Mike Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 John Lennon's son Julian says he has forgiven his late father for abandoning him as a child. The Beatles star, who was murdered in New York City in 1980, left his first wife Cynthia Powell for Yoko Ono and had little contact with his young son after the divorce in 1968. Julian, who's also a musician, began to mend his relationship with Lennon in the 1970s, but never fully forgave him for walking out on his family. But he has now admitted that he has finally come to terms with the music legend's role in his life, after writing a new song about his recently deceased childhood friend Lucy Vodden - who inspired Lennon's Beatles classic Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds. "It's come full circle for me in many respects. I had a lot of bitterness and anger. It wasn't until the writing of this song that I really forgave my father," Contactmusic quoted Julian as saying. "I realised if I continued to feel that anger and bitterness towards my dad, I would have a cloud hanging over my head. Writing is therapy for me. It also allowed me to embrace dad and the Beatles," he added. Copyright ©2009 Diligent Media Corporation Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 A little late for that. 29 years too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyRaccoon Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 Anyone ever read his forward to Cynthia's book? It's pretty harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 I read her book in 8th grade. I don't seem to recall his forward, but I am sure those words are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ombre Vivante Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 A little late for that. 29 years too late. It's never too late to reconciliate with the fact his father was a deadbeat douchebag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 19, 2009 Report Share Posted December 19, 2009 A bit harsh . I'm sure Julian didn't learn piano courtesy of purely welfare or a '60's single mom's salary ... whether Lennon wanted that or not is beyond what I know . The whole idea , after this much time , is really a headline making opportunity , though , to coincide with his album , methinks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted December 29, 2009 Report Share Posted December 29, 2009 It had to be very hard for Julian to hear songs like Beautiful Boy that John wrote about the son he chose not to abandon. Yes, he got some good genetics and probably a healthy trust fund out of it, but there must have been times when Julian wondered why he was so less important than all the other things in John's life. Paul McCartney picked up on it and had the compassion to write a song about it ( Hey Jude ), which I don't think John ever did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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