Despite his last name, John Lennonson of Julian Lennon It wants to be clear that he hardly has the inside scoop The Beatles.
"I'm not part of the inner circle — I never have been," Julian, 61, shared in an interview The Guardian Published on Sunday, January 5. "You have to understand that when Dad was gone, when I was between 3 and 5, it was just Mum and I and we had nothing to do with the Beatles or Dad."
When the new Beatles documentary and The project is published"It's half-time news to me," says Julian.
"I visited him on the odd occasion," Julian continued of his father. "But we were too much on the outside."
(Photo by Charlie Galle/Getty Images for Disney) As bandmate Paul McCartney would later note, The Beatles' John Lennon's short life was full of tragedy. After his father Alfred left at a young age and his mother Julia left his sister Mary "Mimi" Smith to raise his family life (...) John grew up in a turbulent family dynamic.
John and his first wife Cynthia Lennon Was married from 1962 to 1968. During their relationship, the couple welcomed Julian who became a singer, writer and photographer.
John later married Yoko Ono And in 1975 Sean Ono welcomed Lennon. The Beatles member died five years later at the age of 40.
"I'm thankful that Sean and I get on like a house on fire - we're best friends, and he tells me what he can, but things are pretty secretive on the Beatles front," Julian shared in his latest interview. “(It feels) incredibly weird, but I'm not upset about it. I am rather excited and impressed by what they have done and continue to do."
In recent years, The Beatles have been the subject of various documentaries Martin Scorseseof The Beatles '64which premiered in November 2024.
Although he has never been close to his father, Julian still has an interest in John and him The bandmates are done.
"As a fan, I'm as curious as anybody," he said. "Even though I'm going to myself, 'How is it possible that there's another Beatles film?'"
Although Julian has found success as a Grammy-nominated singer and songwriter, he is now turning his focus to fine art photography with a new book titled Fragile moments of life.
After 55 years, Julian Lennon has made peace with "Hey Jude." Julian, 60, recently spoke about the song Paul McCartney wrote to comfort his parents, John Lennon and Cynthia Lennon (née Powell), when they were going through a divorce. "It was 'Hey Jules' at first, but it didn't quite fit rhythmically," Julian told Esquire (...)
The body of work spans over 20 years and includes photos taken while traveling the world for his charity work, White Feather Foundation.
When asked about where he gets his positivity and optimism from, Julian credits his mother for how he handles life's ups and downs.
"Seeing how she handled everything she dealt with with love, grace and positivity," she explained. “I saw that this was the only way forward. You take the high road, be a better person and try to learn from all the crap thrown at you. Without question, I have had my moments of depression and I still deal with some serious anxiety on occasion, but the only way is to push myself. Wallowing is not good — been there, done that."
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