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Lord of the nerds: Piece of Art

Nov 10, 2024
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Here goes another one, in reply to @fredhincanada.

And this one’s gonna be controversial. (Or maybe not, I dunno.)

I’m not sure if you can really class a framed poster as a piece of art, per se, but, this, to me, is a piece of art.

John Winston Ono Lennon has been described as many things; A great songwriter, a person who shook up the whole music business, a wife beater, a philanderer, a drug addict and a person who abandoned his young son. All in all, the negatives may outweigh the positives.

Shouldn’t be a hero of mine, some would say, but allow me to explain why he in fact, is.

Julia Lennon lost her life in 1958, when John was 18 and I think that moment had a profound effect on the rest of his life, losing your mum at a young age is not easy, believe me, I know. I lost my mum at 14 and it has shaped me into the 42 year old man that I am now, good and bad (Yes, by some fluke, I have outlived John Lennon). John still had it all to do, he had to become one of the most influential musicians of all time, he had to carve a path that many still struggle to follow. He had to form the most important, in my opinion, band of all time, The Beatles.

My story of The Beatles is one that is, rather mercifully, for another campfire story, folks.

In 1969, I believe, he made the decision to leave The Beatles and embark on a solo career. In 1971, he released Imagine (Album) and it’s title track is widely considered to be his trademark song (And is still being listened to in 2024, his son, Julian, recorded it after swearing that he would never record one of his father’s songs. I can understand why, he sounds just like his dad.)

Now we go where this poster comes from, Madison Square Garden in 1972. I would encourage you to skip to about 19:45 which is where Instant Karma comes from, it is one of my favourite tracks of his and I would encourage anyone to listen to it. I honestly don’t know what it is, or what his true level of commitment to the causes he championed was, but he managed to reach out to all walks of life with his music. He has inspired so many acts since his time on Earth and there are techniques still being used in music today that he and his three mates, Paul, George and Ringo, pioneered back in the 60’s.

Was he a good person? I don’t know. I’d like to believe that underneath it all, he was, but lest we forget his least, honourable moments. The long, tall and short of it is, he lost his mum when he was young, and never really had a father until he got famous. He still went on to be part of arguably, the most famous musical act on Earth (Sorry Swifties, I am a Swiftie too, but until Taylor writes Instant Karma, Imagine, Nowhere Man and In my Life, I am not interested LOL)

Now, in terms of what I would like pressed up against my wall, Emma Watson? No, I kid (Or do I?). My brother has some paintings from Jack Vettriano that I really like and weirdly considering I'm not a fan of his music (Please don't flay me.), I really like Bob Dylan's work.

@fredhincanada @rare @kungfury @dicentra @eirenne @avecalluna @skisby @sophiestonem @chloeblossom

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kiley:
I have many posters around my apartment because I work in a concert venue and I grab them for free all the time, so I think it counts!
Nov 11, 2024
dicentra:
@leighgabriel no you don't. 😆 I can't 'imagine' how hard it must be to lose both of your parents so young. 💔 That messes people up a lot, you could have ended up way differently... losing parents young can be part of the reason that people become 'bad' people. Obviously, I'm not saying everyone who has is bad... 😅 but what I'm trying to say is that it can cause people to take a bad path in life, from the trauma and pain that comes from such a life changing event. Not only that but without guidance then people will make bad choices, can't really blame them. They're not bad people, they just made bad choices.
Nov 19, 2024

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