Yoko Ono Reconsidered
Mark Kemp, Option, July 1992
LIVING WELL may be the best revenge, but vindication is just as sweet. In Yoko Ono's case, the payback is that while many of her former critics have faded into the seams of that chapter in the history books called "The Turbulent '60s," Yoko remains a vital influence on contemporary music.
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