Out of curiosity, Do you think that the Government hired someone to assassinate Lennon, or do think that the reason truely was just a crazed fan?
2007-06-19 08:52:19 · 16 answers · asked by layc 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
Good question. I believe that Mark David Chapman was just a crazy man that thought he was John lennon. Too bad, John Lennon was a great musician.
2007-06-19 08:55:42 · answer #1 · answered by Jeremy P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark David Chapman (born May 10, 1955) is an American man who notoriously shot and killed musician John Lennon on December 8, 1980.
2016-05-19 22:50:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark David Chapman was, by all accounts, completely insane. His obsession with The Catcher In The Rye was testament to this.
Chapman was a fan of the Beatles, Lennon in particular. However, as he grew older, he became disillusioned with the pop star. Lennon's disregard for religion had an effect on Chapman, stirring the hatred to a boil. Lennon preached about peace, love and understanding, as well as imagining a world with no possessions, while he owned mansions, ranches, cars, etc. Chapman saw him as a phony, and the hatred kept growing.
His obsession with The Catcher In The Rye only fueled this. The book's main character, Holden Caulfield, has a deep hatred for what he calls "phoniness." Chapman saw Lennon as phony. And he took it to its most extreme.
Chapman was reading a copy of the book at the scene of the crime when police showed up. He didn't run. He just sat there and waited for them. He wanted the notoriety.
The government didn't have a thing to do with it.
2007-06-19 09:10:12 · answer #3 · answered by Ryan H. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A crazed fan. Nixon thought Lennon was a threat in the early 70s, but Nixon was a nut, too. And by 1980, the Vietnam war was over and Lennon was a stay at home dad. I wouldn't imagine Reagan's crowd especially liked him, but I can't imagine they would try to do him harm, either.
2007-06-19 12:57:25 · answer #4 · answered by chiennoir54 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark David Chapman. A crazed fan. No conspiracy.
2007-06-19 08:55:08 · answer #5 · answered by Moss B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See, i have thought the same, maybe the governement hired someone because of the ideas of Lennon....maybe they thought he was innapropiate for the people because of the way he used to live and be....
2007-06-19 08:57:01 · answer #6 · answered by Minnie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
His name is Mark David Chapman. Just a "crazy" person--no government conspiracy.
2007-06-19 08:55:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark David Chapman. Maybe it was that one line in his song "Imagine" when he sang "no heaven or hell". Maybe the guy was just a very faithful, religious fan.
2007-06-19 08:55:49 · answer #8 · answered by ŤεĎĎγкέωŦ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mark david chapman acted on his own
2007-06-19 08:56:04 · answer #9 · answered by nethertry 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What seems more likely, that is usually the answer. So, yes I believe Chapman killed him all by himself.
2007-06-19 08:55:31 · answer #10 · answered by What? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