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'''May Fung Yee Pang''' (born October 24, 1950) is an American former music executive. She worked for [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]] as a [[personal assistant]] and [[Production manager (music)|production coordinator]]. When Lennon and Ono separated in 1973, Pang and Lennon began a relationship that lasted more than 18 months. Lennon later referred to this time as his "Lost Weekend". Pang published two books about her relationship with Lennon: a memoir, ''Loving John'' (Warner, 1983); and a book of photographs, ''Instamatic Karma'' (St. Martin's Press, 2008).  A documentary about their relationship, ''The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,'' was produced in 2022.

Pang was married to producer [[Tony Visconti]] from 1989 to 2000 and has two children.

==Early life and education==
Pang was born in Manhattan. She is the daughter of Chinese immigrants and grew up in the [[East Harlem#Spanish Harlem|Spanish Harlem]] section of New York City with an elder sister and an adopted brother, both of whom were born in China.<ref name="YellowWorldPangInterview">{{cite web |url=http://www.forums.yellowworld.org/showthread.php?t=23504 |title=May Pang is a legend in the Rock n' Roll world |publisher=Asiancemagazine |date=September 1, 2003 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141028120800/http://www.forums.yellowworld.org/showthread.php?t=23504 |archive-date=October 28, 2014 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Pang's mother owned and operated a laundry business in the area. The Pang family left Spanish Harlem when the tenements where they lived were scheduled to be razed, moving to an apartment near 97th Street and 3rd Avenue in Manhattan.<ref name="YellowWorldPangInterview"/>

After graduating from Saint Michael Academy, Pang attended New York City Community College. She aspired to be a model, but modeling agencies reportedly told her she was too "ethnic".{{sfn|Harry|1990}} Pang's early jobs included being a [[song plugger]], which meant encouraging artists to record songs owned by music publishers.<ref name="YellowWorldPangInterview"/> In 1970, she began work in New York as a receptionist at [[ABKCO Records]], [[Allen Klein]]'s management office, which at that time represented [[Apple Records]] and three former Beatles: Lennon, [[George Harrison]] and [[Ringo Starr]].<ref name="abkcowebpage">{{cite web |url=http://www.abkco.com/ |title=Abkco web page |publisher=Abkco |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=September 27, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212001/http://www.abkco.com/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="MyloveforlostLennon">{{cite news |first=Peter |last=Grant |url=http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid=15365770&method=full&siteid=50061-name_page.html |title=My love for 'lost' Lennon |newspaper=[[Liverpool Echo]] |date=April 4, 2005 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207152006/http://icliverpool.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100regionalnews/tm_objectid%3D15365770%26method%3Dfull%26siteid%3D50061-name_page.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

Pang was asked to help Lennon and Ono with their [[avant-garde]] film projects, ''Up Your Legs Forever'' and ''Fly'', in December 1970.{{sfn|Harry|1990}} Pang then became Lennon and Ono's secretary, [[Servant|factotum]] and gofer in New York City and Britain. This led to a permanent position as their personal assistant when the Lennons moved from London to Manhattan in 1971.<ref name="LennonTimeline">{{cite web |url=http://www.lennon.net/timeline/1970.shtml |title=1970s |publisher=The Liverpool Lennons |access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117070130/http://www.lennon.net/timeline/1970.shtml |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Pang coordinated an art exhibition in Syracuse, New York, on October 9, 1971, for Ono's ''This Is Not Here'' art show at the [[Everson Museum]].<ref name="PangArtWork">{{cite web |first=Gary |last=James |url=http://www.classicbands.com/MayPangInterview.html |title=Gary James' Interview With John Lennon's Girlfriend, May Pang |publisher=Classic Bands |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=May 17, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190517045755/http://www.classicbands.com/MayPangInterview.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Ono's show coincided with Lennon's 31st birthday, and a party was held at the Hotel Syracuse, which was attended by Ringo Starr, [[Phil Spector]], and [[Elliot Mintz]].<ref name="PangArtWork"/>

