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Julian Lennon had such high hopes when he released his latest record, ‘Jude,’ that it hurt so much when he was brought back to earth by minimal fan reception.

Lennon, 61, who is also the first son of John Lennon and his first wife Cynthia Powell, opened up about how fan disinterest in his album hurt him, especially since he it was his first record in over a decade.

Julian Lennon – On Wanting To Do Late Night Shows If They’d Have Him

The thing that makes us humans is the hope we have for things that haven’t happened yet. You’re starting up a company and you already have big dreams for it, even though, truthfully speaking, it could go either way.

This was true for Julian Lennon, who made his first musical return in over a decade only to discover that fans don’t really care for any new music from him.

The popular Beatles song "Hey Jude" appears for a particular reason in Ted Lasso season 3. Ted Lasso has been highly successful for Apple TV Plus since it debuted in 2020 and has featured other references to The Beatles in previous episodes. As far back as Ted Lasso's first episode, Ted mentions to Rebecca when they met that he always wanted to see Abbey Road. Abbey Road is the name of one of The Beatles' most successful albums and where the band took the iconic album cover photo walking across the street.

The Beatles' single "Hey Jude" did not appear on any of their official LPs but was written and recorded during The White Album's sessions. The song was later released on a compellation album of their music from 1967-1970, commonly referred to as The Blue Album, which came out three years after The Beatles broke up. Over 50 years later, the power...

Update: Yoko Ono released a statement on the death of Cynthia Lennon, writing on her website: "I'm very saddened by Cynthia’s death. She was a great person and a wonderful mother to Julian. She had such a strong zest for life and I felt proud how we two women stood firm in the Beatles family. Please join me in sending love and support to Julian at this very sad time."

Cynthia Lennon, the former wife of John Lennon, died Wednesday in her home in Mallorca, Spain. She had been...

Julian Lennon doesn't want to repeat the 'mistakes' his father John Lennon did. The 49-year-old singer was the result of the late Beatles legend's first marriage to Cynthia Powell, and he admits he always delayed having children because he did not want to do the same things his parents did when they were young. He said: 'I didn't want to follow certain things dad had done because dad's mother died when he was 17 and so on. So I didn't want to have children so early in life and I wanted to learn about life a little more ... I didn't want to make the same mistakes, basically. 'One can only hope I've learnt a little more and...

Getty Cee Lo Green performs at Bill & Giuliana Rancic Ring In New Year’s Eve

Just before the ball dropped in Times Square on New Year’s Eve, Cee Lo Green emerged in a long fur coat and sang his version of John Lennon’s “Imagine.”

Green changed three words, singing “Nothing to kill or die for/ And all religion’s true,”and sparking controversy. The original lyrics read “Nothing to kill or die for/And no religion too.”

Preempting criticism,...

More than forty years after the break-up of The Beatles, fresh band-related drama has cropped up once again, and this time it doesn't involve Yoko. Julian Lennon, John's forty-eight-year-old son by first wife Cynthia Powell who could never escape his pops' shadow (especially since he looks and sounds like him), is angry, hurt, and confused by Paul McCartney's failure to invite him to his wedding in London last month, to third wife Nancy Shevell. And yes, Julian's half-brother Sean found time away from Occupy Wall Street to attend. The forty-eight-year-old Julian claims he wasn't invited to either of the wedding parties in London and New York, as well as the London premiere of Martin Scorsese's awesome George Harrison documentary, nor the five-year anniversary performance of the Beatles musical, Love, in Las Vegas. So who knows what's going on with McCartney, who Julian [...]...