| 5 September 1981 - Cynthia launches her first drawing exhibit ever
in Long Island, NY featuring drawings from her 1978 biography A Twist of
Lennon.
1981 Julian moves to London and stays six months with Elton John's
percussionist, Ray Cooper. Cynthia credits Ray with making Julian the
musician he is today saying: "Like his father, he flunked out of
school and was drifting. I sent him to stay with Ray Cooper, a percussionist
who played with Elton John, for six months. He virtually saved Julian and
transformed him into the musician he is today."
For some 18 months during 1981 and 1982, Julian floated between tabloid
scandals and rumors while contemplating the route his music should take, as
well as the flak he expected if he launched himself into a musical career.
Prior to his father's death he had planned on attending Chester College of
Art however, after John's murder it was reported he wanted to focus on music
perhaps starting out as a sound engineer.
The British press had a field day with Julian's doings, labeling him an
ever partying playboy and erroneously reporting several rumored group names,
including The Lennon Drops and The Lennon Kittens as
well as actual band called Quasar with whom Julian jammed with but
was not a member.
January 1982 - Newspapers are splattered with pictures of
Julian in Soho's club L'Escargot, clowning around in drag, with a
pistol pointed to his head. Julian does an interview for News of the
World that is titled All You Need Is Love. The Beatles Said It, But I
Wish Dad Had Shown Me Some.
8 April 1982 - Julian celebrates his 19th birthday at the London
club Stringfellows and has a wild bash during which, Julian is given
a live white horse and hit in the face with a pie thrown by a scantily clad
model.. all the newspapers cover the party, branding Julian a spoilt
playboy.
Spring 1982 - Julian goes into a recording
studio to work on an album of previously unreleased John Lennon songs
for an album to be titled Tribute.
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