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Article: At 70, Yoko Ono still busier than ever

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November 27, 2003
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Yoko Ono has been busy lately. So, what else is new? Nothing seems to slow down Ono, 70, a multimedia artist who has enjoyed a resurgence as contemporary DJs (Pet Shop Boys, Danny Teglia, Felix Da Housecat) have electrified dance clubs with remixes of her groundbreaking 1980s music.

Ono gave an interview in Manhattan last month as part of the CMJ Music Marathon. The reason? Ono recently gave the song rights to "Imagine," by her late husband John Lennon, to Amnesty International to use for a two-year public education campaign. Its purpose is to build concern and rally support for human rights across the globe.

The program includes a new version of the song sung by children from around the ...

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