`` 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 . 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 .