John Lennon was shot 35 years ago — AP WAS THERE

“I am sorry for being such an idiot and choosing the wrong way for glory”. He was denied parole in August past year.

FILE – In this December 13, 1980, file photo, the American flag flies at half mast atop the Dakota apartment building in NY in a tribute to John Lennon, who was a resident of the building. She previously featured the stark image on the cover of her acclaimed album “Seasons of Glass”, which was released in the year following Lennon’s death.

The death of John Lennon sparked a debate over gun control 35 years ago, similar to the issues provoked by the San Bernardo, California shooting. “We believe the first bullet killed him”.

“I said, ‘Dad, that’s OK – you’re 99 next week.’ He said, ‘No, then I realised it wasn’t me, it was you”. Almost a quarter of a million people converged on Central Park for a vigil. And although we have a lot of great music to remember him by, most notably, we remember “Imagine”. On the red carpet before the show, a few of the participants shared with reporters their recollections of Lennon’s death.

They wrote seven of its 14 classic tracks in just one week, reports Rolling Stone.

Sheryl Crow said that she “vividly” recalls hearing of Lennon’s death. I should have cried, but I didn’t.

Initial reports from America said a doctor told Yoko at the time: “He never stood a chance”.

The rest of the day saw Lennon in the recording studio, where he and Yoko spent four-and-half-hours working on the song Walking on Thin Ice.

John Lennon would have been 75 on October 9 of this year.

Authorities at Honolulu’s airport said Chapman probably got the gun past airport security simply by placing it in his luggage.

Lennon’s wife was not hurt….

At Roosevelt Hospital, Dr. Lynn announced that Lennon was dead shortly after midnight. “I’m shot.” The security guard called for help.

The tragic murder of the former Beatle was a heavy blow, not just to all those living in Liverpool. An unacknowledged President who stood for peace, Lennon is inextricable from their memories of Vietnam and the moratoriums….

The song’s lasting effect has found its way into the voices many of today’s biggest artists, as they have continually covered the track over the years in concert and special performances.

In 1976, he won resident’s status in the United States after a court fight against a deportation order stemming from a British drug conviction. The atmosphere was further buoyed by the arrival of record company boss David Geffen to pass on the good tidings that Lennon’s latest album Double Fantasy had turned gold.