An interview by the legendary Granada presenter Anthony Wilson with Cynthia Lennon. Filmed at her home in the Lake District - around the time of Julian Lennon's Valotte album's release.
Пікірлер: 280
@Nyquil52 жыл бұрын
Cynthia was a very mature and intelligent woman. She raised a terrific son, mostly on her own.
@douglashall21412 жыл бұрын
It seemed to me that she became more beautiful as she aged, inside and out. Rip Cynthia.
@BrendanJohnDoherty8 ай бұрын
Cynthia was, and will always be such a classy lady.
@niguel4438 Жыл бұрын
Elegant, poised, mature lady. RIP.
@chantelleadlington3 жыл бұрын
Such a classy, beautiful, lovely woman. John's biggest mistake was leaving Cynthia. She truly loved him and saw John for what he was not for his fame and money
@guigsy943 жыл бұрын
Would you stop, John didn't love Cynthia. He met and fell in love with Yoko Ono. Happens everyday, get over it
@guigsy943 жыл бұрын
What gives you the right to judge other people?
@guigsy943 жыл бұрын
At about the 2.50 mark, she says the same thing. She was going out with somebody else but then she met and fell in love with John
@robincoffman67233 жыл бұрын
@@guigsy94 going out and MARRIED are two very different things
@guigsy943 жыл бұрын
@@robincoffman6723 that's your opinion, keep it to yourself
@cherylross393 Жыл бұрын
Cynthia is an awesome woman I respect her positive attitude 👏 She outshines Yoko altogether.
@julianlennon08 Жыл бұрын
Hello Cheryl how're you doing? Your comments caught my attention and that is why I am reaching out to you. Comments like this are priceless It's nice meeting you here
@voulafisentzidis88309 ай бұрын
In fairness, it wouldn't take much to outshine Yoko.....
@calisongbird8 ай бұрын
@@julianlennon08go away, troll
@ra.h.88402 жыл бұрын
She was far more refined, far more beautiful than Yoko. She was well spoken/eloquent, gorgeous and a great artist. What a lovely lady. RIP Cynthia 🌻
@joecaragulla52292 жыл бұрын
A beautiful smart gracious woman
@bertiepiatt8642 жыл бұрын
Both wonderful women
@Groked2 жыл бұрын
Quit judging women by their appearance. The misogynistic rhetoric around Yoko needs to go away.
@LoyalOpposition2 жыл бұрын
Who did YOU marry?
@yourmajesty1630 Жыл бұрын
to each his own. i thought yoko was more beautiful and exotic. cynthia was beautiful too, but she was not as interesting as yoko, or as educated or intellectual or dynamic or as original. her art work was not really thought provoking but yoko's was always. i get john's choice.
@judithgoulding80462 жыл бұрын
Cynthia always held herself with such dignity & grace. Beautiful and thoughtful. It's so heartwrenching at times to listen to the pain and heartache in her voice. The depth of sorrow she and Julian experienced with the death of John is immeasurable.💔
@sandrahawes17393 жыл бұрын
Julian Lennon song Too Late for Goodbyes stands out in my mind and memory Julian Lennon has great vocal talent
@debishaw9355 Жыл бұрын
What an amazing woman! “You have to be true to yourself! “
@rheailiarome22873 жыл бұрын
She was such beautiful person. She never stopped loving him and she has a beautiful son.🙏
@susanbelida69818 ай бұрын
Rest n peace beautiful, sweet, intelligent lady. A wonderful mother and true first lady of the beatles.
@zarni000 Жыл бұрын
what a wonderful person she was.
@julianlennon... Жыл бұрын
Hello Zarni, How're you doing? Your comments about my mom caught my attention and that is why I am reaching out to you. Thank you!🌹 It's nice meeting you here.
@zarni000 Жыл бұрын
@@julianlennon... Hi Julian, thank you for your message. I bet most everybody who knew your mom even fleetingly feels the same way :) Wish you the best in your life and career! -Martin
@julianlennon... Жыл бұрын
@@zarni000 Thank you for being an amazing fan. I decided to take out some free time and put smiles on the faces of my fans by going through and checking out on my fans, showing love and appreciation and also get to communicate with my fans better through discussions hence my private chat account.
