When is john lennon die

In the run up to this anniversary I have spent the past few days speaking to some of them. They tell me they are drawn to Lennon's music, his lyrics and his particular brand of idealistic pacifism, which they think brings some comfort in these pandemic times. But to be objective, I know not everything in relation to Lennon was wondrous. He could be mean and nasty - and he admitted that he abused women.

None of this has really affected his legacy - if anything his stature as a musician has grown since he died. I think what I liked most about Lennon was that he had an authentic voice. Not just musically. He did and said some controversial things but he he wasn't a fake - he was always his own person.

He was one of the most significant figures in 20th Century pop culture history, a true British original and I find myself four decades after he died still fascinated by him.

If you have a story suggestion email entertainment. John Lennon killer says sorry for 'despicable act'. Lennon and Ono first gig celebrated. Image source, Getty Images. Image source, Reuters. For most of Monday, 8 Decembe r, Mark Chapman joined the group of Beatles obsessives hanging around outside the Dakota building, waiting for a glimpse of their hero.

He missed Lennon arrive at the apartment early in the morning, but had a chance later on to see John's son Sean turn up with his nanny. When Lennon signed Chapman's album as he was leaving the building that evening, the assassin was caught up in the excitement of meeting a Beatle. But later in the evening, his mood had changed. At about John considered the record to be Yoko's best chance yet at a chart hit. The couple walked across the pavement and through the archway that led into the building's entrance.

As Lennon walked by, Mark Chapman fired five bullets from his revolver into Lennon's back. The bullets were "hollow-point", meaning they exploded into shrapnel once they hit their target.

As Lennon stumbled into the entrance of the Dakota, doorman Jose Perdomo heard the commotion and dashed to help. New York police officers quickly arrived on the scene. Lennon reportedly responded: "Yes. Chapman, meanwhile had removed his coat and stood under a lamp, where he was found by doorman Jose Perdomo reading The Catcher In The Rye. When an anguished and confused Jose demanded of the youth "Do you know what you've just done?

I just shot John Lennon. John Lennon was no longer breathing when he arrived at the Roosevelt Hospital ten minutes later, and he had no pulse. Medics battled for nearly 20 minutes to resuscitate him, but the bullets had shredded his body and the Beatle died in the emergency room. Yoko Ono was devastated when she was given the news. She had the horrifying task of telling her five year old son that his father had died before Sean could hear it through the media.

A large chunk of America discovered that one of The Beatles had been murdered when the news was announced during Monday Night Football, which was on TV that evening. The news broke overnight in Lennon's native UK. John's other son, Julian , his Aunt Mimi and his former bandmates were all informed in the early hours of Tuesday 9 December George Harrison issued a statement, saying: "After all we went through together, I had and still have great love and respect for him.

I am shocked and stunned. Paul McCartney was doorstepped by press on his way out of a recording studio. When asked for a comment on Lennon's death, McCartney couldn't articulate his grief, blurting out the flippant words: "Drag, isn't it? There was no funeral for John Lennon, just a private cremation. But Yoko and Sean held a vigil for the Beatle on 14 December with ten minutes of silence.

Lennon's ashes were scattered in Central Park, opposite the Dakota, where there now lies a memorial called Strawberry Fields. In Britain, Lennon's music was everywhere. Cosell told viewers: "Remember this is just a football game, no matter who wins or loses.

Hard to go back to the game after that newsflash, which, in duty bound, we have to take. John loved and prayed for the human race. Ono told to the chanting crowd outside the Dakota that their singing had kept her awake, and asked that they re-convene at the Central Park Bandshell the following Sunday for ten minutes of silent prayer. On December 14, millions of people around the world did justs that. They paused for ten minutes of silence to remember Lennon. For those ten minutes, every radio station in New York City also went off air.

On the day after the murder, bandmate George Harrison issued a statement for the press, saying: "After all we went through together, I had and still have great love and respect for him. To rob a life is the ultimate robbery in life. The perpetual encroachment on other people's space is taken to the limit with the use of a gun.

Harrison is said to have privately told friends: "I just wanted to be in a band. Here we are, 20 years later, and some whack job has shot my mate. I just wanted to play guitar in a band. Paul McCartney criticised for his reaction at the time. He was leaving an Oxford Street recording studio when reporters asked him for his reaction. He responded by saying: "Drag, isn't it? McCartney himself regretted the remark. He later said that he had intended no disrespect, and was unable to articulate his emotions, due to the shock and sadness he felt.