Tom Dunne: For me, John Lennon was the brightest light in the sky
John Lennon would have turned 80 today, Friday.
“John Lennon is dead!” My mother’s words to me at approximately 8 30am on December 9th 1980. I didn’t really believe her. I was a lazy teen, hated getting out of bed, and she would say anything. But even by her standards this was harsh. I stumbled to a TV, cereal in hand and looked on: It was true. My heart broke.
I loved John Lennon. When people ask ‘who’d be your dream interview?’ I never have to think: It’s John all the day long. The best, sharpest, most dangerous Beatle. A punk before punk existed and for me, the brightest light in the sky.
