{"id":768,"date":"2017-01-24T19:33:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T19:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/madstreetz.wordpress.com\/?p=768"},"modified":"2022-05-30T12:48:58","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T12:48:58","slug":"the-day-john-lenon-died","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/the-day-john-lenon-died\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day John Lennon Died!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Day_John_Lennon_Died\"><\/span><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" style=\"color: #008000;\" data-id=\"8\">The Day John Lennon Died!<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">In This Review<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 \"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/the-day-john-lenon-died\/#The_Day_John_Lennon_Died\" title=\"The Day John Lennon Died!\">The Day John Lennon Died!<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-2\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/the-day-john-lenon-died\/#A_Fateful_Meeting_With_Mark_David_Chapman\" title=\"A Fateful Meeting With Mark David Chapman\">A Fateful Meeting With Mark David Chapman<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/the-day-john-lenon-died\/#Poeple_Profile_All_We_Know_About_Victoria_Dawn_Justice_Biography_Career_Networth_Scandals\" title=\"[Poeple Profile] All We Know About Victoria Dawn Justice, Biography, Career, Networth, Scandals\">[Poeple Profile] All We Know About Victoria Dawn Justice, Biography, Career, Networth, Scandals<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/the-day-john-lenon-died\/#How_Did_John_Lennon_Die\" title=\"How Did John Lennon Die?\">How Did John Lennon Die?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/the-day-john-lenon-died\/#Former_Beatles_React_To_John_Lennons_Death\" title=\"Former Beatles React To John Lennon&rsquo;s Death\">Former Beatles React To John Lennon&rsquo;s Death<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16169 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/John-Lenon.png\" alt=\"The Day John Lennon Died! - glamcodemedia.com\" width=\"473\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/John-Lenon.png 473w, https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/John-Lenon-300x270.png 300w, https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/John-Lenon-50x45.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"8\">On the 8th December 1980, an unidentified young man called Mark David Chapman asked John Lennon to sign his name on the streets of New York.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"17\">A few hours later, he shot four hollow-point shots into Lennon&rsquo;s back &ndash; fatally killing him in just a few seconds.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/why-we-immortalize-artists-musicians-who-died-in-their-prime\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">Read more<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Why We Immortalize Artists\/Musicians Who Died in Their Prime<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"3\">John Lennon&rsquo;s tragic death shocked the world.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"14\">On the 8th of December in 1980, the former Beatle was shot to death from the outside of his Manhattan apartment, The Dakota.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"6\">Within a few minutes, one of the most famous rock stars of all time was lost forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"43\">Lennon&rsquo;s flamboyant personality and his lyrical talent made a lasting impression on the world following his passing &mdash; when fans gathered in front of his residence to mourn his huge loss.<\/span> <span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight active\" data-id=\"15\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mark_David_Chapman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark David Chapman<\/a>, the crazy Beatles fan who killed John Lennon, was immediately arrested and is still in jail today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"4\">What transpired to The Dakota on that infamous December night?<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"1\">What happened? How did John Lennon die?<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"9\">What was the reason Mark David Chapman decide to commit suicide with a man whom he was once a fan of?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"2\">The Hours Before John Lennon&rsquo;s Death<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"26\">On the 8th of December, 1980 John Lennon had a typical start to his day as the rock star that is.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"25\">After a brief break from his music, Lennon &mdash; and his wife Yoko Ono just released a brand new album dubbed Double Fantasy.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"5\">Lennon was in the studio that day to promote the album.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title entry-title-big\"><a title=\"[People Profile] All We Know About Becky Hill Biography, Career, Love Life, Scandals, Networth\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/people-profile-all-we-know-about-becky-hill-biography-career-love-life-scandals-networth\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">[People Profile] All We Know About Becky Hill Biography, Career, Love Life, Scandals, Networth<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"10\">In the beginning, Ono and Ono met with Annie Leibovitz.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"12\">The famous photographer was there to shoot a photograph to submit for Rolling Stone.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"24\">After some deliberation, Lennon decided he would take a naked photo &mdash; and his wife dressed.