A tribute to John Lennon has been unveiled by Bono and Yoko Ono on New York’s Ellis Island in the form of a tapestry. John Lennon is here and he’s still asking that question.
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Andrew Savulich/New York Daily News From left: Ono, Bono, Secretary General of Amnesty global Salil Shetty and The Edge celebrate the 40th anniversary of the day the late Beatle got his green card on Ellis Island Wednesday.
“John knew how urgent (peace) was”, Ono said at the event.
He added: “One more Irish immigrant on an island full of Irish immigrants”.
The frontman of the Dublin-based rock band recall that John did a peace sign in front of the Statue of Liberty when he won his immigration case.
During Bono’s stint at the microphone, he said, “They let him stay and he is still here”. “John had to fight to actually be accepted here”.
Born in the British city of Liverpool, Lennon came to the United States in the early 1970s.
Granted that much of Bono’s speech centered around Lennon and the impact he had on U2’s career, but of course Bono would find a way to make the speech about himself.
Ono said Lennon was determined to stay in the U.S. partly because of the change he believed could happen. He was really, really concerned about what’s happening in the world, and he knew that what we do in America is really going to affect the whole world.
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