BBC: Lennon fans mark Beatle's death

[Patsy Stone]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4507718.stm

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Music fans around the world are marking the life of former Beatle John Lennon on the 25th anniversary of his death.
The singer was shot outside a Manhattan apartment on 8 December 1980 by Mark Chapman, who is currently serving 20 years to life in a New York prison.

In a newly released interview, Chapman will describe his "compulsion" to kill Lennon as "like a runaway train".

Paul Weller, Lulu and Jamie Cullum will be among musicians paying tribute at a concert at London's Abbey Road studios. BBC Radio 2 will be celebrating the work of the former Beatle later with its Lennon Night between 1900 and 2030 GMT. Badly Drawn Boy, Sugababes and Katie Melua will be among the other artists who will take part in the concert, which will feature re-interpretations of Lennon songs.

The transmission will be broadcast simultaneously on Radio 2 and across the US on Sirius Satellite Radio, in Manhattan, New York.

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More at the link, including information on a new documentary airing on BBC News 24 at 2130 GMT.

Here's the link to BBC2: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio2/index.shtml?logo


RIP, John. :loveya:

[Canuckistanian]

1. 1980, my God

I forgot it was that long ago.

Seems like only a few years.

And I still can't properly come to terms with it.

I can't get over that image of John's glasses lying on the pavement...

[Patsy Stone]

2. Stunning isn't it?

Where has all that time gone? I still miss him.

[Wilms]

3. I went over to his building that night.

There was a police car pulled up to the gate.

It's license plate was 1963.

The whole thing still seems surreal.

[Zen Democrat]

4. It still hasn't sunk in with me that John Lennon was murdered.

That's just something I can't come to grips with. He remains alive to me.