John lennon . John lennon. John lennon was shot and killed tonight in new york city. An unspeakable tragedy. I said, do you realize what you have done here . And he said, i killed myself. He said, im john lennon. People came out here, singing beatles ballads. They just want to try to feel close to a man whom they say touched their lives. Thats how much love people had for john lennon. His music made our good times better. His music made our bad times at least livable. If he hadnt dreamed so beautifully, it wouldnt hurt so much. Here we are, 40 years later, talking about this man and this mans music. My role in society or any artist or poets role so to rye to express what we all feel, not as a preacher, as a leader, but as a reflection of us all. John, he was always a person that was ahead of the curve. His lyrics were always about the truth. I asked him at one point what his secret was for writing great songs. He said, you write the truth and you make it rhyme. It sort of dawned on me
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cop and looked like yoko ono to me. i realized i had to get to a phone. officer tony palma was with yoko ono. my partner came into the waiting room and says you know it is john lennon we brought it and i then i looked at her and i said oh, man, this is yoko o ono. aapproximately 11:10 or 11:15 that evening john lennon was pronounced dead. and then dr. lynn had to face a wife and tell her that her husband was dead. i said to her i have bad news for you, your husband has died in spite of all of our resuscitative efforts. her response was strong and immediate and it was no, it can t be, you re lying, tell me it s not true, he s not dead. she was literally lying on the floor of the emergency department then concrete banging her head against the floor. i put my hand behind her head
a lone gunman pumps four bull lets into the man s back. i m bill hemmer for fox reporting. that was 40-year-old john lennon. on a career upwing during the fall of 1980 with big plans for the future but fate would intervene in the the form of a deeply troubled madman that would later brag i was mr. nobody until i killed biggest somebody on earth. john lennon rose to fame as a member of the beatles. one of the most popular and influencal musical acts in history. his masterful song writing skills showcased his brutal honesty and willingness to share his pain. all endearing him to millions. join us as we get the inside story from those who were there during the last days of john lennon. brace yourself. here they are. it s been a hard day s night and i ve been working like a dog it s been a hard day s night, i should be sleeping like a log they were the beatles. and in the 1960s, beatle mania had overtaken the world. i think i m going to be so this is the famous be
like collapsed. there i go again with grief. and i knew, i knew that she was told that he had died. the nurses were waiting out there with a gurney. tony palma had brought him to the hospital in a squad car and stayed with yoko ono while doctors tried to save her husband s life. she was in shock, hysterical, so i kind of held her, comforted her. and she kept saying, can you go see how he is? i said, okay, you stay here. i went into the emergency room and i looked at lennon and i knew he was gone. in fact, lennon may very well have died in palma s arms as he raced him to the emergency room. people used to come up to me and want to touch me and they d say you know, tony, if he had to die in somebody s arms, i m glad it was you. they used to say that to me.