Quotes by Julian Lennon

“He wasnt a great father. He was a great musician. Thats always been a touchy one, and it will be until I can find the answer, but I dont know if there is one.”

“He walked out the bloody door and was never around. Id admire him on TV -- listen to his words and opinions. But for someone who was praised for peace and love and wasnt able to keep that at home, thats hypocrisy.”

“I had always thought of starting my own record company. I havent regretted the decision - yet!”

“I remember picture postcard moments with dad flying a balsa wood plane, sitting in front of him on a motorbike, going to visit Ringo.”

“He was like a real dad, you know. We used to sit down with guitars and mess around.”

“My dads music was a great inspiration to me.”

“I needed to find out who I was outside the music industry, and for the first time in my life I found true peace of mind.”

“On the one hand, Ive had such a normal upbringing with my mum, who has kept me grounded, but on the other, the wild experiences through my dad.”

“Ive found constancy and balance between creativity and normality.”

I love to sit on a mountain top and gaze. I dont think of anything but the people I care about and the view.

Musics been with me from the get-go. It was always around me as a kid. Dad got me my first guitar when I was 11 and, at school, if you wanted to be cool you had to be in a band.

Dad could talk about peace and love out loud to the world, but he could never show it to the people who supposedly meant the most to him: his wife and son. How can you talk about peace and love and have a family in bits and pieces - no communication, adultery, divorce? You cant do it, not if youre being true and honest with yourself.

Ive been a philanthropist for all my life, and... Ive had many involvements in humanitarian and environmental issues.