Beatles legend John Lennon would have had more impact on world peace than Bono
and Bob Geldof put together, his sister has claimed.
Julia Baird says the only reason that Irish rocker Bono and scruffy activist
Bob Geldof have been able to take centre stage is because John is no longer
around.
She says peace-loving John, who tirelessly campaigned against war while he was
alive would not be able to sit back and watch the devastation in Iraq go on.
Political activist John and his wife Yoko Ono worked hard to protest against
war and famously conducted the "Bed in for Peace" and "Give Peace a Chance"
while on their honeymoon in Amsterdam.
Throughout his later years Lennon dedicated his life to demonstrating against
conflict and was a key figure in many rallies and concert's in a bid to attain
a global peace.
He performed at the "Free John Sinclair" concert which tried to convince
authorities to free the antiwar poet John Sinclair who was serving ten years in
state prison.
John and Yoko also tried to form their own country in 1973 called "Nutopia" a
place they say with "no land, no boundaries, no passports, only people", and
all of its inhabitants would be ambassadors.
Now lennon's half-sister Julia says John whose hero was Gandhi would have
followed in the footsteps of his idol.
And the wiry features and iconic round glasses of the Beatles singer would have
been the perfect figurehead for the anti-war message.
Julia said: "People like Bono and Bob Geldof have only been able to take centre
stage as they have because John's not here.
"The two of them together don't make John, in my opinion.
"John's hero was Gandhi which not a lot of people know and he would have been
heading in that direction for definite.
"Trying to do what Gandhi did for some many people.
"With everything we know about John, there's no way he would have kept out of
world affairs.
"I'm sure he would have been against the war in Iraq and various other things.
"He would have been campaigning, protesting and marching.
"He would have been a wonderful figurehead for campaigns.
"He was just not the type of person to sit back and do nothing."
Fans can see a special photo exhibition featuring John which Julia opened at the Albert Dock Beatles Story until March, 9.
www.beatlesstory.com
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