It has been thirty years since the death of John Lennon. Whatever your opinion of the man or his music, he used the platform his talent afforded him to try to make the world a better place. I am not going to lionize him, beyond the music he didn’t do anything that anyone else couldn’t do and he did have flaws. He was human. But he did do something when many others do not. Maybe what he did was because of ego, but not everyone with that kind of ego opens themselves to ridicule and harassment just to talk about world peace.
Even if there were ulterior motives, the message he delivered was important, as was his music. John Lennon was a very talented man and part of something that changed the world for the better. He gave us a great gift of music and motivated an historic moment in music history. It may be selfish to see it this way, but though we lost his influence and his talents thirty years ago, we have his legacy.
I also have a request. When we remember people like John Lennon, may we please always remember their names and forget the names of the murderers. Those who destroy should not be made famous for their evil.
Thank you John Lennon for what you gave us.
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