John Lennon's Death Remembered 29 Years Later

R.I.P John,And u 2 George


the Beatles rock the world 4ever

I made a mistake I mean Dr.Glen Gass is an award winning music profesor and composer.

I just noticed I made some typing mistakes.I really wish there was an edit button on here.

WAy to go, so you think it's great that for no rational reason what so ever he shot at close range 5 times,John Lennon or (any human )who was an extremly talented singer song writer and a pretty good guitar player as Eric Clapton said,and a husband and a father of 2 young sons,and kills him and dies at only just turning 40?He was also like a son to the aunt who raised him and she lost him in such a horrible way too,so did millions of his fans.



The guy who killed him had been a big Beatles fan and John was his favorite.He used to play guitar and listen to his Beatles albums for hours while he wore John's green army jacket from the early 19970's.He married a Japanse woman just because John did,he thought he was John and he signed his name John Lennon he tried to kill himself 2 times unfortunately both times unsuccessfuly one time hec tried to gas him sek=lf in his car when he was 20 but somebody sadly found him and saved him.


Not long before he killed John he was making phone calls with bomb threats,and he was harassing a group of Hare Krishnas too.The Guy even got John's autograph just hours before he killed him,and he even met John's son then 5 year old son Sean just a day or two before and he shook his hand and said what a cute little boy he thought he was the cutest little boy he ever saw,and he now says that it never dawned on him that he was never going to have his father again.


How old are you,would you like a crazy person to kill you,or yuour girlfriend,wife,mother,sister,friend,brother or father?

This question is for Spinner, why is that some of comments get an activation email but others don't. I tried repeatedly to post something I wrote about how many musiciologists and music academic scholars and award winning music professors have been college courses and writing serious studies and praise on what brilliant song composersv John Lennon and Paul McCartnney were,but I never get the confirmation email link to post for this why?

Most certainly more than you ever will.

It is great to see how many people of ALL generations loved John Lennon and didn't even grow up while he was alive. I was 26 when his tragic death occurred. I remember exactly where I was, in the shower and when I came out my husband told me what had happened. It was so shocking. This great songwriter, musician and singer that I grew up with was GONE? I understand what Devon is saying, and it probably is true, but letting Chapman out would be a big mistake. He is a sick person. Remember, he shot Lennon 4 times. He would kill again. RIP John and George.

John would not agree to let him be released cos Chapmans a perment wacko and its like saying its okay you killed an innocent person
Im sure John rather be alive enjoying life being creative, being with family and friends then dead
John believed in peace sure but he wasnt anyone to FU*K with and if given the chance he d beat the crap out of him what if he shot and killed YOKO and John lived? I know alot of you are saying if only! YEA!
Dont you think John would want this freak shredded
If Chapman had been in genpop in jail he would of been DEAD in months or sooner
they should of chopped his hands off put em in a blender and made chap,man drink his won hands and that dam book Cather in the Rye
no wonder the autor wont let it be made into a movie, its poisened
And eventaully the BEATLES would of broken up it gets boring and you have some very strong personalities in that band..
its a dam shame John was brilliant and a nice guy yea I met him a few times he walked around NYC all the time
Nice nice human funny brilliant guy and a happy guy He was just digging NYC and loving life

John Lennon was a musical genius. He had a natural talent to appeal to the "average person" both with the Beatles and with Yoko.
I was sleeping at the time he was murdered. I woke up at 3 AM to go to the bathroom. I then turned on Newsradio CBS-AM 880 in NYC to listen to the news, as I normally do. I hear a group of ordinary people singing "Hey Jude". I say to myself, "That's interesting". This goes on for about 20 seconds. The news reporter breaks in saying, "This is the scene at the Dakota on Central Park West where tonight John Lennon died. He was killed, allegedly, by a man with a gun...." You all know the rest.
We do not know God's ways.
To say that John Lennon is missed is a great understatement.
We do not know what would've happened had he lived.

Nelson Mason

I awoke the morning of Dec. 9, 1980 to the ending of Lennons song "Imagine" on the radio, and the DJ saying "by the late John Lennon". My mouth opened in a silent scream that has yet to be heard.
Unlike some people on this blog, I don't think he was a jerk. I think he was human and therefore given to acting like a jerk from time to time. Let he who has never behaved like a jerk, cast the first stone. Point being, he was tired of being a Beatle and wanted to see what else was out there. Why wouldn't he? After 10 years with the same group who went places and did things no other group is likely to duplicate, a person just might want to see what they can do on their own. I for one don't blame him anyway. The rest of the lads were just as anxious for a break as well.
Rest in peace brother John. Its easy if you try.