I'm betting these are "fighting words" to Lennon's most pacifist fans.

I've never really paid that much attention to a celebrity's politicial musings, especially a rock and roll musician's. When you're high as a kite and have the entire world at your fingertips, it's very easy to "imagine" a world where people simply share everything and hold nothing as sacred but their fellow man. I don't know a lot about Lennon. I won't box him up. It could be that Carter sucked so much that Reagan just started to shine on in Lennon's mind.

I read this article earlier today. I doubt that Lennon became a true conservative, but it's good to think that as he got older, he matured in thought and perspective. At some point, reality kicks in and the person who has grown in wisdom and knowledge realizes the world doesn't change because of slogans, your enemy won't become your friend because you implore him to love everyone and real change means real hard work and solutions that require more than fanciful phrases. I don't think it's beyond belief that he was fed up with Carter and liked Reagan - didn't everyone feel the same way?

Perhaps he realized it doesn't require liberalism to attain world peace.. also most liberals have no idea what conservatives are like, having been fed and also educated the common bias, which is nothing more than a new spin on the oldest game.. the blame game.. Perhaps he saw through the spun dream to reality.. but alas, peer pressure may have stalled him a bit.. or perhaps the spinners were watching him (also)..

Money is power, power tends to corrupt. Nuff said al the best urban

I'm a Lennon fan and this article doesn't shock me much. For one thing it is one man's opinion...a man who worked with him for about a year. I actually never thought of slotting John Lennon into any one particular political slot. I have no doubt that his thinking and priorities were different in 1979 then they were in 71. The Vietnam war had ended, the peace rallies were done and over...it was a different world.