Was John Lennon A Rebel

“Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives… I think we’re being run by maniacs for maniac ends and I think i’m liable to be put away as insane for expressing that. That’s what’s insane about it,”. These words were spoken by a very well-known music artist back in the 1970s, John Lennon. Not only was John Lennon a huge musical artist, he took a gigantic role in politics. John Lennon’s background and involvement in politics lead him as being a considered rebel. He had gotten into some sticky situations because of him being into politics.
John Winston Ono Lennon was born on October 9, 1940 in Liverpool, United Kingdom. He was separated from his parents when he was 5 years old. He was raised strictly by his maternal aunt, Mimi Smith (“John Lennon”). She had taught him how to play the banjo and treated him as if he was her only kid. In 1960, he formed a skiffle band which involved into the Beatles in 1960 (“John Lennon”). They later split in 1969, he then married his political partner in crime, Yoko Ono.
John Lennon had a problem with politics later once the Beatles had split. He was involved with many different movements that proved his points. He worked alongside his second wife Yoko Ono. He was known as a socialist, a person who practices socialism to prove their points when they repulse a certain idea. Lennon liked the idea of

world peace, he and Yoko invited a lot of people into their hotel room and talked about the idea. Of all Lennon’s legacies, one of the most enduring, and perhaps the most impressive, is who his enemies were (Davies).
He continued fighting for his beliefs until the time of his death. He mostly shared his feelings in a song. His well known song “Imagine” was about his political orientation of him and Yoko’s relationship. Another song called “Give Peace a Chance” was about his feelings towards a war that was going on around that time, and it stirred up some commotion. He also got John Sinclair released from prison from singing a song that went like “It ain’t fair… John Sinclair,”The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation back then, J. Edgar Hoover ranted about how Lennon was putting people in danger. Lennon and the FBI were having a “battle” about the things he’s did for five years. Nixon and the FBI were scared of what Lennon was doing and tried to have him deported, but that didn’t work out. The FBI and Richard Nixon were potty to be scared of him (Davies).
In conclusion, Lennon was considered a rebel because his involvement in politics.

He got a lot of people fighting along with him, turning against the president. He had a passion for going against Nixon’s beliefs, he made a big difference in that period of time. Unfortunately, Lennon was assassinated by Mark David Chapman on December 8, 1980, an obsessed fan of the Beatles. He will always be remembered for making a difference to the world around the time he was still leaving. One can only imagine what John Lennon would say about a world where more money is spent on feeding the war machine than on feeding the poor

(Whitehead).