John Lennon's son Julian reveals the Beatles hit that drove him 'up the wall' – and the heartbreaking reason why

Julian Lennon said the Beatles classic Hey Jude will always be “dark” for him as it recalls the pain behind his parents' divorce and “the fact that I rarely saw my father again.”

The son of late Beatles superstar John Lennon said Sir Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort Julian and his mother Cynthia during their 1968 divorce and affair with Yoko Ono.

“It's a beautiful feeling, there's no doubt about that, and I'm very grateful – but it's also driven me up the wall,” Julian said. Esquire magazine.

“I love that he wrote a song about me and for Mom, but depending on which side of the bed you woke up on and where you hear it, it could be good or mildly frustrating.”

Julian said he saw his father “maybe a few times” before he was shot in New York on December 8, 1980.

The son of late Beatles star John Lennon said Sir Paul McCartney wrote the song to comfort Julian and his mother Cynthia over their 1968 divorce and affair with Yoko Ono (L-R: The Beatles members George Harrison, Sir Paul McCartney, John Lennon and Ringo Starr)

“The weird thing about the audience is that sometimes they think it's cute, quoting Hey Jude to me, but I don't think they realize there's a lot of pain behind what happened,” he said.

“Every time you quote that, it reminds me of my mother being separated from my father, of the love that was lost, of the fact that I rarely saw my father anymore.

“'..A lot of people don't fully understand how intense, how emotional and how personal that is. It's not just a 'pick yourself up, dust yourself off and be happy' thing.

'There is deep emotional pain. I can celebrate it, but it will always remain dark for me.'

Musician Julian released his seventh album, titled Jude, with a nod to his father's band and the song.

It comes after it emerged that the Beatles' 1972 Grammy Trustee Award, presented to John Lennon, is expected to fetch up to $500,000 (£392,825) through the Gotta Have Rock And Roll auction house.

Each of the four members of The Beatles – including Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – received the statuettes in recognition of their “significant contributions to the field of recording” two years after the band broke up, the auction website said. .

But it turns out that Lennon didn't want any of his award, telling the Grammys president at the time, “I'm not a Beatle anymore, you can keep it,” as reported by Gotta Have Rock And Roll on TMZ.

Julian's late father John and his mother Cynthia were married from 1962 to 1968 (photo in 1966)

After first meeting in 1966, John and Yoko Ono began an affair that prompted him to leave his first wife Cynthia. John and Yoko were married from 1969 until his murder in 1980 (John and Yoko pictured in 1968)

The legendary Revolution singer-songwriter ultimately presented the award directly to the head of Apple Records, who was also president of Naras The Grammys.

The gold phonograph award is mounted on a wooden base with a plaque reading: 'National Academy Of Recording Artists And Sciences, National Trustees Awards 1972, To, The Beatles, John Lennon'.

Currently the bidding stands at $200,000, but with more than four days to go the auction house closes on Friday and estimates the final price tag will rise to between $300,000 (£235,707) and $500,000 (£392,825).

Once the winning bid is determined, the trophy, said to be of museum quality, will receive a letter from the executive confirming the details, along with a Gotta Have Rock And Roll Certificate of Authenticity.

It comes after it emerged that the Beatles' 1972 Grammy Trustee Award, presented to John Lennon, is expected to fetch up to $500,000 (£392,825) at auction.