=="Lost Weekend"==
In mid-1973, Pang was working on the recording of Lennon's ''[[Mind Games (John Lennon album)|Mind Games]]'' album. Lennon and Ono were having marital problems, and Ono suggested to Pang that she become Lennon's companion.<ref name="MyloveforlostLennon"/><ref>{{cite news |first=Precious |last=Williams |url=http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2328156 |title=Eternal flame |newspaper=Scotland on Sunday |date=May 19, 2002 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=July 21, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721023412/http://news.scotsman.com/ViewArticle.aspx?articleid=2328156 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ono explained that she and Lennon were not getting along, they had been arguing and were growing apart, and that Lennon would start seeing other women. She pointed out that Lennon had said he found Pang sexually attractive. Pang replied that she could never start a relationship with Lennon as he was her employer and married. Ono ignored Pang's protests and said that she would arrange everything.<ref name="LostLennonInterviews">{{cite book |first=Geoffrey Giuliano |last=Brenda Giuliano |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kVpXvJn0ZZIC&q=%22may+pang%22&pg=RA2-PA260 |title=Press Release Interview with May Pang |access-date=June 9, 2011 |isbn=978-0-7119-6470-9 |year=1998 |publisher=Omnibus Press |archive-date=January 1, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101162507/http://books.google.com/books?id=kVpXvJn0ZZIC&pg=RA2-PA260&vq=Pang&dq=%22may+pang%22 |url-status=live}}</ref> Ono later confirmed this conversation in an interview.{{sfn|Kane|2005|p=70}}

At the time Lennon had his 18-month relationship with Pang, he was in a period of his life that he later referred to as his "Lost Weekend", in reference to the [[The Lost Weekend (film)|film]] and [[The Lost Weekend (novel)|novel of the same title]].<ref name="InterviewMayPang">{{cite web |first=Dave |last=White |url=http://classicrock.about.com/od/johnlennon/a/may_pang.htm |title=Lennon's "Lost Weekend" Lover |publisher=About, Classic Rock |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=February 7, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120207203838/http://classicrock.about.com/od/johnlennon/a/may_pang.htm |url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 1973, Lennon and Pang left New York for Los Angeles to promote ''Mind Games'', and decided to stay for a while, living at lawyer Harold Seider's apartment for a couple of days and then [[Lou Adler]]'s house.{{sfn|Pang|1983}} While there, Lennon was inspired to embark on two recording projects: to make an album of the old rock 'n' roll songs that inspired him to become a musician, and to produce another artist. In December 1973, Lennon collaborated with Phil Spector to record the [[oldies]] album ''[[Rock 'n' Roll (John Lennon album)|Rock 'n' Roll]]''. Lennon's drinking and Spector's erratic behavior (which included his firing a gun in the studio control room) caused the sessions to break down.<ref>{{Cite book|last=William|first=Richard|title=Phil Spector: Out Of His Head|year=2009}}</ref> Then Spector, who claimed to have been in a car accident, took the session tapes and became unreachable.

In March 1974, Lennon began producing [[Harry Nilsson]]'s ''[[Pussy Cats]]'' album,<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Clark|first1=Wesley H.|title=Lost Burbank|last2=McDaniel|first2=Michael B.|year=2016}}</ref> thus named to counter the "bad boy" image the pair had earned in the media with two [[Alcohol intoxication|drinking]] incidents at [[The Troubadour (West Hollywood, California)|the Troubadour]]. The first was when Lennon placed a [[Kotex]] on his forehead and scuffled with a waitress at a concert given by [[Ann Peebles]], who had released "[[I Can't Stand the Rain (song)|I Can't Stand the Rain]]", one of Lennon's current favorite records; and the second, two weeks later when Lennon and Nilsson were ejected from the same club after heckling the [[Smothers Brothers]]. Lennon thought it would be a good idea for the musicians to live under one roof to ensure they would get to the studio on time, so Pang rented a beach house in Santa Monica for her, Lennon, Nilsson, Ringo Starr and [[Keith Moon]] to live. At this time, Pang encouraged Lennon to reach out to family and friends. He and [[Paul McCartney]] mended fences and played together for the first and only time after the breakup of [[the Beatles]] (see ''[[A Toot and a Snore in '74]]''). Pang also arranged for [[Julian Lennon]] to visit his father for the first time in over two years.{{sfn|Lennon|2005|pp=336–340}}

