John Lennon Said ‘I’m Not About to Get Myself Shot’ 8 Years Before Murder in Chilling Resurfaced Phone Call

The former Beatle, who was shot and killed in 1980, and his wife Yoko Ono are the subjects of the new documentary ‘One to One: John and Yoko’

John Lennon knew that strong political activism in the 1970s was a risky business — and eight years before his tragic murder, he spoke with a friend about the risks of gun violence.The new documentary One to One: John & Yoko focuses on Lennon and wife Yoko Ono’s move to New York City amid a tense American political climate in 1971. Much of the beginning covers the ill-fated Free the People Tour, which Lennon had planned with activist Jerry Rubin as a mix of music and politics.The tour was to climax at the Republican Convention in August 1972, and Lennon’s goal was to raise money that would pay bail for people unable to afford it themselves.