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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JOHN LENNON.

Born at 6:30 P.M. on the ninth of October, 1940, in Liverpool, England.

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I’ve always been fascinated by John’s music. It was pretty hard not to, as his voice always did strike me as a certain kind of unconventional that’s too beautiful to miss.

In the past year especially have I become more and more drawn to his work as I’m going through a state in my life where I’m trying to find some sort of stability in myself.

John’s music has gotten me through so much. Throughout the course of the past year it has helped me become the person I’ve wanted to be for years, and has reminded me that, even when I feel like I’ve hit my lowest point, it will ALWAYS get better.

The songs Strawberry Fields Forever and Beautiful Boy especially come to mind. Beautiful Boy has helped me cope through the changes I’ve experienced in the past few months, the good and the bad. Strawberry Fields Forever has been a huge source of comfort and relatability in my worst times of depression, and it made me feel that whatever I was going through, I wasn’t alone.

Even at the worst of it. I was not alone.

I won’t refuse to see 100 percent of the picture. I know John wasn’t perfect. There are many beliefs about his actions that have been well-upheld through the years. Some of them are true, others are… debatable. Even with all of these things in mind, I WILL continue to stand by John and his legacy for as long as I live, and THAT is the hill I’m willing to die on. Every human is flawed. If you’ve never made a substantial mistake in your life before, you’re either too young to know the difference, or you’re not human.

So the last thing I have to say is…

John. Wherever you are, may it be in the sky or whatever else, I want you to know.

You are going to last forever.

No bullet or gunshot wound could lessen the impact you brought to music and the world. You are THE influence and THE catalyst. Nothing can change that.

No matter how many years pass by, even when everyone currently on this earth has died, you will still be remembered. and your voice will still be heard.

I love you, Nowhere Man.

We all do. We will for the rest of time.

Thank you for changing the world.

Sincerely,

Living at 12:00 A.M. on the ninth of October, 2023, in New York, United States.