@julianlennon... Жыл бұрын
@@zarni000 julianlennon1964
@julianlennon... Жыл бұрын
𝓪 🅖︎ 🅜︎ 🅐︎ 🅘︎ 🅛︎ . 🅒︎ 🅞︎ 🅜︎
@FacheChanteDeux3 жыл бұрын
Cynthia was such a beautiful, lovely, classy lady. Rip.
@youcantno39636 ай бұрын
The great Tony Wilson, good questions polite and respectful throughout and thus a great interview. Both Cynthia and Tony much missed.
@mtp4430 Жыл бұрын
RIP Cyn. You were a class act.
@scorpionbeatlesgirl872 жыл бұрын
A class act and a wonderful mother to Julian.
@sandrahawes17393 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Lennon very caring and loving woman
@lundsweden Жыл бұрын
I can see what John saw in her, she's great! Yes I agree this lady has a better aura tha Yoko. The problem with becoming famous and rich is it attracts the wrong people!
@gailg23276 ай бұрын
Wonderful interview, so loving, so smart, so compassionate? Thank you. RIP.
@luluzampietro20043 жыл бұрын
I love Cynthia
@satoshiwatanabe28403 жыл бұрын
It's quite moving to hear in Cynthia's own words that her life was a long and winding road.
@angelicagonzalez1513 жыл бұрын
So true very moving
@evelynmangaban77033 жыл бұрын
cynthia is a very wonderful lady & she is very beautiful,very down to earth& humble like his son julian😘😘🙏🙏🙏🙏
@annebarber23683 жыл бұрын
RIP beautiful soul
@jeancadden94742 жыл бұрын
I really went off John when he left his wife for Yoko, I couldn't understand him, I admire Cynthia for her poise she never sank to Yoko's level
@LoyalOpposition2 жыл бұрын
Who did YOU marry?
@charwest9449 Жыл бұрын
Me too. John changed completely when he got with Yoko.
@doctorsocrates4413 Жыл бұрын
Biggest mistake John made was leaving this wonderful woman for the Japanese golddigger...he may well be still alive if he remained with Cynthia...RIP John and Cynthia.
@nasdkhan2544 ай бұрын
He would be alive
@VingulАй бұрын
@@nasdkhan254 past 1980 anyway.
@jolazanis7762 жыл бұрын
Her book, “John” was very insightful. It was sad, melancholy. Cynthia is amazing as a person. She was a woman in love with a man who belonged to the world. She deserved to be bitter, the way he treated her at the end. And that open letter he wrote and had printed verbatim designed to stab her in the heart and publicly humiliate her when she gave an interview to make a little money. He didn’t have to do that to her after everything else. Yoko has made sure Julian has nothing from his father. Julian has had to buy nearly every piece of memorabilia back from auctions. She’s been so vindictive. Why? For what? Jealousy? He grew up without a father because of her.
@stephaniecasey7452 жыл бұрын
Cynthia was a threat to Yoko because she still loved John. Yes that witch was very insecure and vindictive. Yoko's husband took their daughter and fled the country so she didn't see her all those years, Yoko made sure that John would not have a relationship with his son, what an evil bitch.
@historylover2 Жыл бұрын
Yoko was controlling, jealous and vindictive! She tried to destroy Julian's career to boot!
@mikehiggins946 Жыл бұрын
Yoko Ohno! Winning friends and influencing people since 1966.
@jackieyoungblood0777 Жыл бұрын
Idk What John ever seen in Yoko
@patszer83149 ай бұрын
I still don't get why John left such a sweet girl like Cynthia for a nasty ugly troll like Yoko. Rest in peace Cynthia.❤
@brinta19 Жыл бұрын
What an absolutely Gorrrrgeous Person She is!!!! 🙏🏼 Thankyou
@julianlennon08 Жыл бұрын
Hello there, how're you doing? Your comment caught my attention and that is why I am reaching out to you. Comments like this are priceless thank you It's nice meeting you here
@user-kv6ck3zb9z8 ай бұрын
Was für eine starke Frau sie war. Hochachtung für so ein Interview,ohne Vorwurfshaltung,nach den ganzen Demütigungen.
