John Lennon's older son Julian Lennon opens up in a new interview about how he hasn't felt connected to the Beatles throughout his life, telling 'The Guardian': 'I’m not part of the inner circle — I never have been.

But his last album, 2022’s “Jude,” was indeed a reference to “Hey Jude,” the 1968 No. 1 hit by The Beatles. Paul McCartney originally wrote the song “Hey Jules” — a reference to Julian’s nickname — to comfort John’s young son after his father left his mother for Ono.

But Julian went on to reference his younger brother, Yoko Ono and Lennon's son Sean, as he praised their sibling relationship, saying, "I’m thankful that Sean and I get on like a house on fire – we’re best buddies and he tells me what he can, but things are pretty secret on the Beatles front."

Despite his last name, John Lennon's son Julian Lennon wants to make it clear he rarely has the inside scoop on The Beatles. "I'm not part of the inner circle - I never have been," Julian, 61, shared in an interview with The Guardian published Sunday,

Julian Lennon has opened up about the relationship he has with his dad John Lennon's bandmates The Beatles and how he and his late mother have nothing to do with them

Julian Lennon said he was never told about Beatles projects as he wasn’t in the band’s inner circle, and revealed a heartbreaking career moment in January 2025.

John Lennon’s son, Julian Lennon, is opening up about being born and raised in the spotlight. In a recent interview with The Guardian, the photographer and musician said he is “not part of the [Beatles] inner circle” and never has been,