JULIAN LENNON BLAMES FATHER JOHN FOR HIS LACK OF CHILDREN

John Lennon was such a bad father that he put his own son, Julian, off having children.

John, of Beatles fame, with his son Julian, at their home in Weybridge

Julian Lennon, 48, John Lennon's son by his first wife, Cynthia, has revealed that his difficult relationship with his famous father has discouraged him from starting a family.

Julian, who has never married, said that – unlike his father – he wanted to be mature enough to cope with fatherhood.

“He was young and didn’t know what the hell he was doing," Julian said. "That’s the reason I haven’t had children yet. I didn’t want to do the same thing. No, I’m not ready. I want to know who I am first.”

Lennon’s comments, made in an interview with Record Collectormagazine, are perhaps his most forthright yet about his relationship with his father.

Julian, himself a musician, was five when John left Cynthia for Yoko Ono in 1968. When Julian was born at the start of Beatlemania in 1963, John Lennon was away on tour. Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager, initially covered up the fact that John was married with a child to make him more appealing to female fans.

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