"You might say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one." John LennonSay no to plagiarism. Get a tailor-made essay on "Why Violent Video Games Shouldn't Be Banned"? Get an original essay Musical genius John Winston Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in gloomy Liverpool, England. Absolutely nothing about his birth was peaceful. His mother, Julia Lennon, gave birth to him during an air raid so terrible it made you break out in a cold sweat. But Julia was extremely poor, so she sent John to live with her aunt Mimi. Julia's husband, Alfred Lennon, inspired John because he was never able to raise his talented son. John also had five brothers. Julia Baird, Ingrid Pederson and Jacqueline Dykins were her half-siblings and Robin Francis Lennon and David Henry Lennon were her full siblings. As you can see, John had a very unique family. John's first school was Mosspits Lane Infants School, where he was enrolled on 12 November 1945, but then moved to Dovedale Road School. But after turning 11 he moved on to Quarry Bank Grammar School, where he expressed his true passion: music! He formed the Quarrymen, his first ever band. Some key members were Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe. He didn't know it then, but he would change the world and about six months later the Quarrymen became the Beatles. By now the members were John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Stuart Sutcliffe and Pete Best. But before the major events began one more change needed to be made. Pete Best was fired, for a multitude of reasons, and then the devoted Ringo Starr was hired. When the Beatles visited Hamburg, Germany, Sutcliffe fell in love with the city, so when the Beatles decided to leave, he stayed in Hamburg. And now the Beatles were ready to conquer the world. In 1964, the Beatles were the most popular band in America. But John Lennon made a grave mistake: he told a reporter that the Beatles were more popular than God. This quickly backfired: radio stations lit raging bonfires that filled the air with the smell of smoke, urging people to burn the albums of the Beatles. But enough about the Beatles. Let's talk about Lennon and his quiet, calm wife. John Lennon and Cynthia Lennon had a lovely wedding surrounded by scented roses. A year later, Cynthia gave birth to John's first child - Julian Lennon, named after his late mother. John was never there for his young son. He wasn't there when his son was born, because he was on tour. He saw his son three days after birth. John Lennon did not believe in violence, nor in the use of weapons. Indeed, he was a profoundly influential peace activist. He once staged a protest, which instead of a be-in, was a bed-in, where he and his second wife, Yoko Ono, stayed in their bed for eight days. They also rented billboards that said “the war is over (if you want it)”. For a while, John and Yoko's marriage was failing miserably, and Yoko asked him to leave. Sadness crept up on John and he probably felt like he was falling into a pit of darkness. He drank too much and argued, but then Yoko reconsidered and they moved back in together. But one sad and sad day, a mentally ill man named Mark David Chapman asked John to sign his album but later that day Chapman visited Lennon and Ono's apartment. He shouted “Mr. Lennon!”, pulled out a gun and shot him. He was only forty years old when he died. Please note: this is just an example. Get a custom article from our expert writers now. Get a custom essay “Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans.” John Lennon, 5(2), 51-66.