When you’ve essentially been canonized as a modern secular saint, there’s not way to not be overrated to one degree or another; but in the case of the legendary John Lennon, the gap between the idol people worship and the real person is so enormous, and the accolades that come his way so over the top, that it’s impossible not to try and mitigate the damage to some degree. The truth is, many people - young and old - all over the world model their lives and beliefs after the Lennon icon, and they really really shouldn’t.