[newsImage]101010_johnlennonq.jpg[/newsImage]Yesterday, October 9th was John Lennon's 70th birthday and in honor of him the UK music magazine, Q dedicated to dedicate an issue of their magazine to his life. Billie Joe along with a few other artists took the time to sit down with Q Magazine and talk about John's life.

John Lennon was an English singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles. After the Beatles had broken up John went on to have a very successful solo career releasing many hit singles including 'Imagine', 'Happy Xmas (War Is Over)', 'Instant Karma', along with many others. Tragically on Monday, December 8, 1980 John Lennon shot at the entrance of the building where he lived.

You can now pick up this issue of Q Magazine at your local news stand or online by clicking here.

Thanks to t ann for posting the news on the forum.