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"32\">Leibovitz took what would be an iconic and well-known photograph that the couple has ever taken.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"22\">The couple Ono Lennon was delighted by the picture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"18\">&ldquo;This is it,&rdquo; Lennon told Leibovitz as she handed him the Polaroid.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"7\">&ldquo;This is our relationship.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"42\">Then A short time later, a team of RKO Radio arrived at The Dakota to record the final Lennon interview.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"19\">At one moment during the interview, Lennon mused about getting older.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"13\">&ldquo;When we were kids, 30 was dead, right?&rdquo; Lennon said.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"44\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m 40 now and I feel just&hellip; I feel better than before.&rdquo; In the course of an interview, Lennon took a moment to reflect on his huge collection of work &ldquo;I consider that my work won&rsquo;t be finished until I&rsquo;m dead and buried and I hope that&rsquo;s a long, long time.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"23\">Unfortunately, Lennon would die later that same day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_Fateful_Meeting_With_Mark_David_Chapman\"><\/span><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" style=\"color: #008000;\" data-id=\"11\">A Fateful Meeting With Mark David Chapman<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"56\">The moment that Lennon And Ono quit The Dakota a few hours after, they had a brief conversation with the man who was to murder Lennon on the same day.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"20\">While waiting outside the apartment, Mark David Chapman held an unopened copy of Double Fantasy in his hands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"28\">Ron Hummel, a producer who was in the same room with Lennon and Ono recalls the moment well.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"38\">He remembers Chapman was silently handing his Double Fantasy copy to Ono. Double Fantasy, which Lennon signed.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"16\">&ldquo;[Chapman] was silent,&rdquo; Hummel declared.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"30\">&ldquo;John demanded, &ldquo;Is this all you need?&rsquo; but yet, Chapman said nothing.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"29\">Not surprisingly, Chapman is also awed by this moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"21\">&ldquo;He was very kind to me,&rdquo; Chapman told me about Lennon.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"34\">&ldquo;Ironically extremely kind and very patient with me.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"63\">There was a limousine in the waiting room&hellip; And the driver took his time with me. He then took the pen out and signed my album.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"39\">He asked me what I wanted to know.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"33\">I replied&rdquo;No.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"36\">Yes sir. He left.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"31\">A very polite and courteous man.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"49\">Lennon&rsquo;s kindness towards Chapman did not alter anything.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"58\">The 25-year-old, located in Hawaii at the time, had traveled from Hawaii to New York to murder John Lennon.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title entry-title-big\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Poeple_Profile_All_We_Know_About_Victoria_Dawn_Justice_Biography_Career_Networth_Scandals\"><\/span><a title=\"[Poeple Profile] All We Know About Victoria Dawn Justice, Biography, Career, Networth, Scandals\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/poeple-profile-all-we-know-about-victoria-dawn-justice-biography-career-networth-scandals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">[Poeple Profile] All We Know About Victoria Dawn Justice, Biography, Career, Networth, Scandals<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"74\">Though he had thought about other murders of celebrities such as John Lennon&rsquo;s former bandmate Paul McCartney &mdash; Chapman was able to develop a particular hatred towards Lennon.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"82\">Chapman&rsquo;s dislike for Lennon&rsquo;s former Beatle began after Lennon famously stated that his band had been &ldquo;more popular than Jesus.&rdquo; As time passed, Chapman began to see Lennon as an unreliable &ldquo;poser.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"71\">The day before his final day of working as a security guard at the airport in Hawaii, Chapman signed out of his shift like every other day &mdash; except Chapman wrote: &ldquo;John Lennon&rdquo; instead of his actual name.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"47\">He was then preparing for a flight to New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"41\">However, before taking out John Lennon, Chapman apparently was looking for an autograph.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"40\">After Lennon accepted, Chapman slunk back into the darkness near his apartment.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"54\">He observed the moment Lennon and Ono took off in their car and left.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"35\">He waited for them to return.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Did_John_Lennon_Die\"><\/span><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" style=\"color: #008000;\" data-id=\"27\">How Did John Lennon Die?