John Lennon Told His Son He’s ‘Looking Out’ for Him Whenever He Sees a White Feather
John Lennon had a sweet message for his first son Julian Lennon ā and it stuck with his ex-wife, Cynthia Lennon. Hereās what she wrote in her memoir about white feathers and the former Beatles member.
John Lennon had a son with Cynthia Lennon ā Julian
He was a chart-topping musician to the world and a father to Julian Lennon. After getting married to Yoko Ono, John Lennon became a father to Sean Taro Ono Lennon.
Through his first marriage with Cynthia Lennon (then Cynthia Lennon), however, John Lennon had his first son. Much of John Lennonās relationship with his children was described in Cynthia Lennonās 2005 memoir.Ā
John Lennon asked his son to keep an eye out for a white feather ā āyouāll know Iām thereā
In her memoir John, Cynthia Lennon detailed sentimental moments between her son and the Beatles member. She explained āLucy in the Sky with Diamondsā was inspired by one of Julian Lennonās drawings.Ā
After the divorce, Cynthia, John, and Julian Lennon went to Disneyland. There was even one moment when John Lennon told his son to look out for white feathers after he died.Ā
āIt was also in a moment of sentiment, but perhaps of tenderness and love too, that John once said to Julian, āIf anything ever happens to me, look for a white feather and youāll know Iām there, looking out for you,āā she wrote. āI think of John every time I see a white feather.ā
After his split from Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono moved to New York City. It was there that the former Beatles songwriter was shot and killed in 1980. Yoko Ono offered to fly Julian Lennon to Manhattan. He appeared at the memorial service and was later gifted his fatherās guitar.
Julian Lennon described his relationship with his father
Although there were moments of āsentiment,ā Julian Lennon later shared that he didnāt have the best relationship with his father. For the John foreword, the musician said that John Lennon often ignored his first family.
āDad was a great talent, a remarkable man who stood for peace and love in the world,ā Julian Lennon wrote. āBut at the same time, he found it very hard to show any peace and love to his first family ā my mother and me.āĀ
Even when John and Cynthia Lennon were still together, Cynthia Lennon wrote that her husbandās moods could be āunpredictable.ā She recalled one moment when John Lennon yelled at 3-year-old Julian for eating messily.
Even in a letter to Cynthia Lennon, John Lennon wrote that it was a āslow processā feeling like a āreal father.ā
āI spend hours in dressing rooms and things thinking about the times Iāve wasted not being with him ā and playing with him ā you know I keep thinking of those stupid bastard times when I keep reading bloody newspapers and other s*** whilst heās in the room with me and Iāve decided itās all wrong,ā he reflected.Ā