{"id":102022,"date":"2023-12-19T22:44:57","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T22:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=102022"},"modified":"2023-12-19T22:44:57","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T22:44:57","slug":"john-lennons-son-reveals-pain-at-hey-jude","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/celebrities\/john-lennons-son-reveals-pain-at-hey-jude\/","title":{"rendered":"John Lennons son reveals pain at Hey Jude"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sir Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort Julian, then five, and his mum Cynthia over her split from John Lennon in 1968.<\/p>\n

The break-up followed John\u2019s affair with Yoko Ono.Julian, 60, said of the Beatles\u2019 song: \u201cIt\u2019s a beautiful sentiment, no question about that, and I\u2019m very thankful.<\/p>\n

But I\u2019ve also been driven up the wall by it. I love the fact that he wrote a song about me and for Mum, but depending on what side of the bed one woke up on, and where you\u2019re hearing it, it can be a good or a slightly frustrating thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musician Julian, who lives in Monaco, also told Esquire magazine he saw his dad \u201cmaybe a couple of times\u201d before he was shot dead aged 40 in 1980.<\/p>\n

He said: \u201cThe weird thing with the audience is they think it\u2019s cute, quoting \u2018Hey Jude\u2019 to me. I don\u2019t think they realise there\u2019s a lot of pain.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery time you quote that, it reminds me of my mother being separated from my father, the love that was lost, the fact that I rarely saw my father again ever. A lot of people don\u2019t get how intense, how emotional, and how personal that is.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not just a \u2018pick yourself up and dust yourself off and be happy\u2019. There\u2019s deep emotional pain. I can celebrate it \u2013 but also it\u2019s something that\u2019ll always be dark to me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Julian\u2019s career peaked in the UK with Too Late For Goodbyes reaching the top 10 in 1984. He has made a name for himself as a photographer, author of kids\u2019 books and documentary maker. Cynthia married three more times before dying of cancer aged 75 in 2015.<\/p>\n