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Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their own as they were as a group, John Lennon was considered by many to have the most raw talent.  He struggled with drug addiction, however, and several of his songs related to his habit, such as "Cold Turkey."

Though none of the [[Beatles]] were as successful on their own as they were as a group, John Lennon was considered by many to have the most raw talent.  He struggled with 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 Nixon administration tried to deport him due to the fact that he was advocating an end to the Vietnamese War.   

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 five-year 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''.  Less than a month after its release Lennon was shot dead outside his apartment building by a crazed fan named [[Mark David Chapman]].

After a self-imposed five-year 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''.  Less than a month after its release Lennon was shot dead outside his apartment building by a crazed fan named [[Mark David Chapman]].

Lennon's most famous individual work is "[[Imagine]]", a song that beseeches the listener to imagine a world without greed, religion, war, and hatred, but one governed by love, where all people are "living life in peace." At the end of the chorus, Lennon encourages the listener to join him in dreaming of this peaceful world.

Lennon's most famous individual work is "[[Imagine]]", a song that beseeches the listener to imagine a world without greed, religion, 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 Godless world.

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.