Julian began to see his father more regularly. Lennon bought Julian a [[Gibson Les Paul]] copy guitar and a drum machine for Christmas in 1973, and encouraged Julian's interest in music by showing him some chords.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lennon.net/memorabilia/blackguitar.shtml |title=Memorabilia: The Julian Lennon Collection |publisher=Lennon.net|access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110625200750/http://www.lennon.net/memorabilia/blackguitar.shtml |archive-date=June 25, 2011}}</ref>{{sfn|Lennon|2005|p=345}} "Dad and I got on a great deal better then," recalls Julian. "We had a lot of fun, laughed a lot and had a great time in general when he was with May Pang. My memories of that time with Dad and May are very clear—they were the happiest time I can remember with them."<ref>{{cite news | url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6492509.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2 | work=The Times | location=London | title=Julian Lennon gives family peace a chance | first=Richard | last=Brooks | date=June 13, 2009 | access-date=June 9, 2011 | archive-date=June 17, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617012950/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article6492509.ece?token=null&offset=12&page=2 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The cover of Julian's seventh album, ''[[Jude (Julian Lennon album)|Jude]],'' features a childhood photo of him taken by Pang.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://consequence.net/2022/04/julian-lennon-imagine-interview-album/2/ | title=Julian Lennon on Covering "Imagine" for the First Time in Support of Ukraine: It Was "The Right Occasion" | date=April 14, 2022}}</ref>

In June 1974, Lennon and Pang returned to live in Manhattan. Lennon stopped drinking and concentrated on recording.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Rowan|first=Terry|title=Penny Laine´s Anthology|year=2012|pages=213}}</ref> Lennon previously had cats while he lived at his [[Mimi Smith|Aunt Mimi's]] house in Liverpool; he and Pang adopted two cats that they named Major and Minor.<ref name="UFOLennonSighting">{{cite web |first=Larry |last=Warren |url=http://www.ufoevidence.org/Cases/CaseSubarticle.asp?ID=543 |title=There's UFOs Over New York and John Lennon Wasn't Too Surprised |publisher=UFO Evidence |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=June 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616055833/http://ufoevidence.org/Cases/CaseSubarticle.asp?ID=543 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="KarmaSutra">{{cite web |url=http://www.kamasutraontheweb.com/ift/articles/article.ift?artid=7875&cat_id=73&adult=0 |title=John Lennon and May Pang |publisher=kamasutra |access-date=June 9, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081117020531/http://www.kamasutraontheweb.com/ift/articles/article.ift?artid=7875&cat_id=73&adult=0 |archive-date=November 17, 2008 |df=mdy-all}}</ref> In the early summer, Lennon was working on his ''[[Walls and Bridges]]'' album when the couple moved into a penthouse apartment at 434 East [[52nd Street (Manhattan)|52nd Street]]. On August 23, Lennon and Pang claimed to have seen a [[Unidentified flying object|UFO]] from their terrace, which had a panoramic view of Queens. To gain access to the deck, Lennon and Pang had to climb out of their kitchen window.<ref name="LennonUFO">{{cite web |url=http://hamptonroads.com/node/54411 |title=A history of UFOs |publisher=Pilot online |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=May 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110522081123/http://hamptonroads.com/node/54411 |url-status=live}}</ref> On the night in question, a naked Lennon excitedly called Pang to join him on the deck outside and they both watched a circular object silently floating less than 100 feet away.<ref name="UFOLennonSighting"/> Lennon called [[Bob Gruen]]—Lennon's "official" photographer—and told him what had happened. Gruen suggested Lennon should call the police, but Lennon laughed it off, saying, "I’m not going to call up the newspaper and say 'This is John Lennon and I saw a flying saucer last night.'" Gruen called the local police precinct which confirmed that three other people had reported a sighting, and the ''Daily News'' wrote that five people had reported a sighting in the same area of New York where Lennon and Pang lived.<ref name="UFOLennonSighting"/> Lennon refers to the incident in the song "[[Nobody Told Me]]".

