Washington
(ANI):
John
Lennon's
son
Julian
says
he
has
forgiven
his
late
father
for
abandoning
him
as
a
child.
The
Beatles
star,
who
was
murdered
in
New
York
City
in
1980,
left
his
first
wife
Cynthia
Powell
for
Yoko
Ono
and
had
little
contact
with
his
young
son
after
the
divorce
in
1968.
Julian,
who"s
also
a
musician,
began
to
mend
his
relationship
with
Lennon
in
the
1970s,
but
never
fully
forgave
him
for
walking
out
on
his
family.
But
he
has
now
admitted
that
he
has
finally
come
to
terms
with
the
music
legend's
role
in
his
life,
after
writing
a
new
song
about
his
recently
deceased
childhood
friend
Lucy
Vodden
-
who
inspired
Lennon's
Beatles
classic
Lucy
in
the
Sky
with
Diamonds.
"It's
come
full
circle
for
me
in
many
respects.
I
had
a
lot
of
bitterness
and
anger.
It
wasn't
until
the
writing
of
this
song
that
I
really
forgave
my
father," Contactmusic
quoted
Julian
as
saying.
"I
realised
if
I
continued
to
feel
that
anger
and
bitterness
towards
my
dad,
I
would
have
a
cloud
hanging
over
my
head.
Writing
is
therapy
for
me.
It
also
allowed
me
to
embrace
dad
and
the
Beatles,"
he
added.