Julian Lennon made headlines over the past few weeks for making a big move for Ukraine after performing his father John Lennon's iconic song "Imagine" for the first time. More recently, the musician spoke out about why he's afraid to do it.
Speaking to Consequence, the singer clarified that the cover was a one-time thing, saying he doesn't have a "hankering for anything else."
"I have a hankering to get on with my own life and my own work," he added.
After his cover made rounds online, many people have been requesting him to sing the song again, but he said he already did his part and he's moving forward with his work and life.
Speaking about why he was "fearful" of covering the song, the 59-year-old musician revealed he felt the day would come, and he had "great anxiety" about it.
However, he was able to face his fears because singing the song had to be on the right occasion.
He adds, "once I said yes, I thought, 'OK, now I've said yes. How am I gonna do it in a way that makes it honest and truthful and raw and meaningful and not a copy, but my own version." (via 102.7 KIIS FM)
Julian managed to pull off his own version by making it "honest, truthful and raw" by using an acoustic guitar with no lavish production to embody its simplicity, honesty, and simpleness.
Explaining his feelings after the video was uploaded, the singer noted that the cover was both the easiest and most challenging thing to do.
He was clueless about how the people would perceive it, but he was overwhelmed by the response.
Julian's interview comes more than a week after releasing his cover of John Lennon's "Imagine" to support Ukrainians.
The three-minute video featured him and guitarist Nuno Bettencourt sitting in a dark room adorned with candles.
The musician took to the description box to explain why he made the big move, saying what's happening in Ukraine is "an unimaginable tragedy," and as an artist, he felt compelled to respond in the most significant way.
Initially, he didn't want to perform the song unless the world is ending, but he decided to do it because his father's lyrics resonated with the ongoing war.
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