John Lennon's death happened right outside an apartment building. He was shot by a man named Chapman in which had been stalking him for three days prior. People began to place flowers by the gates of the Lennon apartment's in his honor. Chapman had been nearly successful in committing suicide a few times in his lifetime. A couple of weeks prior he had asked Lennon for an autograph. The disagreement between the two led to an argument and this is what had influenced him to perform such an act. Chapman felt the connection with Catcher in the Rye and Holden, probably because Holden sees everyone as phony and in Chapman's opinion, Lennon had been phony towards him. The musician that he thought he was, had not been legible.