As many of you may know, John Lennon is one of Bono's ultimate heroes - musically, Lennon may be Bono's biggest single influence.
Today, 9 October, would have been Lennon's 65th birthday if he was still alive.
Today there was a MAGNIFICENT program on NPR about John Lennon's life and legacy and I just wanted to share a few of the similarities between John Lennon and Bono mentioned in the program which stood out for me.
Some of what John Lennon said really reminded me of words that Bono could easily say (or at least think sometimes).
Lennon mentioned that no one "controls" him - that he is basically uncontrollable. (smile)
John further goes on and states that if people think that "you have some part of me because you know me through the music" then people are sorely mistaken.
I thought of Bono right away because all of us think that we know him because of the effect that his (U2's) music has had on our lives when most of us will never get the chance to REALLY KNOW BONO from his inside out.
Later in the program John Lennon stated something that reminds me of Bono's "Dream Out Loud" quotation.
Lennon exhorts us to "make your own dream". He tells us not to rely on any one outside ourselves (whether politicians, Jesus Christ or Buddha) to make our dreams come true but to "do it yourself".
Lennon had some great one liners in his interviews that I will always remember.
He said how he wasn't afraid of death because he didn't believe in it. John said that all death was was "getting out of one car and into another".
Then he went on and stated that if world peace wasn't achieved by the time he had to leave the world that "we'll probably have to be back to try it again. So....we'll be back."
Just excellent ideas and thoughts from the Heart and Soul of John Lennon.
Somehow, I think Bono's spirit will find some way to keep returning to this earth until we get it right. (smile)
At the end of the program, two music critics talk about John Lennon's music and some of what they said really spoke about U2's music too.
They talked about the sharpness, the hardness and the edginess of Lennon's music amidst its often gentleness and beauty.
It was like a cement floor on which you could scrape yourself when you came up against it. It may scratch you (or open up veins like Bono says), but it helped to get you to your inner feelings.
And yet, by being that cement floor, Lennon's music could give you something to stand on - something to rely on - in a world of everchanging values.
It was an amazing description of Bono's lyrics and U2's music!
So, on this 65th anniversary of John lLennon's birth, I thought that I would share my ideas and feelings from this program and give you the link in case you would like to listen to it and get better acquainted with John Lennon's life and legacy.
Here is the link:
http://www.hearingvoices.com/special/2005/lennon/
I hope you will listen and learn from John Lennon. He was my childhood hero - and still is.
Bono follows directly in many of his footsteps.
Blessings not just for those who kneel.
Today, 9 October, would have been Lennon's 65th birthday if he was still alive.
Today there was a MAGNIFICENT program on NPR about John Lennon's life and legacy and I just wanted to share a few of the similarities between John Lennon and Bono mentioned in the program which stood out for me.
Some of what John Lennon said really reminded me of words that Bono could easily say (or at least think sometimes).
Lennon mentioned that no one "controls" him - that he is basically uncontrollable. (smile)
John further goes on and states that if people think that "you have some part of me because you know me through the music" then people are sorely mistaken.
I thought of Bono right away because all of us think that we know him because of the effect that his (U2's) music has had on our lives when most of us will never get the chance to REALLY KNOW BONO from his inside out.
Later in the program John Lennon stated something that reminds me of Bono's "Dream Out Loud" quotation.
Lennon exhorts us to "make your own dream". He tells us not to rely on any one outside ourselves (whether politicians, Jesus Christ or Buddha) to make our dreams come true but to "do it yourself".
Lennon had some great one liners in his interviews that I will always remember.
He said how he wasn't afraid of death because he didn't believe in it. John said that all death was was "getting out of one car and into another".
Then he went on and stated that if world peace wasn't achieved by the time he had to leave the world that "we'll probably have to be back to try it again. So....we'll be back."
Just excellent ideas and thoughts from the Heart and Soul of John Lennon.
Somehow, I think Bono's spirit will find some way to keep returning to this earth until we get it right. (smile)
At the end of the program, two music critics talk about John Lennon's music and some of what they said really spoke about U2's music too.
They talked about the sharpness, the hardness and the edginess of Lennon's music amidst its often gentleness and beauty.
It was like a cement floor on which you could scrape yourself when you came up against it. It may scratch you (or open up veins like Bono says), but it helped to get you to your inner feelings.
And yet, by being that cement floor, Lennon's music could give you something to stand on - something to rely on - in a world of everchanging values.
It was an amazing description of Bono's lyrics and U2's music!
So, on this 65th anniversary of John lLennon's birth, I thought that I would share my ideas and feelings from this program and give you the link in case you would like to listen to it and get better acquainted with John Lennon's life and legacy.
Here is the link:
http://www.hearingvoices.com/special/2005/lennon/
I hope you will listen and learn from John Lennon. He was my childhood hero - and still is.
Bono follows directly in many of his footsteps.
Blessings not just for those who kneel.