The eldest son of the British singer John LennonJulian, highlighted the distance he always had from both his father and the Liverpool quartet, their popularity and the world in general.
“I am not part of the inner circle, I never was,” said the musician y photographer in an interview with the British newspaper The Guardian.
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“You have to understand that when my dad left, when I was between 3 and 5 years old, it was just mom and me, and we had nothing to do with the Beatles not even with dad,” highlighted the one who responds to the first name of Julian Charles John Lennon.
He also talked about the relationship he has with his mother, Cynthia Lennonwho was instrumental in the memories he has of his father.
“I think it was my mom, seeing how she handled everything with love, grace y positivity. I saw that this was the only way to move forward. You have to take the right path, be the best person and try to learn from everything bad that happens to you,” he said in the conversation with the British newspaper.
On the other hand, Julian He talked about his half brother, Sean Ono Lennonson of John Lennon y Yoko Ono.
“Luckily, Sean and I get along incredibly well, we’re best friends, and he tells me what he can, but things about the Beatles are still pretty secret,” said the 61-year-old musician.
“It’s extraordinarily strange, but I’m not upset about it. Prefer get excited and feel impressed by what they did and continue to do,” he adds.
SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST
Additionally, in the interview, Lennon talked about his book of photographs Life’s Fragile Moments, where he compiles more than 20 years of his work behind the lens.
The book even includes a photo of his brother Sean on tour, who plays in The Claypool Lennon Delirium.
This photo document is made up of images taken during trips for his charitable foundation, White Feather Foundation and he said he was a self-taught son.
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“I never learned to read or write music, I do everything self-taught” and he assured that this is his passion because in the same way he reached the photograph.
However, being the son of a music legend like Lennon He has not assured him anything and said that he has a great lack of opportunity. However, he remains active and optimistic.
“What I need to do for myself is build a work, a foundation on which I can stand and that no one can take away from me,” he concluded. Julian Lennon.
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