Saturday, December 8, 2007

"Genius is Pain!" - John Lennon Remembered

On December 8th 1980 former Beatle John Lennon was brutally murdered by Mark David Chapman (what's up with all those gunmen with three names?). Lennon was a talented artist. To most, his name was synonymous with peace and love. Some would disagree, including his son Julian. John was the inspiration for a National Lampoon song parody which quoted his own bitter remarks from a 1971 interview for Rollingstone. You can listen to that interview here, courtesy of WFMU. The satire is quite venomous, but I think he would've laughed along with us. R.I.P. Mr. Lennon.

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