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.
John Lennon actually became a Christian in his last days. When someone asked him about Imagine he shrugged and said, “It was just a song, that’s all.” John was very self-indulgent in his music...if the mood hit and he felt sad or depressed or what have you it immediately went into a song (”Mother,” “Working Class Hero,” etc.)