Yoko Ono Pays Tribute To The Late Neil Aspinall

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by Jason Gregory
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
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Yoko Ono Pays Tribute To The Late Neil Aspinall

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Yoko Ono has described the former chief executive of Apple Corps, Neil Aspinall, who died last weekend, as “an important member of the Beatles’ family”.

In a statement, Ono said: “John (Lennon) loved him. I continued to treasure his wisdom and support in the years after John’s passing.”

Aspinall, who was widely regarded by fans as the fifth member of the group, passed away in hospital in New York at the age of 66.

Ono's statement added: “My love and deepest sympathy go to Neil’s wife Suzy, and to his children. With love, Yoko Ono Lennon”.

After meeting Sir Paul McCartney and George Harrison at Grammar school in Liverpool, Aspinall formed a close relationship with the entire group.

As well as driving them to early gigs, he built a considerable reputation during his time at Apple Corps, where he protected the their copyright and music.

In a joint Apple Corps statement, Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and the widows of Harrison and Lennon said that they “will always retain the fondest memories of a great man."

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What Yoko means is: ”Cheers Neil for topping up the bunce thanks to Anthology and 1. Now what the bloody hell am I going to do to milk the back catalogue? Bring on the remasters and fast!”
~ by Fred Zeppelin 3/25/2008
Fred Zeppelin: Dont worry. Martin & Son are probably behind the Steve Jobs deal. It’s just that Paul doesn’t like the idea of replacing Lennon-McCartney with Lennon-Ono-McCartney. Doesnt roll off the tongue.
~ by Bony Tramwell 3/25/2008
I’m sure Neil couldn’t stand her. Long, bad history from the Apple corp days...(how the rest of them put up with her for all thesse years is way beyond me)
~ by Kyoko 3/25/2008
Piss off idiots...how ’bout letting her make a respecful statement and leaving it at that? Christ, you Ono haters just can’t let it go you schoolboy wankers...”Yoko broke up the Beatles...blah blah”. Grow up.
~ by Sparty 3/25/2008
let it be assholes.
~ by ghost of neil a. 3/25/2008
John loved her. Leave her alone. Respect Johns love if nothing else, ok? Its time to forgive her. LET IT BE.
~ by GW 3/26/2008
such wisdom you all have. It seems the further from the people, the subject and the knowledge the wiser you are.
~ by Niels 3/26/2008
What’re all these recent bad vibes about anyone connected with the Beatles.....not including Ms Mills of course. Why can’t we just accept these statements at face value for once?? .....And I’m not afraid to post my real name....
~ by Sue de-Rozarieux 3/26/2008
Please. Without Yoko, John had left the Beatles in 1968. Thanks to her, John was still making music with his pals. Think about that.
~ by Patrick from Holland 3/26/2008
Jai Guru Deva Om bitches.....
~ by wayne in the usa 3/26/2008
Time for respect - not mindless anti Yoko ranting . All you Yoko Ono haters are pathetic. What a bunch of sad losers. John despised people like you and said so in the 1980 Playboy Interviews. How does it feel to be literally dissed by John as fan idiots? ”Anyone who can’t see why I’m with Yoko has misunderstood everything I’ve ever said and done”. You are the type of fans John despised. Period.
~ by Appleboy 3/26/2008
She’s done NOTHING but capitalize on lennons death. Yoko supporters are unfortunately, misinformed and for some reason do not want to really get to the bottom of it and hear all the crap she pulled, so, I suggest you perform diligent research since this box cannot hold all her crap. Reading the 1980 playboy interview? That’s the extent of your research? I FOUND OUT!
~ by Bony Tramwell 3/26/2008
- What she do? Give me concise bullet points... no pun intended
  ~ by Rozza 3/26/2008
Get over your hate for Yoko-- All you need is Love ? John was basically happy and they made a child together, you should be happy for John. I met Yoko in 1989 at Merri11 Chase galleries at Woodfield mall in Schaumburg, Illinois. She saw how teary I was to meet her. She told me to come close to her as she hugged me and said ” Thank you we are all in this together” I am a very sincere person,who is very tall and I was shocked that with her security around her that she hugged me. So the
~ by nunine 3/26/2008
I have been a fan of the Beatles since 1964. I have nothing against Ms.Lennon and never had. I read that she is a very nice lady.
~ by Rachelle 3/29/2008
I don’t have any opinion of Ono, however, her ’playing’ the role of honored widow of John Lennon is a bit of a stretch. I read, I think it was in Rolling Stone mag, she was ending an affair with Sam Green a few months before Lennon’s murder, and 4 months after Lennon’s death, moved a guy into her Dakota apartment for the next 20 years. I believe she married again too. So Lennon was NOT the love of her life, the richest tho’ for sure. IMHO. I could be wrong
~ by benji 3/30/2008

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