The news of the death of Lennon – a cult music figure and avowed pacifist – causes shock and horror worldwide. “It was like waking up from a dream and I’ve never been a kid since,” said son Sean Lennon, then five years old, later in an interview.
Lennon was just 40 years old at the time and had become a cult figure for a whole generation. His time as a singer and songwriter for the Beatles, his solo albums and his art happenings fascinated and polarized millions of people around the world. At the age of 15 he had founded his first band in Liverpool, then he met Paul McCartney and it became the Beatles – those with songs like “A Hard Day’s Night”, “Help!” or “All You Need Is Love” celebrated worldwide success and wrote music history.
In 1970 the Beatles split up, and Lennon is already more interested in his newlywed wife Yoko Ono and a solo career. The family life together in New York was dominated by music, art and peace activism until Lennon’s death.
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