Interview with Yoko Ono Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo into a prominent banking family that was already part of Japan's social and intellectual elite. Ono received rigorous training in classical music, German lieder, and Italian opera. Well before she emerged into popular awareness as John Lennon's wife, Yoko Ono had established herself in vanguard art and music circles as one of the most daring, innovative, and eccentric artist/performers of her time. Interview with Alexandra Monroe Alexandra Munroe was raised in Japan. She has organized pioneering exhibitions of Asian art. Currently, Munroe is director of the Japan Society Gallery in New York. She conceived and organized the exhibition "Yes Yoko Ono."