The only items to which John was interested in and which has demonstrated remarkable abilities have been drawing, English language and literature, though here his tendency to not match the curriculum program. He still wrote short poems, drew cartoons and just sketched, sometimes obscene content. His music then was not interested. Prior to the 1956 Lennon only watched the new music absorbs peers one by one, as rock ‘n’ roll is not prsto musical style, and style of dress, behavior, and life. Bill Haley song Rock Around The Clock, head in January 1956 the British hit parade, not yet convinced him, but February on the radio a song of Elvis Presley Heartbreak Hotel, and John was conquered completely.
He persuaded him to buy a used Mimi guitar. Julia was able to play a little banjo and willingly helped John mastered the simplest chords. New music demanded at least well-known skill game, so John decided that while his suit skiffle – the original synthesis of American country music and British folk traditions. He did not long to puzzle over composition of its ensemble, and included in it Pete Shotton, Nigel Whalley, and Ivan Vaughan – his closest friends. Group they named in honor of the school – Quarrymen. Soon the band joined the Rod Davis, Eric Griffiths and Colin Hanton.
Performed initially rare – at festivals in youth clubs, competitions skiffle groups. July 6, 1957 the band played at the festival of St. Peter in the garden of the church. Ivan Vaughan invited to the concert with a school friend who played the guitar beautifully and would be interested in. John. Fellow named Paul McCartney. John Paul liked it, but he tried not to submit the form. Only when McCartney sang a brand new hit Eddie Cochran Twenty Flight Rock John could not resist and asked to cancel the speech. A week later, Lennon invited by Pete Paul to join the group. At school, John visited from time to time, and neudivitelno that failed on all exams. In the end, the director took pity on him and gave a recommendation for admission to the Liverpool College of Art. 15 July 1958 Julia Lennon hit by a car. As John later recalled, he felt at that moment the biggest shock in your life. And it’s hard to say what would have ended if not for Paul, not rock and roll and new friends from college. One of the new friends was John Stuart Sutcliffe, an extremely talented student of painting. They were interesting and understandable to each other. Stewart under the influence of John became interested in rock and roll. In art school, John met Cynthia Powell. They met, then they began to live with Cynthia. Cynthia was pretty sure that sooner or later, John left her, and when the summer of 1962 told him she was pregnant, genuinely surprised his proposal married. The wedding took place on August 23. In November 1966, John met in London with Japanese artist Yoko Ono, avangardistkoy, who came to England with an exhibition of his work. November 8 John divorced Cynthia. Their son Julian was then 5 years. March 20, 1969 in Gibraltar was registered marriage of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.