Mark David Chapman , the man convicted in the murder of legendary Beatles singer-songwriter John Lennon , recently told the parole board of his desire to "be a somebody" prior to the December 8, 1980, fatal shooting.

“This was for me and me alone, unfortunately, and it had everything to do with his popularity,” Chapman, 70, said from the Green Haven Correctional Facility in Dutchess County, New York, in August, according to a transcript obtained by the New York Post last week. “My crime was completely selfish.”

Chapman, who assassinated Lennon, 40, outside the singer's Dakota apartment building, unsuccessfully attempted parole for a 14th time earlier this year, issuing an apology for the "devastation" he caused fans of the legendary musician. A commissioner asked Chapman about

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