@KOLDBLU3ST33L3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful woman. 😊
@lovelyandsmartcommentator5130 Жыл бұрын
If only John could appreciate what he had. Instead he abandoned this gift and inflict the sorow and pain on his family.
@lucyfaiella7220 Жыл бұрын
I LOVE YOU AND LOVE JULIAN LENNON GREAT YOU'RE ARE GREAT SUPERSTAR 🌹💗💖💔🎸🥁🎶🎶🎼😉
@purplegolddawgie6 ай бұрын
Cynthia is an incredible soul! She was very wise and handled her circumstances in an unconditional loving way.
@carmenvalenzuela56583 жыл бұрын
A beautiful lady.
@joancorr838 Жыл бұрын
Cynthia is so genuine and classy. If only John had stayed with her and Julian, a family that truly loved him, who knows where it would have led.
@theresaakins23176 ай бұрын
The most decent, warm and loving lady full of grace and British manners. And how gorgeous and her hair and clothes! To die for.
@nat_wood232 жыл бұрын
If they ever make a movie based on her book, I think Bryony Hannah should portray her. She has the same sweet voice Cynthia has. Also, I absolutely love her interviews. What a beautiful woman. R.i.p. Cynthia.
@gladysbehrens8519 Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful classy lady
@loretta_3843 Жыл бұрын
It was a different time. People didn't just live together, it was expected you'd marry. I remember an interview with Elizabeth Taylor where she said that she couldn't just date, she had to marry - in those days, especially for women, that's how it was. She's so lovely and intelligent and she's obviously very emotionally intelligent. I can see how people would really like her.
@alephnull74102 жыл бұрын
Her story is undoubtedly the often understated, deeply personal “other side of the coin” of the lightning strike that was John’s life. Equal in its journey through their days together, and ultimately their days apart, never a chance for their stories to come together again.
@lyndabegay40236 ай бұрын
I'm glad that Cynthia is so down to earth and like us fan of John Lennon we will always miss him too. She did a beautiful job on raising Julian. May she Rest in Peace 🌹 ❤
@galepatrick17022 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Lennon's book was a very interesting and insightful read - she is very honest -
@GLD-hopeful Жыл бұрын
Name of the book?
@jongomongobongogongo Жыл бұрын
Most likely referring to the book “John”
@jongomongobongogongo Жыл бұрын
@@GLD-hopeful ^
@galepatrick1702 Жыл бұрын
the last sentence in the book especially poignant-@@jongomongobongogongo
@jongomongobongogongo Жыл бұрын
@@galepatrick1702 omg, I thought exactly the same! It’s something that’s truly stuck. Something along the lines of, if I’d known as a teenager what loving John would lead to, I would’ve turned right away
@frederiquemartin2232 жыл бұрын
I love her accent
@michaelkomnenos2 жыл бұрын
Great interview. A Noble Lady - everything is temporary -everything.
@tylerthompson18422 жыл бұрын
That hit song Julian had still holds up today.
@lucyfaiella7220 Жыл бұрын
MY CONDOLENCES R.I.P. to a beautiful woman 💔💖💖💔💔
@barbarajohnson9050 Жыл бұрын
Cynthia was a class act woman
@drewsale7288 Жыл бұрын
Yep, class in a glass. Very poised and together.
@leewix70196 ай бұрын
I remember when this happened! Everyone couldn’t believe he left her for and wound up yoko!! Everyone thought he fried his brain on drugs! Cynthia was beautiful!
@jesse2d Жыл бұрын
One looks and listens to Cynthia and her beautiful personality and comparing her to Yoko you have to wonder what was John thinking?
