L.A. Times - Entertainment — John Lennon's fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future. more info

Detroit Free Press — John Lennon's fans are celebrating his life by visiting New York City's Strawberry Fields, an urban oasis that's endorsed by 121 countries as a "Garden of Peace." more info

Pop Crunch — Thirty years ago today, the music world lost a music icon when former Beatle John Lennon was gunned down outside his Manhattan apartment building, The Dakota, on Dec. 8. He was 40. To commemorate Lennon’s death, Rolling Stone Magazine is publishing... more info

CNN Showbiz — When David Schuster was walking a friend home down West 72nd Street one night in 1980, he heard what sounded like a car backfiring or a firecracker. more info

Chorus.fm — Today is the 30th Anniversary of *John Lennon*'s death. Head here (http://www.nme.com/news/john-lennon/54168) to read Yoko Ono discussing Lennon and his anniversary, courtesy of the NME (http://www.nme.com). R.I.P. more info

Pop Candy — Hello there, and a happy Wednesday to you! Last night I went to see the Sofia Coppola movie Somewhere. I liked it, and I think that's all I'm ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Between the Notes Every Beatles fan who was old enough to watch the news in 1980 remembers the sickening feeling. The murder of John Lennon took a beloved rock star and willing cultural divining rod from his devoted following. It took ... more info

Detroit Free Press — Three days before he was gunned down, John Lennon complained about his critics - saying they were just interested in "dead heroes" - and talked optimistically about his family and future, musing that he had "plenty of time" to accomplish some of his ... more info

CNN Showbiz — CNN Supervising Producer and musician Ric Ward shares his memories of the day John Lennon died. more info

NME — She tells NME Lennon would 'definitely' still be making music were he alive today more info