Idealistic hippy rubbish .....
This made him look what a lot of people suspected he was, a drug addicted hippy who spouted off a load of idealistic rubbish about world peace. I have long suspected he was a closet communist after writing 'Imagine' and I stand by that.
Nobody is denying his musical talents but in all the time he spoke of peace did he ever visit any of these war zones ? Did he ever put on a concert in a country devastated by war to raise the morale of the people ? No.
He is an even bigger hypocrite than The Irish guy who is the lead singer of a band made up of 1 letter and 1 number. (Best not name him for libel reasons). He runs a charity that actually gives no money to the poor. All the charity's stated aim is is to raise awareness which means all the money goes into the back pocket of the trustees. I remember chuckling when the Irish Govt said if people like him paid their tax share rather than have it all off shore perhaps they could do more to help.
Stick to making music and keep your noses out of world affairs where the naivity shown is quite staggering.