Double Fantasy
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Geffen
John Lennon became a father in April 1963, when Julian Lennon was born, shortly after the release of The Beatles' first album, and when Lennon (the second-oldest Beatle) was only 23.
With Beatlemania raging and the world falling at his feet, Lennon found fatherhood baffling and hard to deal with, largely because he lacked a role model. His own father, the feckless seaman and petty crook Alfie Lennon, had had almost nothing to do with his son's upbringing in Liverpool.
And, by his own admission, John Lennon was somewhat neglectful of his first son.
Julian did have an influence on the Sgt. Pepper track Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, which was allegedly based on a picture the youngster brought home from school. But aside from this, Lennon strictly compartmentalised being a world-famous musician and being a father in Weybridge, England. Generally, the former got priority.
It was only in the late 1970s, and in New York, that Lennon became properly domesticated. And this happened with wife No2, Yoko Ono, and their son, Sean, who was born in 1975.