''Walls and Bridges'' rose to the top spot on the album charts. Lennon achieved his only number-one solo US single in his lifetime with "[[Whatever Gets You thru the Night]]". Pang's is the voice whispering Lennon's name on "[[Number 9 Dream|#9 Dream]]". "Surprise, Surprise (Sweet Bird of Paradox)" was written about her.<ref name="InterviewMayPang"/> Julian played drums on the album's last track, "Ya Ya".{{sfn|Lennon|2005|p=344}} While recording ''Walls and Bridges'', [[Al Coury]], vice president of promotion for Capitol Records, got possession of the chaotic Spector session tapes and brought them to New York. Lennon completed his oldies album, which was titled ''Rock 'n' Roll'', with the same musicians he used on ''Walls and Bridges''. Pang received an [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] gold record award for her work on ''Walls and Bridges'' and continued her work as production coordinator of Lennon's ''Rock 'n' Roll'' album, where she was credited as "Mother Superior". Pang also worked on albums by Nilsson, Starr, [[Elton John]] and [[David Bowie]].{{sfn|Harry|1990}}

While visiting [[Mick Jagger]] at [[Andy Warhol]]'s compound in [[Montauk, New York]], Lennon and Pang saw a Scottish-style cottage for sale close to the [[Montauk Point Light]]house. Lennon asked a real estate broker to put in an offer for it in February 1975.<ref name="BuyingHouse">{{cite web |url=http://www.beatles-unlimited.com/2007/11/21/pang-reveals-her-side-of-affair-with-john-lennon/#more-2037 |title=Pang reveals her side of affair with John Lennon |publisher=Beatles Unlimited |date=November 21, 2007 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615014602/http://www.beatles-unlimited.com/2007/11/21/pang-reveals-her-side-of-affair-with-john-lennon/#more-2037 |archive-date=June 15, 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="HouseMontauk">{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1134137 |title=Pang reveals her side of affair with John Lennon |date=November 19, 2007 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=May 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511013859/https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-pang-reveals-her-side-of-affair-with-john-lennon-1134137 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the same month, Lennon and Pang were also planning on visiting Paul and Linda McCartney in New Orleans, where Wings were recording the ''[[Venus and Mars (Wings album)|Venus and Mars]]'' album, but Lennon reconciled with Ono the day before the planned visit, after Ono said she had a new cure for Lennon's smoking habit.<ref name="LennonVisitsMcCartney">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Friedman |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35067,00.html |title=Beatles: Lennon planned to meet McCartney in 1974 |publisher=Fox News |date=September 5, 2001 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=January 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103045538/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35067,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SweetBird">{{cite web |url=https://www.angelfire.com/music2/20yearsgone/sweetbird.html |title=Sweet Bird of Paradox |publisher=Angelfire |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071230063455/http://www.angelfire.com/music2/20yearsgone/sweetbird.html |archive-date=December 30, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> After the meeting, he failed to return home or call Pang. When Pang telephoned the next day, Ono told her that Lennon was unavailable because he was exhausted after a hypnotherapy session. Two days later, Lennon reappeared at a joint dental appointment; he was stupefied and confused to such an extent that Pang believed he had been brainwashed. Lennon told Pang he had reconciled with Ono and their relationship was over.<ref>{{cite book|last=Harry|first= Bill|year=2000|title= The John Lennon Encyclopedia|publisher=Virgin| isbn= 0-7535-0404-9|pages=700–701}}</ref> Over the coming years, Pang quietly met Lennon a few times but their relationship was never rekindled.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-ballad-of-john-and-yokos-secretary-495046.html|title=The ballad of John and Yoko's secretary|newspaper=The Independent|date=May 4, 2005|access-date=June 22, 2018|archive-date=June 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622192732/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-ballad-of-john-and-yokos-secretary-495046.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Lennon lamented this period publicly but not in private. Journalist [[Larry Kane]], who befriended Lennon in 1964, wrote a comprehensive biography of Lennon which detailed the "Lost Weekend" period. In the interview with Kane, Lennon explained his feelings about his time with Pang; "You know Larry, I may have been the happiest I've ever been... I loved this woman (Pang), I made some beautiful music and I got so fucked up with booze and shit and whatever."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.Lennonrevealed.com/home.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051215001212/http://www.lennonrevealed.com/home.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 15, 2005|title=Lennon Revealed|access-date=June 9, 2011}}</ref>{{sfn|Kane|2005|p=237}}

