But his last album, 2022’s “Jude,” was indeed a reference to “Hey Jude,” the 1968 No. 1 hit by The Beatles. Paul McCartney originally wrote the song “Hey Jules” — a reference to Julian’s nickname — to comfort John’s young son after his father left his mother for Ono.

John Lennon's older son Julian Lennon opens up in a new interview about how he hasn't felt connected to the Beatles throughout his life, telling 'The Guardian': 'I’m not part of the inner circle — I never have been.

Despite his last name, John Lennon's son Julian Lennon wants to make it clear he rarely has the inside scoop on The Beatles. "I'm not part of the inner circle - I never have been," Julian, 61, shared in an interview with The Guardian published Sunday,

Julian Lennon has opened up about the relationship he has with his dad John Lennon's bandmates The Beatles and how he and his late mother have nothing to do with them

It remains a fascinating exercise to wonder how John Lennon and Paul McCartney felt about each other’s songs. Bands, and especially a band’s primary songwriters, are famously competitive. This explains why it’s so difficult to keep even the most successful groups together.

John Lennon's love letter to The Beatles, "Now and Then," reworked and released in 2023, may win a Grammy—for Paul and Ringo, but not for Lennon himself.

Julian Lennon said he was never told about Beatles projects as he wasn’t in the band’s inner circle, and revealed a heartbreaking career moment in January 2025.

"I'm just as curious as anybody else, although I do find myself going, 'how is it possible that there's another Beatles film?'"

You’d be a hard-hearted soul not to feel at least a shred of sympathy for Julian Lennon. It can’t have been easy, for all the reasons you’d expect. Though he’s enjoyed a decent-ish career in music (Top Ten hits,