John Lennon's son breaks silence on 'uncomfortable' gap with Beatles star's offspring
Despite years in the spotlight as The Beatles rose to become one of the most successful rock acts ever, John Lennon once revealed that his post-band period brought him the greatest joy.
However, his son Sean Ono Lennon has now clarified his father's remarks from decades past. After emerging in the 1960s and rapidly achieving global superstardom, The Beatles were considered the world's premier musical phenomenon, though their collaboration essentially concluded in the early 1970s when Paul McCartney departed the group.
As a solo performer residing in America with his wife, Yoko Ono, Lennon performed two shows at Madison Square Garden in 1972 for the "One to One" benefit concerts, which supported children with disabilities.
After those Madison Square Garden performances with his wife, he notably declared, "That Madison Square Garden gig was the best music I enjoyed playing since the Cavern or even Hamburg."
Yet during a conversation with Lennon's son Sean on BBC Radio 6 Music, host Chris Hawkins questioned whether his father's post-Madison Square Garden remarks indicated he "had fallen out of love with music?"
Sean responded by suggesting there was "a bit of a myth around that," explaining he believed his dad's statements better reflected John having "fallen out of love with a certain kind of fame."
Elaborating further, he revealed his father's genuine feelings about The Beatles, explaining, "I think he'd fallen out of love with having to be part of the machinery of a pop machine, you know.
"I think that was, even though he was always rebellious within that framework, I think that he still resented, you know, having to be a Beatle in a way. I think he really wanted to move on from that, you know."
Lennon was often the most critical of The Beatles' endeavors, both in and out of the recording studio, and continuously voiced negative views even after the group called it quits. He wasn't ever shy to throw certain Beatles songs under the bus.
In fact, Lennon wasn't happy with any of The Beatles' songs, it turns out, and once confided in one of the most important figures in the band's life, their producer, George Martin, who was often referred to as the fifth Beatle, about a wild wish he had about their tunes.
Source: Danny Gutmann, Hannah Furnell/irishstar.com