===Pang's books about Lennon===
[[File:May Pang, Famous Music.jpg|thumb|Pang in 1983]]

Pang published her memoir ''Loving John'' in 1983. It was updated and renamed ''John Lennon: The Lost Weekend''. The original 500-page ''Loving John'' book focused mainly on Pang's role on Lennon's albums and sessions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://earcandy_mag.tripod.com/maypang.htm |title=Interview with May Pang |publisher=Ear Candy |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210032709/http://earcandy_mag.tripod.com/maypang.htm |archive-date=December 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> It was edited down to 300 pages, concentrating mostly on the sensational aspects of their relationship. It also included postcards that Lennon had written to Pang during his travels throughout the world in the late 1970s. Pang claims that she and Lennon remained lovers until 1977, and stayed in contact until his death.{{sfn|Lennon|2005|p=379}}

Pang's book of photographs ''Instamatic Karma'' was published in 2008.<ref name="John LennonPicturesWithout Music">{{cite news |first=Roger |last=Friedman |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292350,00.html |title=John Lennon: Pictures Without Music |publisher=Fox News |date=August 7, 2007 |access-date=June 9, 2011 |archive-date=January 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117081204/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,292350,00.html |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="AmazonRef">{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/instamatickarmap0000pang|title=Instamatic Karma : photographs of John Lennon|date=March 4, 2008|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0312377410|location=New York|url-access=registration|via=Internet Archive}}</ref> Besides the candid personal portraits, the book contains some historically important photographs, such as Lennon signing the official dissolution of the Beatles' partnership,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Giles|first=Jeff|date=2015-12-29|title=When John Lennon's Signature Officially Dissolved the Beatles|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lennon-beatles-breakup/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Ultimate Classic Rock|language=en|archive-date=January 30, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150130130022/http://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-lennon-beatles-breakup/}}</ref> and one of the last known photographs of Lennon and Paul McCartney together.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-02-11|title=Last Known Photos of John Lennon and Paul McCartney Together in 1974|url=https://www.vintag.es/2018/02/last-known-photos-of-john-lennon-and.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-23|website=Vintag.es|language=en-US|archive-date=April 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220409053912/https://www.vintag.es/2018/02/last-known-photos-of-john-lennon-and.html}}</ref> Cynthia Lennon also provided a back cover endorsement, acknowledging Pang's role in reuniting Lennon with his estranged first son, Julian.<ref name="AmazonRef" />

