Julian Lennon Is 'Thankful' Paul McCartney Wrote 'Hey Jude' for Him But It Drives Him 'Up the Wall'
After 55 years, Julian Lennon has made peace with “Hey Jude.”
Julian, 60, recently spoke about the song that Paul McCartney wrote to console him while his parents, John Lennon and Cynthia Lennon (née Powell), went through a divorce. “It was ‘Hey Jules’ at first, but that didn’t quite sit well rhythmically,” Julian told Esquire in an interview published on Monday, December 18. “‘Hey Jude’ was a better interpretation. Paul wrote it to console Mum, and also to console me.”
Julian went on to admit that he doesn’t exactly love hearing the tune anymore despite its connection to his family. “It’s a beautiful sentiment, no question about that, and I’m very thankful — but I’ve also been driven up the wall by it,” he explained. “I love the fact that [Paul] wrote a song about me and for Mum, but depending on what side of the bed one woke up on and where you’re hearing it, it can be a good or a slightly frustrating thing. But in my heart of hearts, there’s not a bad word I could say about it.”
Source: Jason Brow/usmagazine.com
