John Lennon was a musician.
`` Give Peace a Chance '' is a song written by John Lennon ( credited to Lennon -- McCartney ) , and performed with Yoko Ono in Montreal , Quebec , Canada . John Lennon . When the group disbanded in 1970 , Lennon embarked on a sporadic solo career that produced albums including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine , and songs such as `` Give Peace a Chance '' , `` Working Class Hero '' , and `` Imagine '' .