== ''The Lost Weekend'' documentary ==
The [[Tribeca Film Festival]] announced the 2022 premiere of ''The Lost Weekend: A Love Story'', a 97-minute documentary about Pang's life and relationship with Lennon, on June 10 via virtual home viewing. The film was produced and directed by [[Eve Brandstein]], [[Richard S. Kaufman]] and Stuart Samuels.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/lost-weekend-a-love-story-2022 | title=The Lost Weekend: A Love Story &#124; 2022 Tribeca Festival|website=Tribecafilm.com}}</ref> ''The Lost Weekend'' appeared in theaters internationally for a limited run April 13th and 14th 2023<ref>{{cite web | url=https://people.com/music/may-pang-reflects-on-big-love-affair-with-john-lennon-romance-in-trailer-for-the-lost-weekend/ | title=John Lennon's Ex May Pang Recalls Yoko Ono Asking Her to Date the Beatle in 'The Lost Weekend' Trailer}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Peter |author1-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=The Lost Weekend: A Love Story review – vivid snapshot of Lennon's dysfunctional liaison |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/nov/16/the-lost-weekend-a-love-story-review-vivid-snapshot-of-lennons-dysfunctional-liaison-yoko-ono |work=The Guardian |date=16 November 2023 |location=London}}</ref> and became available via streaming and on BluRay in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Lost-Weekend-A-Love-Story-Blu-ray/344608/|title=The Lost Weekend: A Love Story Blu-ray (Blu-ray + Digital HD)|via=Blu-ray.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Weekend-Love-Story/dp/B0CGK38GPJ|title=Watch The Lost Weekend: A Love Story &#124; Prime Video|website=Amazon.com}}</ref>

== Photography ==
Coinciding with the release of the 2022 documentary, Pang published a collection of her photographs of Lennon which were made available for sale in a touring exhibition called ''The Lost Weekend: The Photography of May Pang''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rabinowitz |first=Chloe |title=May Pang to Showcase Candid Photos of John Lennon at Three-Day Exhibition at Art Post Gallery |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/chicago/article/May-Pang-to-Showcase-Candid-Photos-of-John-Lennon-at-Three-Day-Exhibition-at-Art-Post-Gallery-20230530 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Broadwayworld.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=May Pang, John Lennon's Lover, Will Display Photos Of The Rock Star In New Hope - New Hope Free Press |date=May 2, 2023 |url=https://www.newhopefreepress.com/2023/05/02/may-pang-john-lennons-lover-will-display-photos-of-the-rock-star-in-new-hope/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-03 |title="The Lost Weekend" photography exhibit will be displayed June 16–18.. |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/northbrook/ct-nbs-lennon-lover-photography-st-0607-20230602-c434nfzyl5fy7colh7ihi6h2hy-story.html |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-03-18 |title=John Lennon, through the eyes of lover/photographer |url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2023/03/18/john-lennon-through-the-eyes-of-lover-photographer/ |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=Boston Herald |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-11 |title=May Pang to showcase rare photos of John Lennon |url=https://buckscountyherald.com/stories/may-pang-to-showcase-rare-photos-of-john-lennon-lost-weekend-lover,24763 |access-date=2023-06-04 |website=The Bucks County Herald |language=en}}</ref>

== Jewelry ==
Pang started her own jewelry business. She designs stainless-steel [[feng shui]] jewelry.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Taylor|first=Alex|title=Life with John Lennon: Pomona's May Pang tells all|url=https://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/04/19/may-pang-talks-life-john-lennon/26040155/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=The Journal News|language=en-US|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121174152/https://www.lohud.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/04/19/may-pang-talks-life-john-lennon/26040155/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-06-28|title=May Pang Reflects on Her Lasting "Weekend" With John Lennon|url=https://fordhamobserver.com/3544/arts-and-culture/may-pang-reflects-on-her-lasting-“weekend”-with-john-lennon/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Fordhamobserver.com|archive-date=December 20, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220004616/https://fordhamobserver.com/3544/arts-and-culture/may-pang-reflects-on-her-lasting-%E2%80%9Cweekend%E2%80%9D-with-john-lennon/|url-status=live}}</ref> {{clear}}