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"65\">At 10:50 pm on the 8th of December, the 8th of December, 1980 John Lennon and Yoko Ono returned to The Dakota.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"37\">Chapman later added, &ldquo;John came out, and he looked at me, and I think he recognized&hellip; here&rsquo;s the fellow that I signed the album earlier, and he walked past me.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"57\">When Lennon headed towards the house he was staying in, Chapman raised his weapon.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"66\">He fired five times and four of the rounds were aimed at Lennon at the back.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"103\">Lennon fell into the building screaming, &ldquo;I&rsquo;m shot!&rdquo; Ono was according to Chapman hiding after hearing the gunshots. was quick to comfort her husband as she realized he was assaulted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"45\">&ldquo;I stood there with the gun hanging limply down at my right side,&rdquo; Chapman described in a later interview.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"102\">&ldquo;Jose the doorman walked in and he was crying. And the doorman is grabbing him and shook my hand and then the gun was shaking straight out of my hands and that was a courageous thing to do to an unarmed person.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"52\">He also kicked the gun across the road.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"68\">Chapman was patiently waiting for his arrest, while in the midst of reading The Catcher the Rye, a book that was his obsession.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"77\">He was later sent to prison for 20.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"62\">As per reports, John Lennon died almost immediately when he was shot.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"93\">He was bleeding heavily and too badly to be able to wait for the ambulance to arrive, Lennon was rushed to the police car and taken to Roosevelt Hospital.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"55\">However, it was too late.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"69\">Lennon was declared dead upon his arrival. News that the attack had occurred had been circulating like wildfire.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"64\">Stephen Lynn, the doctor who appeared to address the media, made the official announcement that Lennon was dead.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"51\">&ldquo;Extensive resuscitative efforts were made,&rdquo; Lynn explained.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"46\">&ldquo;But in spite of transfusions and many procedures, he could not be resuscitated.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title entry-title-big\"><a title=\"[People Profile] All We Know About Tessa Thompson, Biography, Career, Scandals\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/people-profile-all-we-know-about-tessa-thompso-biography-career-scandals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">[People Profile] All We Know About Tessa Thompson, Biography, Career, Scandals<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"84\">Doctors officially declared Lennon to be dead around 11:07 p.m. on the 8th of December in 1980.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"99\">And, as Lynn stated to the crowd John Lennon&rsquo;s cause for death was probably a fatal shot wound that was caused by the shootings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"53\">&ldquo;There was a significant injury of the major vessels inside the chest, which caused a massive amount of blood loss, which probably resulted in his death,&rdquo; Lynn explained.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"50\">&ldquo;I&rsquo;m certain that he was dead at the moment that the first shots hit his body.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" style=\"color: #008000;\" data-id=\"48\">Former Beatles React To John Lennon&rsquo;s Death<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"60\">Millions mourned over the murder of John Lennon.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"91\">However, no one except Ono was aware of Lennon, as did others from the former Beatles: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr as well as George Harrison.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"67\">How did they react to the death of John Lennon?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"88\">McCartney was a cornered artist in the studio, and was reported to have said, &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a drag.&rdquo; Much criticized for this statement, McCartney later clarified his remarks: &ldquo;There was a reporter, and as we were driving away, he just stuck the microphone in the window and shouted, &lsquo;What do you think about John&rsquo;s death?&rsquo; I had just finished a whole day in shock and I said, &lsquo;It&rsquo;s a drag.&rsquo; I meant drag in the heaviest sense of the word.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"81\">After a long time, McCartney told an interviewer, &ldquo;It was just so terrible that you couldn&rsquo;t be able to take it in. I could not accept it.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"70\">In the course of a few some days, you couldn&rsquo;t imagine that he had gone.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"94\">In the case of Starr, He lived located in The Bahamas in the Bahamas at that time.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"78\">When he learned that John Lennon was dead, Starr flew to New York City and walked straight into The Dakota, and asked Ono what he could do to help.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"72\">She suggested he be able to keep Sean Lennon &mdash; her son who was with John engaged.