Julian Lennon no longer wanted to be referred to as his father’s namesake.
Julian Lennon changed his name two years ago. PDO
The Beatles legend John Lennon’s firstborn son Julian Lennon legally changed its name in 2020.
Formerly a musician himself, Lennon’s full name was John Charles Julian Lennon. In 2020, he changed the name order to Julian Charles John Lennon.
Lennon explains now Word in Your Ear podcast, that the previous name became a burden for him, for example, when traveling.
– Whenever you have to introduce yourself, especially on boarding passes, they always only use your first name. So everywhere it always read only John Lennon, the musician explains.
– I started to fear such situations. Someone was always telling jokes and jokes, and people usually didn’t recognize me. I’ve always gone by Julian, so it became uncomfortable over the years, as being called John never felt right.
Julian Lennon with his father John Lennon and his second wife Yoko Ono in 1968. PDO
Lennon still wanted to respect his parents’ wishes and legacy, so he kept the same names and only changed their order.
– I am not ashamed or disrespectful. I needed to be me, to be heard as Julian and not just “John’s son”.
59-year-old Julian Lennon is John Lennon and his first wife by Cynthia Lennon the first and only child together. John Lennon also has a son Sean Yoko Ono with. Sean Lennon is also a musician.
John Lennon was murdered in December 1980. He was 40 years old.
Source: People