John Lennon, The Beatles, a.k.a. "The White Album" (1968). In a 1970 interview for Rolling Stone Lennon attributed the words to the cover of a gun magazine (Jann S. Wenner, Lennon Remembers (2000)).
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Happiness is a warm gun.
— John Lennon on Firearm
What It Means
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About John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), born John Winston Lennon, was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, political activist and founding member of The Beatles. His second wife was Yoko Ono. He was murdered in 1980.
About John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980), born John Winston Lennon, was a singer, songwriter, guitarist, political activist and founding member of The Beatles. His second wife was Yoko Ono. He was murdered in 1980.
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