30 years ago today, John Lennon was gunned down by Mark David Chapman outside his New York apartment building. The image above depicts John signing a copy of Double Fantasy for Chapman just hours before his murder.

Here are some audio clips of John Lennon’s final interview with Rolling Stone, recorded three days before his murder. Part of a nine hour interview ranging from music and politics to image and idolatry, the full interview will hit newsstands this Friday.

You are gone, but you’ll never be forgotten. Rest in peace.

Source: Rolling Stone