Paul McCartney has revealed that Yoko Ono once told him she thought her husband John Lennon ‘might have been gay’.
The pair were married from March 1969 until Lennon’s tragic death on December 8 1980.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, conducted in 2015 and published last week to coincide with Man on the Run, a documentary about Paul’s life after the Beatles, he explained how Yoko, now 93, had once shared her theory with him.
Of Yoko he said: ‘I swear she rang me shortly after John died and said, ‘You know, I think John might have been gay.’
‘I went, ‘I’m not sure.’ I said, ‘I don’t think so. Certainly not when I knew him.’ Because we’d been in the ’60s. We’d been around with loads and loads of girls. And I bumped into seeing him jacking… a lot of girl action.
‘And I’d slept with John very often, but there was never anything. There was never a gesture, never an expression. It was nothing. So I had no reason to believe this at all.’
Paul McCartney has revealed that Yoko Ono once told him she thought her husband John Lennon ‘might have been gay’
In an interview with Vanity Fair, conducted in 2015 and published last week to coincide with Man on the Run, a documentary about Paul’s life after the Beatles, he explained how Yoko, now 93, had once shared her theory with him
Paul did though admit he had heard rumours about Lennon’s sexuality.
There had been speculation about his relationship with The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein, who was gay, but Paul said he didn’t personally think anything had happened between them.
Lennon and Ono got married in March 1969. The dynamic duo were together until Lennon was murdered in December 1980 at age 40 by obsessed fan Mark David Chapman.
The pair welcomed son Sean Ono Lennon, now 50, in 1975.
John also had son Julian Lennon, now 62, in 1963 with his first wife Cynthia Lennon, whom he was married to from 1962 until 1968.
Meanwhile Yoko also shares daughter Kyoko Ono Cox, 62, with second ex-husband, filmmaker Anthony Cox.
She was previously married in 1956 to Toshi Ichiyanagi, an acclaimed Japanese avant-garde composer and pianist.
Just last month Paul admitted he was overbearing and has bought into the criticism that he broke up The Beatles.
The musician, 83, has recently created a new Prime Video documentary, Paul McCartney Man On The Run.
The project follows Paul’s extraordinary life following the breakup of The Beatles and his time as a solo artist and a part of his later band, Wings.
But as he reflected on his career in an interview with director Morgan Neville, Paul spoke about how he feels when he is criticised by people.
He remarked: ‘Whenever I hear someone damning Paul McCartney, I tend to agree with them.
‘So when everyone was saying I broke up the Beatles, and I was just overbearing and all of that, I kind of bought into it.’
The pair were married from March 1969 until Lennon’s tragic death on 8 December 1980 (seen in 1968 together)
Just last month Paul admitted he was overbearing and has bought into the criticism that he broke up The Beatles
This wasn’t the only time Sir Paul has become emotional when talking about the documentary.
During a screening of the release in London earlier this year, he admitted he felt ’emotional’ upon seeing his late wife Linda McCartney in the programme.
Linda, who died in 1998, shared four children with Sir Paul, including Heather, 63, who was adopted, Mary, 56, Stella, 53, and James, 48.
Sir Paul said it helped him deal with the tumultuous time he faced following the break-up of The Beatles.
He said: ‘Seeing me and Linda interacting is very special because, you know, she is not here anymore. Me and Linda, the kids. The music. Me and John [Lennon].
‘These memories, it is like a life flashing in front of you. There are so many cool things. Even though there are some embarrassing moments, I come out of it thinking, “Yeah, I’m OK”.
‘All the stuff with the kids and Linda is lovely to see. Obviously, it’s emotional because she looks so beautiful. She’s so cool.’
