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For someone who loved to talk and sing about peace, John Lennon sure enjoyed hitting people.

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She was a classically trained musician — the Beatles were self-taught.

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She’s a self-made artist who wouldn’t be discouraged.

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“AAAAAGGGHH-oo-wowowow-we have to save the beautiful country that our ancestors saved for us-AAAAGGHHH!”

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“I always was a rebel… but on the other hand, I wanted to be loved and accepted by all facets of society and not be this loud-mouthed lunatic, poet, musician. But I cannot be what I’m not.”

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Until Lennon’s remark that the Beatles were “more popular than Jesus”, pop culture had been dismissed as a “kid thing” and unimportant. But after that, it was regarded a social force to be reckoned with.

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9. Taylor Swift.

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Chris Killen’s choose-your-own-story audiobook/eBook is, I think, a game-changer.

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At this point, my friends should despise you — but don’t worry! This is all part of the job. If my roommate neglects to invite you to her birthday party or the friend request you sent to my little sister has sat idle for weeks on end, it just means you’re excelling at your position, which is all I could ask for, really.

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“There are two kinds of people” arguments usually strike me as cheeky and stale.  But there is one incontestable version of the formulation:  there are two types of people in the world—those who prefer Paul McCartney and those who prefer John Lennon.  Let me tell you a little story.