@cindyfitzgerald45009 ай бұрын
It had to have been bc he was on drugs!
@Andre.felipe842 ай бұрын
Yoko hooked him on Heroin.
@andrewmacdonald74238 ай бұрын
Lovely kind and chairing lady RIP Cynthia.
@Richbar-qe6bx2 жыл бұрын
John took a lot of drugs, then he found Yoko. Explains everything.
@markdoughty87802 ай бұрын
And Cynthia would know the man better than anyone else - fascinating interview with the wife of one of the great musical giants of the 20th century. Thanks for uploading.
@stephenalanmoore72783 жыл бұрын
What a stunningly beautuful, elegant, classy and intelligent woman she was. Cynthia was far better than Yoko in every way and infinitely more attractive and sexier, too. R.I.P Cynthia Lennon.
@jeangrey5992 жыл бұрын
A real lady ! 👏 Jeesh...what was wrong with John honestly?....
@ManiacNewf10 ай бұрын
What a wise lady
@mariaconcilio59102 жыл бұрын
did yall just notice how the audio goes mute when she talks about yoko? lol, yoko trying to Yoko this video too!
@jillellen2631 Жыл бұрын
I can't get over how perfectly beautiful her lips were!
@roxannemoser3 жыл бұрын
Julian is talented in his own right. He's an artist. Sean inherited his mother's talent.
@marcusbradly59823 жыл бұрын
Although Sean seems nice!
@DM04072 жыл бұрын
I like Sean's music. Guess I'm unrefined.
@beastagh88772 жыл бұрын
Does Yoko have talent? I don’t think so
@thepamela050 Жыл бұрын
What was Yoko's talent? Stealing husbands?
@camerondodge2070 Жыл бұрын
I agree about Sean. He inherited his mother's gift for making unique, moving music.
@sherridelorme48153 жыл бұрын
How could he have left this kind, humble woman for a kook like Yoko, who is the exact opposite!
@LoyalOpposition2 жыл бұрын
Who did YOU marry?
@sherridelorme48152 жыл бұрын
@@LoyalOpposition assuming I’m married
@malubasic22672 ай бұрын
Julian is blessed with talents
@Bright-It Жыл бұрын
What a lady!
@MELONenSURPRISE6 ай бұрын
She's so wonderful...
@rockinrubytuesday3 ай бұрын
I just somehow came across Cynthia’s story and so glad I did. What a beautiful soul she was. I had no idea she had passed away. So humble, so well spoken, so down to earth and just so brilliant. Beautiful inside and out. And she could have been bitter but she wasn’t. What a lady. Edit: I just bought her book “John” and can’t stop reading it.
@joellebrodeur101512 күн бұрын
She's the very reason why Julian grew into a humble, grounded and giving man. Julian took the loss of his mum very hard. She died of cancer. It was a short battle. None of us knew she was ill her passing was announced 8 years ago on April 1st (April fools day), just a week shy of Julian's birthday. She's an amazing person. I also see the same sadness in her that I see in Julian because of John. I wish things were different. I wish John didn't drift away from her because he wanted a drug buddy (Yoko) and had a chance at healing his absentee relationship with Julian. I know Cyn wanted that badly for her son. It never was meant to be. Both John's kids got robbed of their father. Julian was robbed three times: Beatlemania, Yoko and Chapman.
@claudiatheunique46838 ай бұрын
A wonderful and beautiful woman she was. Very truth and trustworthy
@tonemarieantonsen15978 ай бұрын
Cynthia could have fought for her love ,but she did something bigger she let John go .She was a selfless, sympathetic, and empathic lady .I accept John's relationship to Yoko because of Sean. I say as Cynthia said she is not my cup of tea as persone.😏 Cynthia did a good job raising Julian by herself 👏❤️❤️
@lorsmemories3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this upload! 🙌
@drewsale7288 Жыл бұрын
If you enjoyed this then you should read Cynthia's book "John." She wrote about her days with JL, Julian, and her life post-divorce. The last paragraph really hits you. It's a great read.
