John Lennon Quotes

I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution - but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution.

John Lennon The Beatles

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• I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution - but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution.

  

  John Lennon The Beatles
  • Picture
  • Mistake
  • Painting