Yoko Ono

"In the '60s, people were still very protective of each field that they belonged to. Avant-garde artists didn't know about rock or pop or jazz. And the jazz people of course didn't want to know about any other music. They were all just kind of protecting their territory."

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Source: Yoko Ono on Lennon, Love, Feminism, and Japan. Interview with Deenah Vollmer, www.interviewmagazine.com. March 22, 2011.

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Yoko Ono

Yoko Ono

Artist, Musician, Activist

Yoko Ono is a Japanese multimedia artist and peace activist known for her avant-garde art and influential role in the anti-war movement.

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