution that was as open and inclusive as previous attempts had been closed and prohibitive. What Lennon proffered was a revolution of the head that was both individualistic and universal. His was a vision without prejudice, hatred or segregation. It was easy. Anybody could do it. And it could be summed up in one word, the most powerful world in the English language — Imagine!”

John Blaney is the author of ‘Lennon & McCartney: Together Alone’ and ‘Beatles For Sale: How Everything They Touched Turned To Gold’ both published by Jawbone

The Beatles 'All You Need Is Love'

TG209 (on sale 26 November) features John Lennon on the cover and honours the working class guitar hero's contribution to the guitar world, including interviews with 'Nowhere Boy' Aaron Johnson and 'Imagine' session guitarist Joey Molland.