fans all over the world mourned lennon's death. it made them feel that a special part of their lives was gone. many met in new york's central park, near where lennon and ono lived, to say their goodbyes. some played recordings of lennon's music. politicians and celebrities everywhere were sorry lennon had died, even if they disliked him, because his music meant so much to so many people. radio stations in the soviet union, where rock music was rarely allowed to be played, gave an hour over to beatles recordings.