John was my favorite Beatle cause he was so complicated. He seemed to be a lot like me in that, he could be complete opposites. I.e., he was a peace protestor, but could have a bad temper, could be both incredibally cruel and lovingly tender, sarcastic one minute and empathetic the next. I think he understood that he was a "work in progress", and I believe he was on the way to being a better human being when that "insect" took him down. I never think of John without a bout of sadness that he was cut down.