### Lennon’s 'More Popular than Jesus' Comment **Date**: March 4, 1966 • **Location**: Rome, Italy During an interview, John Lennon of the Beatles argued that the band had become "more popular than Jesus". John Winston Ono Lennon was an English musician, songwriter and activist. He gained global fame as the founder of the Beatles, in which he was the co-lead vocalist and played rhythm guitar, later adopting lead and bass guitar, keyboards and other instruments. Lennon's songwriting partnership with Paul McCartney remains the most successful in history.

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