BY HANNAH SKARAN

MISSION IMPOSSIBLE: Guess who?

Childhood

Born in Liverpool, England in 1940Named after Winston Churchill (middle name)Described by teachers as “On the road to failure...

hopeless... Rather a clown in class... wasting other pupils' time.”

Raised mostly by his aunt, MimiGiven his first guitar

by his mother whenhe was 15

Personal Life

Nearly deported from America by the Nixon Administration because of activism FBI had over 200 files about him

Married twiceHad two childrenMany problems with drugs

throughout his lifePlayed a variety of instruments,

including guitar, piano, harmonica, organ, and bass

Influence

Helped create Rock N’ Roll and the culture that came with itThe head of a new trend in the youthStarted “The British Invasion”Often outspoken activist for peace Large part of the force that shaped popular music into what

it is todayOften regarded as one of the best songwriters

Career

Musician, his first band called “The Quarrymen”

Led a British rock band, wrote many hit songs such as “I Want To Hold Your Hand”, “Help!”, and “Twist and Shout”

Also had solo career and was an artist

Awards and Accolades

Ranked the 5th-best singer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine

Appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire

Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994

Has had 25 #1 singles on the US Top 100

Death

Shot and killed by Mark David Chapman in 1980

30,000 people gathered in Liverpool to mourn his death

Wife chose not to have a funeral

Memorial built in Central Park in New York City in his honor

Quotes

“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I

believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's to

say that dreams and nightmares aren't as real as

the here and now?”

“Reality leaves a lot

to the imagination.

”

“Our society is r

un by insane

people for insane objectives. I

think we're being run by

maniacs for m

aniacal ends and I

think I'm liable to be put away

as insane for expressin

g that.

That's what's i

nsane about it.”

October 9th, 1940 – December 8th, 1980

So who is it?

Any guesses

?John Winston Lennon