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Hey Jules / Fan Issues
1.1 Who Does Hey Jules/How long has
it been on the net?
Hey Jules debuted April 30, 1998. It has a single webmaster... CJ Burianek.
However, there have been MANY fans over the years who have donated articles,
photos, stories, suggestions etc... Check out the
Fan Focus... As far as site design, majority of the html is done
using FrontPage. All graphics prior to 2002 were created using Corel
PhotoPaint/Corel Draw. 2002 and after - Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator.
1.2 Why have you disabled right click
on this site?
I have disabled right click because I got tired of seeing my graphics
show up on other sites even when I have "Hey Jules" displayed
on them. Disabling the right click has reduced this considerably...
1.3 Can you send me an autographed
photo?
Sorry but no... The Official Site, http://www.julianlennon.com
does have a monthly competition which you can enter to win autographed
merchandise at times.
1.4 Can you give me Julian's email/snail
address?
Sorry, I do not have an address which I can give out for fans to write
to or send other items to Julian - email or otherwise.
1.5 Can I contribute to this site?
If you'd like to contribute to Hey Jules you can contact me using the
information on the Contact Page.
I'm particularly interested in personal fan stories/photos as well as
articles and items from countries around the world...
1.6 Where can I buy...?
I have listed numerous items on the site in the Music
& Memorabilia section as information for what is/has been available...
Hey Jules does not sell any merchandise. If you are looking for
something in particular I might be able to help you find it, Contact
Me.
The official website has started an online store offering
official T-shirts and Photograph Smile CDs - Go to www.julianlennon.com
 Secret
Value of Daydreaming
and Mr. Jordan are currently out
of print in the US... however, to note, the Germany import of Mr.
Jordan
has the bonus of "Johnny B. Good" which was not on
the US. I highly recommend this one to any Jules
fan
as his version of "Johnny B. Good"  on
the piano is a lot of fun. Others albums including some guest appearances
like "Coles
Song" from Mr. Holland's Opus and "Ruby
Tuesday" from The Wonder Years Soundtrack can be
purchased at Amazon (click on the album covers to the left).. For
out of print merchandise it is best to check eBay or Gemm
for a used version of as well as any singles...
Career/Musical Issues
2.1a What are the lyrics to..?
Links to the lyrics of every Julian song can be found on the Discography
page
2.1 When is Julian releasing his
next album/when is his next tour?
There are no set dates for anything at this time.
2.2 What record label is Julian under?
Julian currently owns and runs his own indie label record
company, "Music
From Another Room" which was named after a
movie of the same name... For "Photograph Smile," his
label was carried by Pinnacle Records in England, Roughtrade Records
in Germany, Zomba Records in Asia, Sony Records in Australia, and Fuel
2000/Universal Records in USA/Canada. Julian is no longer associated
with several of these including Roughtrade Records and Fuel 2000/Universal.
2.3 What type of guitar does Julian
play?
Julian prefers acoustic guitars and plays a
1957 Gibson, a 12 string Taylor and a CJ 32 Yamaha. "Acoustics
are much easier to lug around and obviously if you have an idea it's
a lot easier, for me, I feel like there's a whole sound there rather
than the electric sound, unless you're gonna carry another bunch of
gear around to plug it all in. Even the walkmans and stuff, I like the
sounds of acoustic and I'm mainly a rhythm player anyway. Occasionally
I'll get a little wacky on demos and get the electric out and do some
very strange solos indeed, but more of that later on." - 20th
Century Guitar
Julian's first guitar was a Les Paul copy his father gave
him for Christmas when he was eleven years old... His first drum set was
given to him by his father when he was five... it was painted white
and thrown into the swimming pool...
Julian taught himself how to play piano, concentrating on jazz and
classical music. While recording Valotte, he used a Steinway acoustic
piano.
2.4 What were Julian's biggest hit
singles?
Julian's biggest hit songs include: Valotte
(#9 on Billboard's Top 40 in November 1984) and Too
Late For Goodbyes (#5 on Billboard's Top 40 in February 1985) from
his debut album Valotte. Stick
Around from The Secret Value of Daydreaming
(#32 on Billboard's Top 40 in April 1986) and Saltwater
from 1991's Help Yourself
2.5 What did Julian do in the 7 years
between Help Yourself and Photograph Smile?
During the seven year break between Help
Yourself and Photograph Smile,
Julian was a guest artist on the Mr. Holland's Opus soundtrack
doing the credits song Cole's Song...
had a cameo's in the movies Cannes
Man & Leaving Las Vegas... and was the voice of
David in an animated version of Charles Dickens's novel David Cooperfield
Check out Julian's Discography
for info on other musical and cameo appearances.
2.6 What is Valotte?
Valotte is the name of the manor/chateau near Nevers, France at
which Julian's debut album, Valotte, was written... Julian used a portable
eight-track recording studio while at the manor... Valotte took nearly
a year to complete and went platinum selling over 1 million copies.
There is a song called Valotte on the album as well and the opening
lines refer to the chateau... "Sitting on the doorstep of the
house I can't afford..." Click
here for the rest of the lyrics..
2.7 Who are Julian's
musical influences? / What does he listen to?
Julian's list of musical influences is fairly diverse, including
Steely Dan, the Doobie Brothers, Keith Jarrett, Prince, the Police,
the Tubes and off course the Beatles.
As far as what he listens to... in the July 1998 German
Rolling Stones Magazine (Thanks to Nina),
Julian listed his top ten albums as:
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The Beatles: "Sgt. Pepper"
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The Eagles: "Hotel California"
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Keith Jarrett: "Köln Concert"
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Steely Dan: "Pretzel Logic"
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Donald Fagen: "The Nightfly"
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Badfinger: "No Dice"
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The Blue Nile: "Hats"
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Led Zeppelin: "II"
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Radiohead: "OK Computer"
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Annie Lennox: "Diva"
2.8 Is there sheet music/tabs available
for...?
