This is Part 4 of a series.
When the Beatles were languishing in obscurity, perhaps in Hamburg, one day, John Lennon came upon his mates with, “our troubles are over, I’ve sold our souls to the devil”. But when the 7 years of Jebez Stone’s agreement with Old Scratch are up (The Devil & Daniel Webster), the price must be paid: as soon as John Lennon had turned Libertarian—did he regret “Imagine”?—he was shot.