Lennon was a complex figure, with elements of both idealism and cynicism in his worldview. His iconoclastic tendency may have made it surprising for him to see people walking around wearing John Lennon T-shirts. At the same time, it would perhaps have pleased him to know that his songs are as well loved today as they were during his lifetime. If the fans of his music are not merely wearing John Lennon T-shirts but also thinking about the values and ideas expressed in his lyrics and his life and how those ideas touch their own lives today, perhaps that, too, would not have displeased him.
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