John Lennon's murder, 25 years later

Today marks the 25th anniversary of John Lennon's murder in New York. I've read several articles about Lennon and the anniversary. They typically go like this: "An era came to a screeching halt on December 8, 1980...."

Lennons' shooting ended that era in a tragic fashion, but that era, the Beatles era, began to unravel in 1970 with the group's break up.

As for Lennon, his first two solo albums, Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, were brilliant.

What followed was a sea of mediocrity.

Commenting on Elvis Presley's 1977 death, Lennon quipped that "Elvis died when he went into the Army."

As a creative force, John Lennon died sometime around 1972. Lennon's work preceding that year, of course changed the world.

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