US EditionRingo Starr's Heartbreaking Words when He Learned About John Lennon's Death
Ringo Starr arranged flights to support Yoko Ono and keep John Lennon's son Sean occupied after the fatal shooting by Mark David Chapman 45 years ago.
- In a 1981 interview, Ringo Starr recalled first learning John Lennon had been shot during a phone call while holidaying in Barbados, a memory he said still upsets him and asked them to 'stop it there.'
- On Dec. 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed as he returned to his Manhattan residence, and Mark David Chapman later cited Lennon's 'more popular than Jesus' remark as motive.
- Starr flew to New York immediately to support Yoko Ono and keep Sean Lennon busy, while The Beatles were deeply affected and Starr said he still misses Lennon a great deal.
- Legally, the case ended with Chapman receiving a 20-year-to-life sentence, and his shooting of John Lennon on Dec. 8, 1980, stunned the world, according to the article.
- On Monday, Dec. 8 marks the 45th anniversary, and Ringo Starr recalled their last meeting on November 15, saying, "And we had such a great time, cause they stayed five hours. And it didn't matter it was a year between we didn't see each other, it was always fine when we did," Ringo said.
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45 years ago, the world's most famous and influential musician, Beatles singer John Lennon, was fatally shot in New York.
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