Fathers’ Day Gut Check
Posted on June 17, 2005, under General.
Julian Lennon on his dad, circa May 30, 1999.
As for John Lennon: “The only thing he taught me was how not to be a father.”
“He walked out the bloody door and was never around. … I’d admire him on TV - listen to his words and opinions. But for someone who was praised for peace and love and wasn’t able to keep that at home, that’s hypocrisy.”
Does he forgive him? “To a certain degree, because he was just 23 when I was born, and there was the Beatles whirlwind. But I can’t forgive him for not understanding, from age 30 to 40, that love is so necessary for a child.”
Is what’s public also what’s private?