Which beatle was assassinated

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Image source, Getty Images. Image source, Reuters. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. View original tweet on Twitter. Image source, Tom Brook. Chapman, although a fan of Lennon, was upset by the Liverpool singer's views on God—he was particularly irked by a famous Lennon quip, about the Beatles being "more popular than Jesus," as well as the lyrics to later songs "Imagine" and "God.

Having recently had a religious conversion prior to his decision to kill the musician, religion and belief was the motive behind the murder. Although he refused to talk to the press for years after his arrest, Chapman eventually supplied audiotaped interviews to journalist Jack Jones, who used them to write the investigative book "Let Me Take You Down: Inside the Mind of Mark David Chapman. In the book, a sister of one of Chapman's friends Jan Reeves said that he was angry towards Lennon's claim about the band being more popular than Jesus, claiming that it was blasphemy.

Chapman's wife Gloria is quoted as saying: "He was angry that Lennon would preach love and peace but yet have millions. John considered the record to be Yoko's best chance yet at a chart hit. The couple walked across the pavement and through the archway that led into the building's entrance.

As Lennon walked by, Mark Chapman fired five bullets from his revolver into Lennon's back. The bullets were "hollow-point", meaning they exploded into shrapnel once they hit their target. As Lennon stumbled into the entrance of the Dakota, doorman Jose Perdomo heard the commotion and dashed to help. New York police officers quickly arrived on the scene.

Lennon reportedly responded: "Yes. Chapman, meanwhile had removed his coat and stood under a lamp, where he was found by doorman Jose Perdomo reading The Catcher In The Rye. When an anguished and confused Jose demanded of the youth "Do you know what you've just done? I just shot John Lennon. John Lennon was no longer breathing when he arrived at the Roosevelt Hospital ten minutes later, and he had no pulse.

Medics battled for nearly 20 minutes to resuscitate him, but the bullets had shredded his body and the Beatle died in the emergency room. Yoko Ono was devastated when she was given the news. She had the horrifying task of telling her five year old son that his father had died before Sean could hear it through the media. A large chunk of America discovered that one of The Beatles had been murdered when the news was announced during Monday Night Football, which was on TV that evening.

The news broke overnight in Lennon's native UK. John's other son, Julian , his Aunt Mimi and his former bandmates were all informed in the early hours of Tuesday 9 December George Harrison issued a statement, saying: "After all we went through together, I had and still have great love and respect for him.

I am shocked and stunned. Paul McCartney was doorstepped by press on his way out of a recording studio. When asked for a comment on Lennon's death, McCartney couldn't articulate his grief, blurting out the flippant words: "Drag, isn't it?

There was no funeral for John Lennon, just a private cremation.