Poignant John Lennon letter penned just months before he was shot dead emerges for sale

The Beatle wrote that he 'hope life begins at 40' in the letter written in 1979. In December 1980 - two months after his 40th birthday - Lennon was murdered. The letter will go under the hammer at RR Auction of Boston, Massachusetts.

A poignant letter penned by John Lennon saying he 'hopes life begins at 40' just mere months before he was murdered has emerged for sale for £30,000.  The Beatle also says he wishes for a little less 'trouble' in his life when he reaches the milestone in the letter to his cousin Liela Birch.  He then talks about the 'many b******s I've met in the last 40 years or so' when lamenting people who he felt were after his money.  He was tragically shot dead by Mark Chapman outside his New York apartment in December 1980, two months after his 40th birthday.

He writes: 'I'm 40 next year - I hope life begins - ie I'd like a little less 'trouble' and more - what?'

Source: Francine Wolfisz/dailymail.co.uk

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