How Did John Winston Lennon Impact The World
John Winston Lennon was an extremely talented and very well known songwriter, composer, and recording artist in the 1960’s. Many people today still look at Lennon as an inspirational singer that put meaning into the songs he wrote. Lennon demonstrates his powerful thought in his best-selling single of his solo career “Imagine”. This song encourages listeners to imagine a world at peace and to not live a life focused on material possessions. He started off small, just like any other, and had plenty of shares of hardships along the way. Despite all of this, through the lyrics of his music, he was able to have a big impact not only on me, but on society as well. John Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, United Kingdom. At the age of four, Lennon’s parents had separated and he was left to live with his Aunt Mimi. His Mother had remarried, but visited him regularly, taught
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After the Beatle’s broke up, John Lennon followed up with his hit single Imagine, which was by far his most successful and top sold song that took his career further than all of his past-Beatle’s efforts. Shortly, after the release of that Imagine, Lennon had taken his career to a whole other level that fans had not seen before. Lennon started to promote peace even further and further into the country. He had released Give Peace a Chance which became the national anthem for pacifists. He also performed at Madison Square Garden to benefit handicapped children and continued to promote peace while battling to stay in the U.S. In another interview Lennon had said “My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.” That quote began to change the way fans and many others used to see him and gained respect for him as a writer and
After the Beatle’s broke up, John Lennon followed up with his hit single Imagine, which was by far his most successful and top sold song that took his career further than all of his past-Beatle’s efforts. Shortly, after the release of that Imagine, Lennon had taken his career to a whole other level that fans had not seen before. Lennon started to promote peace even further and further into the country. He had released Give Peace a Chance which became the national anthem for pacifists. He also performed at Madison Square Garden to benefit handicapped children and continued to promote peace while battling to stay in the U.S. In another interview Lennon had said “My role in society, or any artist's or poet's role, is to try and express what we all feel. Not to tell people how to feel. Not as a preacher, not as a leader, but as a reflection of us all.” That quote began to change the way fans and many others used to see him and gained respect for him as a writer and