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Yoko Ono has given John Lennon fans a surprise by joining them at a vigil to mark the 25th anniversary of his death.
Ono visited the 'Imagine' site, situated in Strawberry Fields, New York, and placed flowers amongst those left by wellwishers.
Former bandmate Paul McCartney told the BBC that Lennon's death still haunted him. "The first thing that goes through your mind is the horrific conditions of his death. That's what always hits me ... But, then rather than dwell on that I immediately go to the fantastic times we had and how lucky and privileged I feel to be one of the people who spent the most time with him during his life having met him as a teenager.
"The bottom line, I think what everybody already knows, he was a fantastic man, really fantastic guy. Just as a man, as an activist, he is one of the great men of the 20th century."
The former Beatle was shot outside the Dakota apartment building on Central Park West late night on 8 December 1980. His assassin Mark Chapman is now in a New York prison.
As well as Ono's visit to the site, tributes were also paid to Lennon by Liverpool crowds, who released white balloons into the sky and watched a film featuring live music and unseen footage of the Beatles singer.
Ono visited the 'Imagine' site, situated in Strawberry Fields, New York, and placed flowers amongst those left by wellwishers.
Former bandmate Paul McCartney told the BBC that Lennon's death still haunted him. "The first thing that goes through your mind is the horrific conditions of his death. That's what always hits me ... But, then rather than dwell on that I immediately go to the fantastic times we had and how lucky and privileged I feel to be one of the people who spent the most time with him during his life having met him as a teenager.
"The bottom line, I think what everybody already knows, he was a fantastic man, really fantastic guy. Just as a man, as an activist, he is one of the great men of the 20th century."
The former Beatle was shot outside the Dakota apartment building on Central Park West late night on 8 December 1980. His assassin Mark Chapman is now in a New York prison.
As well as Ono's visit to the site, tributes were also paid to Lennon by Liverpool crowds, who released white balloons into the sky and watched a film featuring live music and unseen footage of the Beatles singer.
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