The lyric draws on the songwriter's own life events or relationships.
15 of the 23 Beatle-written songs carrying the 'Autobiography' motif are John Lennon's, more than any other Beatle (Paul McCartney has 6).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
Inspired by 'Silhouettes' by The Rays
Lennon: 'Part of me suspects I'm a loser'
Lennon's 'fat Elvis period' isolation
Lennon's first explicitly autobiographical lyric
Written about himself at 5am, Kenwood
Written after Jane Asher argument
Lennon's coded account of an affair
Specific LSD trip event
McCartney's first cannabis experiences
Salvation Army orphanage near Mimi's house
Lennon admits past abuse of women
Lennon's Weybridge suburban malaise
Harrison waiting for Derek Taylor in LA fog, 1 Aug 1967
Insomnia during India retreat
Mother who died when Lennon was 17
Lennon's disillusionment at Rishikesh
John on his love for Yoko
John & Yoko's wedding and bed-in
Apple business dispute with Klein
Written in Clapton's garden, escaping Apple stress
Lennon's documented Yoko obsession
Paul's dream during Beatles tensions
Paul and Linda's countryside drives
Updated
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Software
Waves Abbey Road J37 Tape
Waves Audio
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