@judymarasco4231 Жыл бұрын
I totally agree; I read the book and it’s very insightful. You come away with an understanding of how she felt being a Beatle wife and the humiliation of John leaving her and Julian behind for yoko.
@drewsale7288 Жыл бұрын
@@judymarasco4231 Yep, John later admitted he'd been pretty insensitive to a lot of people in his youth. It's a great book and Cynthia seemed very kind. A play about her life has also been done.
@bonifaciobonifacia86798 ай бұрын
Can you give us a glimpse of the last pharagraph pls. I cant find that book in our country
@drewsale72888 ай бұрын
@@bonifaciobonifacia8679 Thanks for your reply to an old comment. To summarise the last paragraph of "John" (by memory) Cynthia said if she could go back in time and not meet JL at all, after all they'd been through, she would. For her it just wasn't worth it. That was the gist of it. It was a hard hitting final paragraph to a great book and if you find a copy I recommend you grab it.
@bonifaciobonifacia86798 ай бұрын
@@drewsale7288 thanks for the reply, how kind of you. Cynthia being in that position, coudnt be more right. She might be thinking of her son julian, growing up with an absentee father. Until now I guess julian feel the effect. He never married.
@heyday1793 жыл бұрын
if she didnt want to fight fine , but she should have hired good lawyer and let them fight and she shouldve gotten her fair share of the pie for her and her son
@shukhada66642 жыл бұрын
In a sense that's what I respect about her the most. She wasn't in it for the money. She was there for love,support, family. I have never seen her speak ill of John as she understood he himself was lost and a drug addict who had no control over himself. No wonder hey Jude mattered so much to them since they had been kicked out of the beatles family and Paul was the only friend who visited and kinda cared. It's beautiful tragic lesson to us
@susiesalter52903 жыл бұрын
Thankyou so much loved this loved Cynthia xxxx
@pcbrightlights2 жыл бұрын
Cynthia got ripped off when she divorced. She obviously had bad legal advice or didn’t take advice.
@user-yh6bq4oo3l9 ай бұрын
Simplemente una muyer maravillosa y jenuina. 😄
@TexasMan77 Жыл бұрын
The saddest chapter of the Beatles story, Cynthia and Julian. RIP Cynthia.
@MsPrecious612 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful person. IMO, John took many steps down with Yoko, but in a sick way, Yoko needed John and John needed Yoko and the clingy needy way
@shukhada66642 жыл бұрын
True. Someone to tell him what to do. First it was Brian, then came Yoko and finally John Lennon didn't write songs for 5 years and moved to the US to preach peace.
@LoyalOpposition2 жыл бұрын
Who did YOU marry?
@neilpepper35757 ай бұрын
Cynthia..a strong,logical, lovely lady
@keithmotsinger9182 жыл бұрын
Had the paperback,twist of lennon.RIP CYNTHIA.ps Whenever Isaw Julian on the telly most times his Mum was there. NICE
@billbonesbass772 жыл бұрын
beautiful woman inside and out.. is that a deliberate loss in sound during the 1st yoko mention and the break up.. 🤷♀️
@victorberquez32542 жыл бұрын
Great interview. Very enjoyable. Victor from Australia
@edwinastrickland79505 ай бұрын
Beautiful and sensible answers ❤Wise woman.
@jennifermclachlan43698 ай бұрын
Omg Cynthia is so way beautiful! With natural class and elegance ! What did John ever see in horrible Yoko .
@margaretelmajed52652 ай бұрын
Cynthia was a lovely person. John didn’t know how lucky he was.
@joellebrodeur101512 күн бұрын
She was too good for him. He didn't deserve her. He took her for granted.
