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Susan Wood—Getty Images  by [Nolan Feeney](https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Oct 14, 2015 12:07 PM UTC Yoko Ono suggests that John Lennon may have been bisexual and that he [“had a desire”](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/13/yoko-ono-i-still-fear-lennon-s-killer.html) to have sex with men in a new interview. Ono, who was married to Lennon until he was killed in 1980, told The Daily Beast that the two spoke openly with one another about their sexualities. “John and I had a big talk about it, saying, basically, all of us must be bisexual. And we were sort of in a situation of thinking that we’re not \[bisexual\] because of society. So we are hiding the other side of ourselves, which is less acceptable.” Rumors of a sexual encounter between Lennon and the Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein during a 1963 vacation inspired a fictionalized film account, _The Hours and Times_, but Ono doesn’t believe it happened, or that there were any other relationships with men. “I think he had a desire to, but I think he was too inhibited,’ Ono said, before clarifying. “No, not inhibited. He said, ‘I don’t mind if there’s an incredibly attractive guy.’ It’s very difficult: they would have to be not just physically attractive, but mentally very advanced too. And you can’t find people like that.” \[[_The Daily Beast_](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/10/13/yoko-ono-i-still-fear-lennon-s-killer.html)\] ## Transcript >> Yoko Ono has been making art for more than 50 years and shows no sign of slowing down. In the last year alone, she has released a new book. There's been a major of museum retrospective of her work and she curated the Meltdown, festival of music and art in London. Her latest effort, a new album from Yoko Ono Plastic Ono band comes out September 17th and it's called, " Take Me Too The Land of Hell ". Thank so much for being here with us. >> Hi, Lily. >> So, as I mentioned. This year you've been incredibly creative and even just in the last few months. What prompted such an out flowing of creativity? >> Well, you know, when I have time to do those things and I get inspired, I just do it, you know. >> And how is your creative process evolve over the course of your career? >> My feeling is, you know, that voices this particular album, is the best album I did in 80 years. And also, you know, the book Acorn-- I was a bit nervous about it so I read it again, re- read and so-- well it's not so bad. >> Do you feel that way about most of your work? >> Actually I do. >> So on your new album coming out September 17th, you have some great collaborations with people like Questlove, how does that come about for you? >> It just happen naturally 'cause they're friends and they just wanna do things, you know, with me. >> And your son is the producer on the album. What it's like to work with him? >> He produces me, my son and Yuka Honda who's [ unk ] person and she's a very good too. I think that it worked up very well and my son always said, " Well, I have to be the music director ." And I said, " Okay, okay, you know ." And surprise, surprise. The fact that he's a music director really made a big difference. He's incredibly good at it. >> Is your professional relationship similar to your mother- son relationship? >> Well, it seems like, you know, we are both very professional so that the-- we consider each other in many ways and [ unk ] step on each other. >> So a lot of people first got to know you as John Lennon's wife and then as his widow. >> Yes. >> How much is he still a part of your life today? >> Well, I'm proud of it. I'm proud that I was his wife and I am still in a way, you know. I'm working on his work to. I think that the fact that I'm doing that as well as my work, I feel a little pride about it. >> And on the new album. There's a song, " Little boy blue, your Daddy's gone ." Is that at all about your own son, Sean? >> Yes. Well, that was just a song to him, in a way, because I really understand what he have to go through and when John and I had-- was gonna have Sean, we're so-- " Oh, it'll be great for him ." Anybody who is John and Yoko's child should be very, very happy, you know. But we didn't realize. We really haven't realized that it could be very difficult for him and it was and it is in a way. >> So you're very active in a lot of causes from anti- fracking to autism awareness. How do you decide which causes are worth getting involved in? >> Well, within my heartbeat-- and then so, " well, I gotta do this one ." I mean, that's anti- fracking. It was very important for me and I'm still at it actually. >> And in terms of that activism, I mean it's been 40 years since give peace a chance and war is still, you know, such a big part of the world. Do you ever get frustrated or feel like, you know, things will never improve? >> Oh, we're still here and you see that people say, " Well, look. What's happening now? I mean, you said that it's gonna be okay ." Well, it's gonna be okay but it's taking me a little time, more time that I thought. >> And so the title of the new album is " Take Me To The Land Of Hell ." What is the land of hell mean to you? Is it literal or-- >> Well, I think The Rolling Stones sort of asked me to write something about John, so John and me or something. In that, I would say, well-- you know, maybe people feel that they're in heaven when they have a beautiful love relationship. We felt that our heaven was in hell because hell was created by people, flaws in a way. But we still have heave between us and when I look around, I feel that many people are much more interested in making money and trying to be famous or something like that and I think it'd be like, I would like to see people to have some relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful. I think people scared of doing having there I think now. And especially guys, I think-- >> So, do you think you'll ever retire? >> I never thought of it. I think that things started to open up for me now so it would so silly to retire now, you know, because it's like my second life is opening up and I could do so much, you know. And this started to happen like when I became 70. I felt that-- " Wow, it's great, you know ." And I just like people to know especially women to know because, you know, I was thinking. " Oh, I'm going to be 44, what am I going to do ?" Well, 70 was great. Eighty is even better. >> Great. 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