There was no one quite like John Lennon. Having been in The Beatles, he had a prominence that few others had, but he also had a rebellious nature. He was clever but insecure and very unpredictable.
It is difficult to know what would have happened if he had not been shot in December 1980.
He was just reviving his music career with the release of the album Double Fantasy and was already working on future albums. The electronic keyboards of the time would have been fascinating to him.
He would have been amazed by the politics of the 80s and no doubt campaigned against the policies of Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher.
He would have wanted to be involved with Live Aid which would have provided an obvious opportunity for a Beatles reunion, although John would probably have been happy just to play his own music.
The rivalry with Paul McCartney would have continued but it would have lead them both to produce better music and it is likely they would have collaborated together at some point.
There is no one quite like John Lennon. Paul is conventional in comparison, He does have his rebellious moments but he wants to be liked too much to be as outrageous as John.
Other rock and pop stars have adopted causes, such as Bob Geldof, Bono and Sting, but they have not been as anarchic as John. Punk Rock seems tame in relation to the political movements in which John got involved.
To have that success and yet to be so rebellious seems to make him different from the rest. Who knows what would have happened if he had lived but you can not help wishibg that he had lived longer. All we can do is imagine.
