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WanderingEng  ·  2604 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: If thoughts could kill?

Cynically, because he was shot on a street in New York by a lunatic. If he'd fallen asleep while driving south on the M1 past Sheffield and drove into a tree, I don't think he'd be remembered in the same way. Tragic death causes different emotions, I think.

My favorite Beatles song is Across The Universe. I won't say I'm specifically a George Harrison fan, but I think it's a better song than anything Lennon did.





OftenBen  ·  2600 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I guess that makes the most sense. Die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain and all that.

Even with all the allegations of child/spousal abuse he's still basically a saint to certain sections of the populace.