O'Dair, Barbara. "Yoko Ono" (Interview with Yoko Uno.) Rolling Stone, issue 773. New York: Straight Arrow Publishers, Inc. Nov. 13, 1997. 114-115. In the article, "Yoko Ono," the author, Barbara O'Dair, a writer for Rolling Stone, conducted an interview with the artist-musician to review the role of a Japanese woman artist in American culture. O'Dair began by questioning Ono about the position of women in art and music, as well as their ability to influence other aspiring artists. She then followed with questions about the role of Ono's music, and the influence of her husband's, John Lennon, career had had on her music. O'Dair highlighted the change of the role of women in rock, and the shape of human emotions as forms of artistic expression, among others. From the World War II bombings, to the sudden death of her husband, throughout her life she has had to turn to music and art as ways in which she was able to maintain her sanity. In other words, she turned her anger into music and artistic expression. Ono was able to "transform that [negative] energy into creativity." Furthermore, O'Dair admired how Ono looked beyond the cultural post-war tensions between Japan and the United States, and was able to live as an artist in New York City. She took this point further by emphasizing her interracial marriage to John Lennon, and her insistence to push the importance of women in modern society cross-cultural relationships. The article was a positive representation of our current ideas about art in American society. O'Dair recognized art's function as a reflection and also a force that has the ability to shape us as a society. O'Dair could have asked deeper questions. Her questions were choppy, and did not flow clearly from one idea to the next. For example, she moved from addressing Ono's public image misconceptions to the next question of her kinship with Linda McCartney, because they were both married to Beatles. Then, her next was about the power rock possesses to shape the society. They did not flow together nicely. Hilary Amoss