THE FINAL DAYS OF JOHN LENNON

In the final days of his life, John Lennon was feeling like a survivor. After a half-decade away from the limelight, the most outspoken and controversial former Beatle was heading into the ’80s with clear-headed optimism and a terrific new album, Double Fantasy—a joint effort with his wife and creative soulmate, Yoko Ono. The man who’d made “peace” a mantra for his generation seemed to have finally found the inner peace that had eluded him for so long.

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