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The man who killed Beatle John Lennon has told authorities why he did it. Mark David Chapman, 55, explained his to his parole board on September 7th. It is the first time he has any explanation for Lennon on the steps of the rock legend’s apartment in New York on December 8th, 1980. He said: "I felt that by killing John Lennon I would become , and instead of that I became a and murderers are not somebodies.” He added: "I made a decision to end another human being's life for reasons of selfishness, and that was my at that time.” Chapman thought that by killing someone famous he would achieve " notoriety and fame."

Chapman is serving a of 20 years to life for shooting Lennon. He was first for parole in 2000 but prison officials decided not to him. His next parole hearing will be in August 2012. He hopes that talking about his will help him get released. He revealed that his deepening in God while in prison has made him a better person. He that he understands why members of the public want to keep him up forever. Another new revelation is that Chapman had other famous people on his hit , including actress Elizabeth Taylor and former U.S. president Ronald Reagan. He John Lennon because he was “more ”. He said: "I found out what building he was at and went there."