Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are among those paying tribute to John Lennon on Tuesday, the 40th anniversary of his death.
“A sad sad day but remembering my friend John with the great joy he brought to the world,” McCartney tweeted. “I will always be proud and happy to have known and worked with this incredible Scouser! X love Paul.”
Starr tweeted “…peace and love John. I’m asking Every music radio station in the world sometime today play Strawberry Fields Forever. Peace and love.”
Lennon’s widow Yoko Ono used the opportunity to not only remember but to draw attention to the epidemic of gun violence in America.
“The death of a loved one is a hollowing experience. After 40 years, Sean, Julian and I still miss him,” Ono tweeted, followed by a lyric from “Imagine.”
Lennon was 40 when he was gunned down on Dec. 8, 1980 outside his New York City apartment building.
Here is a look at some of the other tributes to Lennon: