Imagine if John had lived... | Fab forum

Visit his family in England. I don't understand all of that on why he couldn't do that. Why could he go to Japan, but not to England? I think The Beatles would have had at least a reunion concert, don't know about a whole album, though. Then maybe he could have died of something nicer, like cancer, or, even better than that, a brain aneurysm! Those are oftentimes so fast you don't even have time to react before the person's dead.

I hate to imagine if Lennon hadn't been gunned down by a madman, because it just gives a thousand-and-one possibilities of what was stolen from us. The only thing I'd like to imagine John having if he'd lived would be happiness. Everything else is just what we fans would like to have seen him do. And as I said, there's a thousand-and-one possibilities… but would John have liked anything we suggested for him?

Its impossible for me to forget what happened to John when watching the Anthology simply because they had to use archive clips alongside the 90's Paul, George and Ringo especially when they are sitting around the table or in Georges garden. There is no question it would have been different but then the whole of time would have been different from December 8th 1980.

As said above we simply dont have a clue what John would have done: for all i know he would have decided music wasnt for him, moved to Scotland and lived in the Highlands breeding Highland Cows and running the local pub with a shaggy beard whilst donning a kilt. 

The song they were working on in the studio that night was Walking on Thin Ice. According to Wiki it was released on the 6th January 1981 and John was carrying a tape of the final mix into the Dakota when Chapman opened fire.

I wasn't saying above that I would choose not to let others imagine, just that it doesn't work for me. It just makes me sad. As 1 or 2 above me have said, we don't have a clue about what would he would have wanted to do if he'd had the luxury of the life he deserved. George in his last couple of decades decide he was happier watching the wheels than playing the game. While I wish there was more George, I respect his choice and that he found a way for him to carry that weight. Who knows what way John would have found?

I disagree strongly with Funny Paper's statement about him making millions thanks to us. He made millions because of his talent. He is still discussed because of his talent, and the talent of three other young men from Liddypool. I do not think it was wrong of me to say that I cannot find pleasure in what might have happened in the decades stolen from him.

I just do not believe that those who "make it" owe their souls to those who "made them". John could not choose to operate in a non-capitalist world, he was in the world as it is. I believe one of the reasons entertainment is increasingly bland formula mediocrity is because in a digital world there are too many people who think everything should come for free. I am eternally grateful that John, Paul, George and Ringo existed in an age where they could experiment and develop. I do not begrudge a single penny I have given them over the years, nor do I think they owe me anything more than the joy their music has brought me.

Thank you. We seem to be butting heads in a few threads at the moment, but it's all in the name of love and passion, and I hope you see there is no disrespect from my side. I just have to say what I think.

Edit: !!!! Just noticed I've made it to Abbey Road!!!!

Thank you for your congratulations! Think I might have lots to say! From the under-informed to the well-informed! Hope not to piss off too many people with my opinions along the way.