John Lennon — "So I was beating the shit out of him, and hitting him with a big stick, too, and…"
So I was beating the shit out of him, and hitting him with a big stick, too, and it was the first time I thought, 'I can kill this guy.' I just saw it, like on a screen—that if I hit him once more, that was going to be it.
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English singer-songwriter, founding Beatle, and peace activist whose 'Imagine' (1971) became a 20th-century anti-war anthem; assassinated in NYC December 8, 1980.
Closely associated with
Paul McCartney (Beatles songwriting partner and lifelong foil) and George Harrison (fellow Beatle).
For an intellectual contrast, see
Richard Nixon, 37th US President — Nixon's 1972-73 administration tried to deport Lennon for his anti-Vietnam-War activism; declassified FBI files later confirmed the political motivation behind the immigration case. The canonical example of state retaliation against a celebrity activist.
Details
Recalling an assault on a DJ at the Cavern Club who made a snide comment about him and Brian Epstein
Date: 1971 (recalling incident from pre-Beatles fame)