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I thought I was painting in sound a picture of revolution - but I made a mistake, you know. The mistake was that it was anti-revolution.

John Lennon

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John Lennon
Age: 40 †
Born: 1940
Born: October 9
Died: 1980
Died: December 8
Actor
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Guitarist
Musician
Painter
Peace Activist
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Political Activist
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City of Liverpool
John Winston Ono Lennon
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