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| − | '''John Lennon''', full name John Winston Ono Lennon (1940-1980) was a member of the [[Beatles]]. | + | '''John Lennon''', full name John Winston Ono Lennon (1940-1980), was a member of the [[Beatles]]. |
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| | Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their one as they were as a group, John Lennon was considered by many to be have the most varied talent. He struggled with a drug addiction, however, and several of his songs related to his habit, such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" with the [[Beatles]] and "Cold Turkey" on his own. | | Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their one as they were as a group, John Lennon was considered by many to be have the most varied talent. He struggled with a drug addiction, however, and several of his songs related to his habit, such as "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" with the [[Beatles]] and "Cold Turkey" on his own. |
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| | Lennon was the most outspoken among the [[Beatles]] on political issues, advocating pacifism during the [[Vietnam War]]. At one point the [[United States]] government investigated him. | | Lennon was the most outspoken among the [[Beatles]] on political issues, advocating pacifism during the [[Vietnam War]]. At one point the [[United States]] government investigated him. |
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| − | After a self-imposed break from music to focus on his family and raising his young son Sean, Lennon produced a new album with his wife [[Yoko Ono]] in 1980, entitled "Double Fantasy." Tragically, less than a month after its release Lennon was shot dead by a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980. | + | After a self-imposed break from music to focus on his family and raising his young son Sean, Lennon produced a new album with his wife [[Yoko Ono]] in 1980, entitled "Double Fantasy." Tragically, less than a month after its release Lennon was shot dead by a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman, on December 8, 1980. Fans worldwide went into a profound mourning, while Democrats demanded increased [[gun control]]. |
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| | Lennon's most famous individual work is anti-religious, anti-war, anti-establishment song entitled "Imagine", where there is "above us only sky." | | Lennon's most famous individual work is anti-religious, anti-war, anti-establishment song entitled "Imagine", where there is "above us only sky." |