News | Entertainment
23 Apr 2024 20:48
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    John Lennon's son Julian was shocked by his father being brought "back to life" during Sir Paul McCartney's shows

    Lennon has been digitally 'resurrected' using video and artificial intelligence to perform duets with Sir Paul, including one of the 1969 track 'I've Got A Feeling' at the singer's Glastonbury headline slot this year


    The stunt was masterminded by The Beatles documentary 'Get Back'

    filmmaker Peter Jackson, who used "machine learning technology" to isolate Lennon's vocals from old recordings and arrange them into a copy of a live performance.

    Julian, 59, told the new issue of Mojo magazine: "I watched it on YouTube - and I kind of went, 'Errrr... I don't know if I'm comfortable with that.

    "It shocked me."

    He added: "But then when I saw it at Glastonbury, on a big screen with a good sound system - near enough to being there - you know, I actually enjoyed it, especially as it was Paul's eightieth, and Glastonbury...

    you know, hats off."

    Julian's mother Cynthia was Lennon's first wife, whom he left for Yoko Ono.

    He was 17 years old when his father was shot dead in December of 1980 aged 40 outside his New York apartment building.

    McCartney first pulled off the digital duet with John for the first time in April during the opening concert of his world tour.

    Julian said he felt more reconciled to his dad now, adding to Mojo: "In some part, it was because of 'Get Back' and looking at dad and seeing in a new, loving light again.

    "It was a reminder of who he was back when we lived together, and how mad he was and clever and smart and funny and idiotic and crazy... you know, I fell in love with him again."

    He added covering Lennon's 'Imagine' song for the Stand Up For Ukraine campaign was a moment he had been "dreading" for decades.

    Julian said: "The moment I said, 'Yes', the panic set in, because, 'How the F- am I going to do this?'

    "And the first thing I thought was, 'OK, acoustic guitar, raw, no production, honest, I don't want to b******* the public on this one, or myself'.

    "This was one of the most scary moments in my life, but you know, I think we did OK."

    © 2024 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     23 Apr: Diane Kruger showers with her daughter so she can teach her about beauty products
     23 Apr: Olivia Munn's body is scarred with "divots and dents" after her breast cancer battle
     23 Apr: David Bowie told his Ziggy Stardust hair stylist his wife Angie wanted to hear about their fling - moments before he bedded the hairdresser
     23 Apr: Tom Selleck has revealed he "didn't get the girl" during his stint on 'The Dating Game'
     23 Apr: Rihanna says her old ultra-raunchy outfits are her biggest fashion "ick"
     23 Apr: Kate Beckinsale can't bear to take down her Christmas trees as she decorated them with her late stepdad
     23 Apr: Dua Lipa feels "very close" to people living in war zones
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    Former New Zealand league, union and sevens representative Honey Hireme-Smiler believes there'll soon be women's athletes playing Super Rugby Aupiki and NRLW in the same year More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Ryman Healthcare CEO - Richard Umbers - has resigned, a month out from the firm's full year result More...



     Today's News

    Entertainment:
    Diane Kruger showers with her daughter so she can teach her about beauty products 20:33

    Motoring:
    IEA says global EV demand 'motoring along' as sales tipped to be one-in-five in 2024 20:27

    Entertainment:
    Olivia Munn's body is scarred with "divots and dents" after her breast cancer battle 20:03

    Entertainment:
    David Bowie told his Ziggy Stardust hair stylist his wife Angie wanted to hear about their fling - moments before he bedded the hairdresser 19:33

    Entertainment:
    Tom Selleck has revealed he "didn't get the girl" during his stint on 'The Dating Game' 19:03

    Business:
    Ryman Healthcare CEO - Richard Umbers - has resigned, a month out from the firm's full year result 18:57

    Athletics:
    Discus thrower Connor Bell is fizzed after a perfect few days culminated in Olympic selection 18:37

    Entertainment:
    Rihanna says her old ultra-raunchy outfits are her biggest fashion "ick" 18:33

    Law and Order:
    The Independent Police Conduct Authority's found two officers used unjustified force moving youths off a South Auckland road in 2022 18:27

    Rugby League:
    Utility forward Dylan Walker will return from an ankle injury to the interchange for the Warriors' Anzac Day NRL clash with the Titans 18:07


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2024 New Zealand City Ltd