Yoko Ono describes 'hollowing experience' of losing John Lennon

Yesterday (8 December) marked the 39th anniversary of the death of John Lennon, with family, friends and fans all paying fresh tribute to the late Beatle.

Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono posted an emotional tribute to the musician on Twitter in which she described the process of losing a loved one as ‘a hollowing experience’.

‘After 39 years, Sean, Julian and I still miss him,’ Yoko wrote, referencing Lennon’s two sons before quoting one of the most famous lyrics from Imagine: ‘Imagine all the people, living life in peace.’

Yoko also took a renewed stand against gun violence in the US, pulling up a statistic which claimed that over 1.4 million people have been killed a a result of gun violence in the US since Lennon’s murder in New York in December 1980.

‘Every day, 100 Americans are shot and killed with guns,’ she wrote. ‘We are turning this beautiful country into a War Zone.

‘Together, let’s bring back America, the green land of Peace.’

Six hours on from her original post, Yoko heartbreakingly added: ‘It is always good to cry. Tears gives you immense health.’

Last month, Lennon’s Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr recalled being told the devastating news of Lennon’s murder, admitting that he ‘still well[s] up that some b*****d shot him’.

‘We got a plane to New York, and you don’t know what you can do,’ the drummer said about what he did in the immediate aftermath of Lennon’s death.

‘We went to the apartment. “Anything we can do?” And Yoko just said, “Well, you just play with Sean. Keep Sean busy.” And that’s what we did.’

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