Where were you? What were you doing?
It was 4 days before my 26th birthday. I heard the terrible news from New York when I walked out of the London Transport offices at Manor House and jumped on a 253 towards the West End and turned on my portable radio. With my staff freedom to travel I stayed on the bus. It was one of those days that change my life. I had just been sacked after a years probation working as a bus conductor, but one night I partied too long and missed my shift. The year before I'd 'given up music' and decided to do something totally different because

a working class hero is something to be

As the news came in the disbelief was suspended by more and more details, "outside the Dakota building", "between takes on a new album". A wave a grief swept the planet and the West End fell into silence that evening. I can't remember how I got home and I returned to music.

> London Transport - RMC December 12th 1980
> John Lennon - Wikipedia