Project 365 - Day 2

My second installment for Project 365 is no other than The Beatles' mainman John Lennon! For now I will be getting write-ups from Wikipedia. Maybe later, when I am not too busy, I'll try to create write something in my own words.

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From Wikipedia.org

John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English rock musician, singer, writer, songwriter, artist, actor and peace activist who gained worldwide fame as one of the founding members, and the de facto leader of The Beatles. Lennon along with Paul McCartney formed one of the most influential and successful songwriting partnerships and "wrote some of the most popular music in rock and roll history". Lennon revealed his rebellious nature and wit on television, in films such as A Hard Day's Night, in books such as In His Own Write, and in press conferences and interviews. He was controversial through his work as a peace activist, artist, and author. Lennon had two sons: Julian Lennon, with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, and Sean Ono Lennon, with his second wife, avant-garde artist Yoko Ono.

After The Beatles, Lennon launched a successful solo career by releasing the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine and writing songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After a self-imposed "retirement" from 1976 to 1980, Lennon reemerged with a comeback album, Double Fantasy, which would win the 1981 Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Less than one month after the release of the album, Lennon was murdered in New York City on 8 December 1980, and he has since been described as a cultural icon.