John Lennon
 | Birth
John Lennon was born in working-class Liverpool, England, on October 9, 1940,
Adulthood
John Lennon became an integral part of the Fab Four from 1962 to 1970. John's first wife was Cynthia,
and they had a son named Julian. With Paul McCartney, Lennon wrote several timeless classics during his Beatles days.
Lennon's creativity (and admitted experimentation with drugs) took music to a new level -- setting standards, which few
bands have been able to equal even today.
The Beatles were a major part of the psychedelic sound with such songs as "I Am The Walrus" and "Strawberry Fields Forever."
These songs were released in 1967. In 1969, Lennon married Japanese avant-garde conceptual artist Yoko Ono -- his only true love.
Yoko joined him that year for the famous bed-in for peace which resulted in the song "Give Peace a Chance."
After the Beatles broke up in 1970, Lennon continued his solo career and political activism. John was best known for his brutally
honest lyrics which proved he had nothing to hide. Although the music was fun to listen to, many of his songs were bitter
confessionals of insecurity. After a few reasonably successful solo albums, Lennon carried out his dream of recording an
album of Rock'N'Roll standards. In 1975, John dropped out of the public spotlight so he could stay home and help raise his son Sean,
born that year.
In the fall of 1980, John and Yoko made an optimistic comeback with their album "Double Fantasy," featuring such songs as
"Just Like Starting Over" and "Woman." Just when his career seemed refreshed and full of promise, however,
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Death
Lennon was tragically murdered on December 8, 1980 in front of his home at the Dakota Building in New York City.
John was more than a musician. He was an artist. A poet. A writer. A father. A husband. A visionary. A creative spirit.
A sense of humor. A genuinely honest person who had nothing to hide. The writer of "Imagine" was all of these and more --
and his positive influence will always be remembered.