I do not know of any sites offering tabs for the songs currently.
There was one but the webmaster got overwhelmed with other projects
and school... See the "Sheet
Music" section of "Music
& Memorabilia" to view items which have been released.
No sheet music for the songs on Photograph Smile have been released
that I know of... There was a sheet music book for Help Yourself
despite the fact it isn't listed. Sheet music books for Valotte,
Secret Value of Daydreaming, and Mr. Jordan can frequently
be found on eBay
2.9 How many albums has Julian released?
Julian has released 5 full length albums to date:
1984 Valotte
1986 The Secret Value of Daydreaming
1989 Mr. Jordan
1991 Help Yourself
1998 Photograph Smile
Check the Discography for
information on other releases.
Personal Issues
3.1 When was Julian
Born?
The son of John Lennon and Cynthia Powell Lennon (John's first wife),
John Charles Julian Lennon was born at 6:50am on April 8th, 1963 in
Sefton General Hospital in Liverpool, England weighing 6lbs 11oz. He
was named John after his father, Charles after Cynthia's father and
Julian after John's mother Julia.
3.2 Is Julian married? Does he have
children?
There are no children that I know of.. Julian is seriously involved
with a young lady Click here for more information.
3.3 Where is Julian
currently living?
Julian is currently based out of Europe and where he loves to sail,
cook, paint, sculpt and explore little villages and towns. He did have
a house in LA for a while however it was sold back in the late 90's.
Sorry but for Julian's security and privacy, his actual address and
location can not be given out.
3.4 Was "Hey Jude" written for Julian
by Paul McCartney?
"Hey Jude" - originally "Hey Jules"  -
was written for Julian by Paul McCartney while Paul was driving over
to see Julian and his mum, Cynthia, following his parents divorce.
Paul talked about this on the TV program Friday
Night Videos in November of 1984..
Julian didn't find out the full details from Paul until
1987 when he bumped into Paul in the Carlyle Hotel in New York... Julian
recalled this in a interview in 1998 saying "We hadn't seen
each other for years, and it was an indescribable feeling to find out
the truth. It's hard to imagine this man was thinking about me and my
life so much that he wrote a song about me. It's an honor knowing that
someone was worried about your well being and how you were going to
grow up." It's some burden, too. "If I'm sitting in
a bar and the song comes on the radio, I still get goose pimples."
Julian bought the recording notes scribbled by Paul anonymously for
£25,000 on September 19th, 1996. Incidentally, "Hey Jude"
was the longest running number 1 single for the Beatles spending 9 weeks
at number one starting in September 1968.
3.5 What is the story behind "Lucy In the
Sky With Diamonds"?
 One
day in 1966 while living in Weybridge, Julian brought home a watercolor
drawing (pictured to the left) from Heath House Infants' School.
Julian recalls..., "I was trundled home from school and came
walk ing
up with one of my watercolor paintings. It was just a bunch of stars
and this blonde girl I knew at school. And Dad said, 'What's this?'
I said, 'It's Lucy in the sky!'" This became the inspiration
for the Beatles tune "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds."
Later, another of Julian's drawings was used as the cover to the Beatles's
1968 Christmas Record. (pictured to the right).
3.6 During the Photograph Smile tour Julian wore
"4" and "B" charms. What do they stand for?
I did a bit of research on these... Click
here for more information.
People who have worked with Julian/ Julian has worked
with
 4.1
What happened to Justin Clayton?
Justin Clayton is probably the most significant of all of the people
Julian has worked with time wise... Justin is Julian's
best friend and has co-wrote several songs with Julian as well as
backed
Julian
up on the first four albums and played on the 5th. The photo to the
left graced the cover of several singles for the Help Yourself album
and shows Justin on guitar behind Julian.
Justin toured with Julian on every tour with the exception of the 1999
tours. He missed the 1999 tours because he was working on and releasing
his own solo album entitled Limb on September 14th, 1999 on Ultimatum
Music. Julian and Justin met when they were 11 and took guitar
lessons from their gym teacher at Kingsmead School. Their first
performance was at a school function. Visit effortlesSimplicity
for more info on Justin.
4.2 Can you tell me anything about
the girl Gemma Hayes who sings with Julian on the song "Faithful"?
Well a little but not much. Julian and Bob Rose ran
into Gemma Hayes while recording parts of "Photograph
Smile" in Ireland. She came down to the studio, Bob and Julian
liked her voice and so they recorded "Faithful"
there and then. She has recently landed her own record contract.
You can find out more about her HERE
Thanks to Cass & Kalli for the link.
From doing a bit of research on the net, I've also found
out that the 22 year old is from Tipperary, Ireland and sings in clubs
around Ireland. She describes her influences as Red House Painters,
Deus, American Music Club, Papa M, The Blue Nile, Nick Drake, Gillian
Welsh, The Frames and Mogwai. She sang a song in the movie "A
Love Divided".
4.3 Was Julian in a band called "Quasar"
back in the early 80s?
Practically all biographies list that Julian played drums for a
band named "Quasar" when he was 20. This actually is
not true. "Quasar" was a 3-piece heavy rock band consisting
of Paul Inder (son of Motorhead's vocalist and bassist, Lemmy), Pat McMillan
and Les Warner. "Quasar's" rehearsing room was simply
near Julian's and so Julian and Justin Clayton would stop in and jam
with them occasionally.. at one of these jam sessions a bunch of pictures
were taken which is what lead to the Julian & Justin were in the
band rumors and subsequent press....
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