==Subsequent personal life==
After Lennon returned to Ono, Pang started working for [[United Artists Records]] and [[Island Records]] as a public relations manager,<ref name=":0" /> working on albums by [[Bob Marley]] and [[Robert Palmer]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://wechineseus.com/archive/pdfviewer/viewer.html?file=WeChinese_SEP2025.pdf|title=PDF.js viewer|website=wechineseus.com}}</ref> She married record producer [[Tony Visconti]] in 1989; the couple divorced in 2001.<ref>{{cite web | title=John Lennon's Ex May Pang Says He Warned Her She'd Have 'Problems Dating' Other Men After Him (Exclusive) | url=https://people.com/music/may-pang-john-lennon-warned-her-shed-have-problems-dating-other-men-after-him-exclusive/ }}</ref> They had two children. Pang remains in touch with some of the people from her time with Lennon, and Paul McCartney invited her to [[Linda McCartney]]'s memorial service—an invitation that was reportedly never extended to Yoko Ono.<ref name="fox news">{{cite news | title=Lennon Planned to Visit McCartney In 1974 | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35067,00.html | access-date=June 9, 2011 | work=Fox News | first=Roger | last=Friedman | date=October 25, 2001 | archive-date=January 3, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103045538/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,35067,00.html | url-status=live}}</ref> She was an invited guest at the [[Concert for George]] in 2002 and remained close to [[Cynthia Lennon]] and Lennon's first son, Julian.<ref>{{cite news | title=Beatle Wife, Girlfriend, Come Together | url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98660,00.html | access-date=June 9, 2011 | work=Fox News | first=Roger | last=Friedman | date=September 30, 2003 | archive-date=March 5, 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090305073334/https://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98660,00.html | url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="abbeyrd">{{cite web|title=Cynthia's New Bio Called "John"|url=http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/314cynbook.html|access-date=June 9, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604212339/http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/news/314cynbook.html|archive-date=June 4, 2011|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Although having had no contact for 30 years, on October 9, 2006, Pang accidentally met Ono in Iceland, on what would have been Lennon's 66th birthday. Ono was in Iceland to unveil a sculpture in Reykjavík and was staying in the same hotel.<ref name="InterviewMayPang"/>

Pang volunteers with an animal shelter called Animal Haven in New York and owned a dog that was rescued after [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref name="PetHome">{{cite journal |first= Lori |last= Haught |url= http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_188/gettingfifitopayfor.html |title= Getting Fifi to pay for abandoned mutts' care |volume= 19 |issue= 33 |date= December 15, 2006 |journal= Downtown Express |access-date= June 9, 2011 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110612174209/http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_188/gettingfifitopayfor.html |archive-date= June 12, 2011 |url-status= dead}}</ref> She also co-hosts an Internet talk radio show, ''Dinner Specials with Cynthia and May Pang'', at blogtalkradio.com, with on-air partner [[Cynthia Nilson]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=May Pang|url=https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/may-pang-archive-C24wdZ3FEpB/|access-date=2020-10-06|website=Listennotes.com|date=October 24, 2016 |language=en|archive-date=May 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220511013859/https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/may-pang-archive-C24wdZ3FEpB/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{Reflist}}

==References==
* {{cite book | author=Harry, Bill |author-link=Bill Harry | title=John Lennon Encyclopedia| publisher=Bargain Price| year=1990 | isbn=978-0-7535-0404-8|ref={{SfnRef|Harry|1990}}}}
* {{cite book | author=Kane, Larry | author-link=Larry Kane | title=Lennon Revealed | publisher=Running Press Book Publishers | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-7624-2364-4 | ref={{SfnRef|Kane|2005}} | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/lennonrevealed0000kane_p2o7}}
* {{cite book |last=Lennon |first=Cynthia |author-link=Cynthia Lennon |title=John |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |year=2005 |isbn=978-0-340-89512-2}}
* {{cite book | author=Pang, May | title=Loving John | publisher=Warner Books (paperback)| year=1983 | isbn=978-0-446-37916-8|ref={{SfnRef|Pang|1983}}}}

==External links==
*{{Official website}}
* [https://www.maypanggallery.com/ The May Pang Gallery] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518004843/https://www.maypanggallery.com/ |date=May 18, 2021}}
* [https://www.rockartshow.com/collections/may-pang Rock Art Show, photographs by May Pang]
* {{YouTube|TY-CBXXByGs|"The Lost Weekend: A Love Story - Official Trailer"}}

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