Rest In Peace John Lennon

30 years ago today, in New York City, John Lennon was gunned down, but his dream and artistry still lives on today. The Beatles are the most influential and greatest musical group of all time, representing a promise of youth and changing the world through sound. Leaving behind a legacy of peace advocacy, art, love, and a constant striving for freedom and redefining of his role in life, John was a complex, not alway likeable, but alway real man. He was really the jealous guy, who sang I'm a loser and cried for Mother; He was the dreamer who imagined a world of peace; You could count him in (out) of a revolution, singing power to the people right on!; he was a househusband who was so devoted to his children, his beautiful boy Sean and his Jules; in the middle of a bath he called Oh Yoko!; he was the Walrus; he was Beatle John. All of these characteristics make John Lennon a complex and beloved figure who inspired, and continues to inspire us all. We miss you John, as much now as ever.


Check out this wonderful article in the New York Times by Kinks frontman Ray Davies on Lennon.

One of Lennon's most powerful songs, here in the superior World Wildlife Fund version:



Paul McCartney, in wonderfully '80's clothing, does a medley of Lennon songs in honor of his 50th



One from his Fab Days



An anthem for the ages