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TO JOHN LENNON'S MEMORY | |
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"Strawberry Fields" is a peaceful spot in Central Park dedicated to John Lennon's memory, a mere 50 or so meters from theUpper West Side apartment building where he lived and died. The usual gaggle of tourists and fans are sitting on benches, some in contemplation, others in song.
Three decades ago, a deranged fan wasable to get close enough to the musician to shoot him. The murder shocked the city and the world. Rock and roll photographer Bob Gruen, who knew John Lennon well as a friend, says the pain from thatshock can last a lifetime.
"When you get a deep wound, eventually the wound heals but you still have scar and if you touch the scar you still feel the pain. And so it's something like that where younever get over it but you eventually get used to it. He didn't really say things that people didn't know. In fact, what he said was everybody does know, but he said it in a very simple,easy-to-understand way. He just had a magical way of expressing things."
John Lennon wrote the melancholy song "In My Life" during the Beatles' earlier days. Its tone is in sharp contrast with the saccharinelyrics that were typical for boy groups at the time.
Reporter Larry Kane, the author of "Lennon Revealed," got to know the Beatle during the band's American tours.
"John Lennon was a man who was veryembittered and angry most of his life. He was born to a father who was never around, a mother who disappeared mostly. He had a best friend who died of a brain hemmorage at the age of 20. But he wasalso on the flip side of all that, all the drugs and all the problems. He was also one of the most extraordinary people I have ever met, in terms of his ability to overcome those demons that lurkedinside of him and produce beautiful music and beautiful poetry... and beautiful writing."
Lennon often used his fame to make a point in theatrical ways. This is "Give Peace A Chance," which he and Yoko...
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VOA - Voice of America |
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"Strawberry Fields" is a peaceful spot in Central Park dedicated to John Lennon's memory, a mere 50 or so meters from theUpper West Side apartment building where he lived and died. The usual gaggle of tourists and fans are sitting on benches, some in contemplation, others in song.
Three decades ago, a deranged fan wasable to get close enough to the musician to shoot him. The murder shocked the city and the world. Rock and roll photographer Bob Gruen, who knew John Lennon well as a friend, says the pain from thatshock can last a lifetime.
"When you get a deep wound, eventually the wound heals but you still have scar and if you touch the scar you still feel the pain. And so it's something like that where younever get over it but you eventually get used to it. He didn't really say things that people didn't know. In fact, what he said was everybody does know, but he said it in a very simple,easy-to-understand way. He just had a magical way of expressing things."
John Lennon wrote the melancholy song "In My Life" during the Beatles' earlier days. Its tone is in sharp contrast with the saccharinelyrics that were typical for boy groups at the time.
Reporter Larry Kane, the author of "Lennon Revealed," got to know the Beatle during the band's American tours.
"John Lennon was a man who was veryembittered and angry most of his life. He was born to a father who was never around, a mother who disappeared mostly. He had a best friend who died of a brain hemmorage at the age of 20. But he wasalso on the flip side of all that, all the drugs and all the problems. He was also one of the most extraordinary people I have ever met, in terms of his ability to overcome those demons that lurkedinside of him and produce beautiful music and beautiful poetry... and beautiful writing."
Lennon often used his fame to make a point in theatrical ways. This is "Give Peace A Chance," which he and Yoko...
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