"We're still talking about it 50 years later, but at the time we had no idea the impact that it would have," Joanne Papineau, spokeswoman for the hotel, told AFP. Amid this merry chaos and with limited technical means, Lennon composed and recorded his famous hymn to peace, "Give Peace a Chance." Carmel Masse, a 57-year-old Canadian fan of John Lennon and the Beatles booked the suite for the night from Sunday to Monday. "When I saw John Lennon bearded in Montreal, with his guru side, looking like Jesus Christ, his journey intrigued me." "To rent this suite is like saying 50 years later, 'Thank you for making me a better person.'"

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 24, 2019 12:45 UTC