John Lennon released a song that referenced his uncanny connection to the number nine which, coincidentally, peaked at No. 9 ...

The Beatles‘ “Revolution 9” includes a voice saying “number nine” over and over. During an interview, John explained what the voice was originally saying. Notably, the track received a poor response ...

But the coincidences didn’t stop there. For someone who was notorious for his glib responses about songs having no real meaning (like, for example, “I Am the Walrus” or “Happiness is a Warm Gun”), ...

Longtime Beatles fan Mark David Chapman, an out-of-work security guard living in Hawaii, pleaded guilty to shooting Lennon in ...