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"59\">&ldquo;And that&rsquo;s what we did,&rdquo; explained Starr.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"75\">In the year 2019, Starr admitted to getting emotional when he thinks of the way John Lennon died: &ldquo;I still well up that some bastard shot him.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"73\">Harrison the actor made this statement to the media:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"90\">&ldquo;After everything we&rsquo;ve gone through together, I have and continue to have tremendous respect and love for him.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"61\">I am stunned and shocked.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"80\">Robbery is the most heinous crime in the world.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"97\">Incessant encroachment of other people&rsquo;s privacy is pushed to its limits by using firearms.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"107\">It&rsquo;s an outrage that gunmen can inflict harm on the lives of others while they clearly don&rsquo;t have their own lives in order.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"89\">In private, Harrison reportedly told his acquaintances, &ldquo;I just wanted to be in the band.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"98\">Now, twenty decades later and someone&rsquo;s random person has shot my friend.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"92\">I was just looking to be a guitarist in an ensemble.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"106\">In the days following John Lennon&rsquo;s demise, the world mourned alongside his wife and his former bandmates.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"79\">A crowd gathered outside The Dakota, where Lennon was killed.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"85\">Radio stations played songs from the past Beatles songs.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"86\">Candlelight vigils were held across the globe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"112\">Unfortunately, some fans found John Lennon&rsquo;s passing so shocking that they decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/beatles\/comments\/2n5ezl\/after_john_lennon_was_killed_three_beatles_fans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">take their life<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"95\">Ono With the help of New York City officials, made a fitting tribute to her husband who passed away.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"114\">After Lennon&rsquo;s passing the city decided to name the small portion within Central Park &ldquo;Strawberry Fields&rdquo; in honor of one of the well-known Beatles songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"104\">Since then it was established, the park has been transformed into an ode to John Lennon.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"113\">Within the 2.5 acres of Strawberry Fields is a circular marble mosaic in black and white, engraved with the word &ldquo;Imagine&rdquo; at its center which is a reference to one of Lennon&rsquo;s famous songs.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"entry-title entry-title-big\"><a title=\"[People Profile] All We Know About Janelle Mona&#769;e, Biography, Networth, Scandals\" href=\"https:\/\/glamcodemedia.com\/people-profile-all-we-know-about-janelle-monae-biography-networth-scandals\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">[People Profile] All We Know About Janelle Mona&#769;e, Biography, Networth, Scandals<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"83\">&ldquo;During his career with the Beatles and in his solo work, John&rsquo;s music gave hope and inspiration to people around the world,&rdquo; Ono later stated.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"76\">&ldquo;His campaign for peace lives on symbolized here at Strawberry Fields.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"87\">John Lennon lives on in different ways than Strawberry Fields.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"105\">The music of his time continues to inspire and delight generations.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"109\">The song &ldquo;Imagine&rdquo; &mdash; Lennon&rsquo;s famous song about creating peace in the world is believed by some to be the best song ever recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"100\">Lennon&rsquo;s murderer, Mark David Chapman is still in prison until this day.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"96\">His parole was refused 11 times.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"108\">Each time, Yoko Ono has sent an open letter, urging the board to put him in jail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"101\">Chapman earlier claimed that he killed Lennon to gain fame.<\/span>&nbsp;<span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"111\">He claimed in 2010 that he killed Lennon to gain fame. claimed, &ldquo;I felt that by killing John Lennon I would become somebody, and instead of that I became a murderer, and murderers are not somebodies.&rdquo; In 2014, he declared &ldquo;I am sorry for being such an idiot and choosing the wrong way for glory,&rdquo; and added that &ldquo;Jesus has forgiven me.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"wordai-block rewrite-block enable-highlight\" data-id=\"110\">He&rsquo;s since declared his actions &ldquo;premeditated, selfish, and evil.&rdquo; It&rsquo;s likely that many people believe in this.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Day John Lennon Died! On the 8th December 1980, an unidentified young man called Mark David Chapman asked John Lennon to sign his name on the streets of New York.&nbsp;A few hours later, he shot four hollow-point shots into Lennon&rsquo;s back &ndash; fatally killing him in just a few seconds. 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