I want tolk about John Lennon - British rock musician , singer, poet, composer , painter, writer . One of the founders and member of «The Beatles», a popular musician of the XX century.In addition to his musical activities , Lennon was also known as a political activist . His views he expressed in songs and in public speeches . In the famous song «Imagine» Lennon expressed thoughts about how the world works should be . Lennon preached the ideas of equality and brotherhood of man , peace, freedom . This made him the idol of hippies and one of the most important public figures of the 1960s - 1970s .December 8, 1980 , John Lennon was killed by a US citizen Mark David Chapman , who a day earlier took him for an autograph .The murderer himself called the police and sat under a lantern , reading your favorite book - ''The Catcher in the Rye''