John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono wins first music award

London, June 12: John Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono has been honored with a lifetime achievement honour at the Mojo magazine awards in London.

Ono, who was given the first music prize of her career, thanked Mojo for their `courageous` decision. She has come under fire many times, as many people believe that her “main achievement” was to cause the Beatles to split, reports a news channel. On being asked what Lennon might have said had he been around, she replied, "He would have said, `I told you so, man.` “He was the only person who was really believing and promoting my work. Without that I might have been pretty discouraged." Many other musicians praised her. Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr said, "But also her records are pretty great, she didn`t really need to be a Beatle wife.” Music producer Mark Ronson said, "I`m a fan of hers. All those early Plastic Ono recordings are just incredible." ANI