Happy Birthday John!
October 9, 2010
Today would have been John Lennon 70th birthday, but I am not sure if the world would have celebrated it the way it is happening. Millions of people around the world have come to love John Lennon’s music and lyrics (and the Beatles) in the past 30 years since he was gunned down in New York City. He was a celebrity, an icon turned to legend.
Capitol Records is now coming out with a luxurious box set with all his recordings, updated with the last technology: The most intersting item is Double Fantasy stripped down of the backing tracks, so we can hear just his voice and feel all his vulnerability. A film, “Nowhere Boy”, is out today (a beautiful insight to a young John pre Beatles). A beam of light, 4000 meters high is being lit into the Iceland sky...
We all want to remember the man.
Why?
Because when we think about John, when we hear his voice, when we imagine a world of peace, we remember when we were young and hoping for a better future... Thank you John!
RIP