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Who Is John Lennon? Short Story About John Lennon. by Nobody: 1:50am On Mar 19, 2012 |
John Lennon was an English musician who gained worldwide fame as one of the founders of The Beatles, for his subsequent solo career, and for his political activism and pacifism. He was shot by Mark David Chapman at the entrance of the building where he lived, The Dakota, in New York City, on Monday, 8 December 1980; Lennon had just returned from Record Plant Studio with his wife, Yoko Ono. Lennon was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, where it was stated that nobody could have lived for more than a few minutes after sustaining such injuries. Shortly after local news stations reported Lennon's death, crowds gathered at Roosevelt Hospital and in front of The Dakota. He was cremated on 10 December 1980, at the Ferncliff Cemetery in Hartsdale, New York; the ashes were given to Ono, who chose not to hold a funeral for him. The first report of his death to a national audience was announced by Howard Cosell, on ABC's Monday Night Football. Events preceding his death 8 December 1980 Leibovitz's portrait of Lennon and Ono, taken 8 December 1980 On the afternoon of 8 December 1980, photographer Annie Leibovitz went to Ono and Lennon's apartment at 2:00pm to do a photo shoot for Rolling Stone magazine.[2] Leibovitz promised Lennon that a photo with Ono would make the front cover of the magazine, but initially tried to get a picture with just Lennon alone.[3] Leibovitz recalled that "nobody wanted [Ono] on the cover".[4] Lennon then insisted that both he and his wife be on the cover, and after taking the pictures, Leibovitz left their apartment at 3:30pm. [2] After the photo shoot, Lennon gave what would be his last interview to a San Francisco DJ, Dave Sholin, for a music show on the RKO Radio Network.[5] At 5:00 pm, Lennon and Ono left their apartment to mix the song "Walking on Thin Ice"; an Ono song featuring Lennon on lead guitar, at the Record Plant Studio.[6] Mark David Chapman As Lennon and Ono walked to their limousine, they were approached by several people seeking autographs, among them, Chapman.[7] It was common for fans to wait outside the Dakota to meet Lennon and ask for his autograph.[8] Chapman, a 25-year-old security guard from Honolulu, Hawaii, had first come to New York to murder Lennon in October (before the release of Double Fantasy), but changed his mind and returned home.[9] Chapman silently handed Lennon a copy of Double Fantasy, and Lennon obliged with an autograph.[7] After signing the album, Lennon asked him, "Is this all you want?" Chapman smiled and nodded in agreement. Photographer and Lennon fan Paul Goresh took a photo of the encounter.[10] Chapman had been waiting for Lennon outside the Dakota since mid morning and had even approached the Lennons' young son Sean with the family nanny Helen Seaman as they returned to the Dakota in the afternoon, allegedly, according to Chapman himself, briefly touching the boy's hand as he was introduced to the waiting 'fan' himself. Lennon signing Chapman's Double Fantasy album a few hours before the shooting The Lennons spent several hours at the Record Plant studio before returning to the Dakota at approximately 10:50 pm.[11] Lennon had decided against dining out so he could be home in time to say goodnight to his five-year-old son, Sean, before going to the Stage Deli restaurant with Ono.[11] Lennon liked to oblige any fans who had been waiting for long periods of time to meet him with autographs or pictures, once saying during an interview with BBC Radio's Andy Peebles,[12] on 5 December 1980: "People come and ask for autographs, or say 'Hi', but they don't bug you". [2] The Lennons exited their limousine on 72nd Street instead of driving into the more secure courtyard of the Dakota.[13] Chapman's motivations and mental health are complex. He had suffered from mental health problems for years and had become obsessed with the political message of Lennon's music. He was incensed by Lennon's " bigger than Jesus" remark, calling it blasphemy. He later stated he was further enraged by "God", and "Imagine." He was angry at the incongruity he saw between Lennon's lyric "imagine no possessions" and Lennon's personal wealth.[14] Chapman even sang the song with the altered lyric: "Imagine John Lennon dead."[15] Murder Dakota doorman Jose Perdomo and a nearby cab driver saw Chapman standing in the shadows by the archway.[16] Ono walked ahead of Lennon and into the reception area. As Lennon passed by, he looked at Chapman briefly and continued on his way. Within seconds, Chapman took aim directly at the center of Lennon's back and fired five hollow-point bullets at him from a Charter Arms .38 Special revolver in rapid succession.[1] Based on statements made that night by NYPD Chief of Detectives James Sullivan, numerous radio, television, and newspaper reports claimed at the time that, before firing, Chapman called out "Mr. Lennon" and dropped into a " combat stance".[17][18][19] But court hearings and witness interviews do not include either "Mr. Lennon" or the "combat stance" description. Chapman has said he did not remember calling out Lennon's name before he shot him.[20][21] [22] The first bullet missed, passing over Lennon's head and hitting a window of the Dakota building. However, two of the next bullets struck Lennon in the left side of his back, and two more penetrated his left shoulder. Three of the four bullets passed completely through and exited the front of Lennon's body, resulting in a total of seven gunshot wounds. While all four shots inflicted severe gunshot wounds, two of the wounds were fatal, hitting his left lung and the left subclavian artery, near where it branches off from the aorta. Lennon, bleeding profusely from his external wounds and also from the mouth, staggered up five steps to the security/reception area, said "I'm shot, I'm shot"[23] and fell to the floor, scattering the armful of cassettes he had been carrying. Concierge Jay Hastings first started to make a tourniquet, but upon ripping open Lennon's blood-stained shirt and realizing the severity of his multiple injuries, covered Lennon's chest with his uniform's jacket, removed his blood-covered glasses, and summoned the police.[11] |
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