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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]].

Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their own 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 own 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 "Cold Turkey."

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.   

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]].{{fact}}

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.

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 "Imagine", a song that beseeches us to imagine a world not dominated by greed, war, and hatred, but one governed by love, where all people are "living life in peace." At the end of the song Lennon encourages the listener to join him in dreaming of this world, implying that there is hope for humanity to rise above its weaknesses, anger, and hate.

He remains a hero in [[Britain]], where he was ranked in the top 10 of the 2002 "100 Greatest Britons" poll sponsored by the BBC.

He remains a hero in [[Britain]], where he was ranked in the top 10 of the 2002 "100 Greatest Britons" poll sponsored by the BBC.

== Religious views ==

== Religious views ==