John Lennon

John Lennon protest letter to Queen of England found in record sleeve

A letter that John Lennon wrote to Queen Elizabeth II has been found inside a record sleeve from a £10 car boot haul. The finder, who remains anonymous, purchased the record 20 years ago but he only recently found the note inside the sleeve.

In the letter, Lennon explains why he was returning his MBE and that it was in protest against Britain’s involvement in the Nigerian Civil War. He also says that the UK’s “support of America in Vietnam” and “Cold Turkey slipping down the charts” are reasons for his protest.

550 celebrities weigh in on the Lennon or McCartney debate

Alex Turner, frontman for the Arctic Monkeys, is one of over 550 celebrities to be asked between John Lennon or Paul McCartney in a documentary.

The Scared Goose productions documentary was posted online earlier this month. It was shot over the course of ten years and the producers asked musicians, actors, comedians and an various other celebrities which of the pair they preferred.

Celebrities such as Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Aaron Paul and John Lyndon chose Lennon. On the McCartney side were Aerosmith, Psy, Star Wars director J.J. Abrams.

Paul McCartney described the man who killed John Lennon in 1980, Mark Chapman, as the “jerk of jerks.” During a TV interview, McCartney was asked about how his relationship was with Lennon until his murder. McCartney said that their relationship healed before his death even though things ended poorly for the group.