[Catsrus]

Isn’t he the one who said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus right before he was gunned down?

[Ray76]

That was more than ten years prior.

He’s mocking the tenny bopper audience.

[Straight Vermonter]

Isn’t he the one who said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus right before he was gunned down?

It was 14 years earlier but yeah he is the one who said it.

[MeshugeMikey]

he is responsible for the quote yes

when he made the statement I dont know.

he was a jackass yes.

he never lived long enough to grow up!

[rabidralph]

Well, no. He said that back in the ‘60s and he was gunned down in 1980 or so.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

**Isn’t he the one who said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus right before he was gunned down?**

They said that back around 1966. Lots of their records were publicly burned, they apologized and the money started flowing again.

[Vermont Lt]

He said they were more popular than Jesus as a joke, and it was almost 16 years before he was shot.

[Williams]

No it was many years before.

[WorkingClassFilth]

No, he said that back in the 1960’s. He was shot in the early 80’s.

[Jim Noble]

Isn’t he the one who said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus right before he was gunned down?

He said it in 1965 and he was killed in 1980.

[ripnbang]

Yes and no. He said it, but it was a few years before he was killed. Maybe as many as 10 years.

[ripnbang]

Yes and no. He said it, but it was a few years before he was killed. Maybe as many as 10 years.

[plain talk]

Isn’t he the one who said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus right before he was gunned down?

No. He was not gunned down right after his statement about Jesus. The two incidents were unrelated.

Lennon stated that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus in the 1960s (may have been a true statement unfortunately). He was gunned down in 1980 by a wacked out crazy dude. You must be a young fellow. :-)

[discostu]

He didn’t say it was a good thing, he said it was pretty sad, nobody ever includes that part of the quote though.

[alloysteel]

John Lennon was one who assumed the mantle of the privilege that comes with the possession of large sums of money earned in a somewhat undeserved manner.

Charley Manson probably really envied the Beatles.

[KosmicKitty]

He said it, but he said it years before he was shot

[hinckley buzzard]

He said it many years before he was "gunned down," and although he didn't mean it literally, at the time he said it he may have been right.

[wardaddy]

No

He said in spring1966 that the Beatles were more popular than Jesus

He was murdered in Late 1980

I thought Lennon had issues from no real parents

Ringo and George were the nice ones

[dmz]

Isn’t he the one who said the Beatles were more popular than Jesus right before he was gunned down?

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Were you even born when either of the 2 events you mention occurred?

It appears not.