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I figured I would start a series dealing with "what if" type scenarios regarding various artists, bands, or albums.

The first scenario will be........

What if John Lennon had never been murdered? Would he have found success in the bizarre musical decade known as the 80's? Could he have even fit in musically during the era? Alot of his solo material dealt with Yoko and alot of introspection about his childhood. Some of it very self indulgent. His anti war and anti religious stance would have been very dated as well. If Lennon were to succeed in the 80's, it would have likely required not only a change in musical direction, but an image makeover as well.

Lennon surviving into the 80's opens up an even bigger can of worms than solo material: What about The Beatles? Had a reunion happened in say 1985, other than cash grab purposes, could the band have been relevant?

Or would Lennon have pulled an Axl type disappearance instead of going forward?