Original: John Lennon justified the comparative merits of his investiture by comparing military membership in the order , saying '' Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war â '' for killing people ... ( W ) e received ours for entertaining other people .
Simplified: '' Lots of people who complained about us receiving the MBE received theirs for heroism in the war - for killing people . We received ours for entertaining other people .