@raincloud78178 ай бұрын
What a sympathic, wise woman Cynthia was 💖💖💖🙏✨
@clairedisapia6 ай бұрын
What a lovely lady. Rest in peace 🙏
@janekellie3472 Жыл бұрын
Such A Beautiful Well Groomed Woman...Be Blessed Always Beautiful Soul. I'm So Grateful To Be Born A Scouser. Princess Park Girl Through & Through. Thankyou Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr For Your Sharing This With Us All. P.s... As I am also Subscribed To Noel & Liam Gallagher...Oasis 👍🏼😎..I know In my heart How Noel & Liam Gallagher Brothers RESPECT John Lennon To The Hilt...I call it The Northern Soul ♥️🫂🌹
@julianlennon... Жыл бұрын
Hello Jane, How're you doing? Your comments about my mom caught my attention and that is why I am reaching out to you. Thank you It's nice meeting you here 🌹
@monkeysgone2heaven12 жыл бұрын
Long and Winding Road! Ouch, take that John 😬
@pamlamrouex46462 жыл бұрын
❤️ beautiful..
@user-kl4bh4lq6r9 ай бұрын
Love The Tinted Glasses Classy Look 🕯️
@playitstrange1294 ай бұрын
she was a gem... xxxx
@laurasmith7976 Жыл бұрын
The part where Cynthia was talking about Yoko why on Earth did the sound go out? That was the biggest thing of all that people wanted to hear. *What happened?* What kind of an interview is that when you can't hear the crucial things that Cynthia was saying?
@silentwitness4843 Жыл бұрын
She said what we all knew at that time. Yoko broke the Beatles up. It's amazing the audio dropped. Confirmation it is true.
@akieokuma88685 ай бұрын
Super adorável e maravilhosa!!!❤❤❤
@jenniferwells90326 ай бұрын
She’s lovely ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@genroku73 жыл бұрын
"The boring man" Cynthia was going out those days would be devastated to be called so. Poor fellow.
@fringist3 жыл бұрын
Those were my first thoughts when i heard her say that.
@Jantonov12 жыл бұрын
I mean we're all pretty boring compared to John Lennon. So it's not so bad.
@genroku72 жыл бұрын
@@Jantonov1 You know, John said, I'm in love for the first time, in Don't Let Me Down. How did Cynthia feel to hear that?
@rodrogers26023 жыл бұрын
Great interview with Cyn . (bummer about the 2 audio dropouts)
@adrianallan73823 жыл бұрын
that was due to copyright issues
@charwest9449 Жыл бұрын
@@adrianallan7382 I wonder who objected. It seems she was saying things about Yoko the first time. And then about how close and loving her marriage had been with John for the second one.
@rockjam4534Ай бұрын
The best of the Beatles for me was the whole 10 years of them.
@theflowerofscotland97372 жыл бұрын
Tony Wilson, also part owner of the Haçienda and Factory in Manchester.
@frederiquemartin2232 жыл бұрын
John didn t deserve her
@LovelyMiss902 ай бұрын
Lovely lady. She seems grounded, honest, intelligent and contrary to popular belief, confident in herself. I think that if she would’ve been as boring as some say, she would’ve married her first boyfriend but instead she pursued her studies and dated a rebel because she recognized John’s uniqueness before anyone else. And if John dated her for nearly four years and later married her was because he did love her and also saw something special in her. Sure, he fell in love with Yoko later but that does not mean he never loved Cynthia. May she rest in peace. 💗
@simonerendell-shelby63093 жыл бұрын
Why is the sound cut towards the end? Happened also in another interview with Cynthia Lennon too.
@RisforRockit Жыл бұрын
This usually happens for copyright reasons. If they had left what was probably "The Long and Winding Road" in it, maybe this video would've been taken down.
@ritabiffle26287 ай бұрын
Sure class. John was a fool
@suelicomi65602 жыл бұрын
Love
@rogeresquivias361 Жыл бұрын
Deep inside, Cynthia is grateful. She got famous. She got admirers. She got interviews. She got into magazines. She saw the world. Because she got married to John. I believe she's not bitter all. Goes to the bank laughing, knowing she was once married to John. Lucky girl, indeed.
@marycad11606 ай бұрын
I liked Cynthia. She was married four or five times and never took her husbands names she kept the Lennon name.