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.

Julian Lennon, the eldest son of The Beatles member John Lennon, opened up about his complicated relationship with his father and his world-famous musical group. The 61-year-old, whose mother is Lennon's first wife,

Julian Lennon, the eldest son of the legendary Beatles singer-songwriter John Lennon, says he and his father had a rather distant relationship. "You have to realise that when Dad left, when I was between three and five (it was a bit of a process),

Julian Lennon may be the eldest son of John Lennon, but in a recent interview with The Guardian he admitted that he's not part of The Beatles' "inner circle" and never has been. The subject came up when he was asked about his thoughts on the newfound interest surrounding the Fab Four after Peter Jackson's Get Back and Martin Scorsese's Beatles '64 documentaries.

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,