“Imagine is the best song I’ve ever written,” Lennon told writer David Sheff in 1980. “It’s almost like a prayer.” The song ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With a music catalog as extensive as John Lennon’s, it may be a matter of opinion to some fans which of his songs is most iconic.

After The Beatles broke up in 1970, John Lennon went on to have an incredibly prolific solo career, releasing six studio albums in five years. However, in 1975, he decided to take a break from music, ...