The legendary Beatle himself John Lennon would have turned 80 on Friday, and to mark the occasion, his family and friends paid tribute to him on social media.
Entertainment Tonight [1] reported that Lennon was tragically murdered outside of his New York City apartment building on December 8, 1980, but his music has continued to live on to this day. His widow Yoko Ono took to Instagram to pay tribute to her late husband on his special day.
“Remember, each one of us has the power to change the world. Power works in mysterious ways. We don’t have to do much,” Ono wrote. “Visualize the domino effect and just start thinking PEACE. Thoughts are infectious. Send it out. The message will circulate faster than you think. It’s Time for Action. The Action is PEACE. Think PEACE, Act PEACE, Spread PEACE. IMAGINE PEACE. PEACE is POWER! Thank you, thank you, thank you. I love you!”
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Lennon’s former bandmates honored him today as well. Paul McCartney shared an old photo of the two of them together, adding the caption, “I love this picture, it reminds me of the bond between us. Happy 80th John. Love Paul.”
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The Beatles drummer Ringo Starr paid tribute to Lennon as well.
“Let’s celebrate John‘s 80th birthday with come together Friday, 9 October I still miss you man peace and love to Yoko Sean and Julian,” he wrote.
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The official Twitter account of the late George Harrison, who died in 2001, shared some quotes from him about Lennon.
“I was asked by John to join the group, I didn’t twist his arm,” Harrison said of joining The Beatles. “He was very friendly with me; John & I had a good friendship from very early on.”
“I was asked by John to join the group, I didn’t twist his arm. He was very friendly with me; John & I had a good friendship from very early on,” George on @johnlennon [2] asking him to join @thebeatles [3].https://t.co/FJUaSsNR5k [4]
Photos by Les Chadwick & Peter Kaye © Apple Corps Ltd. pic.twitter.com/O9PCM4jRWu [5]
— George Harrison (@GeorgeHarrison) October 6, 2020 [6]
Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon, who has the same birthday as his father, let fans know that they can use a special social media filter in celebration of a new remastered collection of Lennon songs, “GIMME SOME TRUTH.”
“Hey guys check out this Instagram and Snapchat filter they made so we can celebrate dad’s 80th anniversary together and ask for some much needed Truth!” he said. “Please put #gimmesometruth and tag @johnlennon to venerate Truth again and help remember his message of Peace and Love! (Search ‘gimme some truth’ in the filter menu.) Pass it on! .”
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This piece originally appeared in UpliftingToday.com [7] and is used by permission.
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