Paul McCartney describes how he heard about John Lennon's death. It was raining and Paul was working at his office when he received a phone call from an American journalist telling him that someone had killed John. The journalist said that a crazy fan had shot John when he was walking into his apartment building in New York City. Paul was horrified by the news. He went home and locked himself in his room, crying all day in response to learning about John Lennon's death.