The death Of Elvis Presley and John Lennon 3 yrs apart where were you and what where you doing when you heard of their deaths my world collapsed elvis i was waiting for a traffic light on my bike and this lady was in tears i asked are you ok she said no Elvis is dead i rode home a in tears. John lennon i was wathing abc football game between new England and Miami and howard cosell made the announcement - my mom knew John as a teenager and was very upset- she always believed he would die young??? very haunting