2006-11-30 00:22:49 · 28 answers · asked by I am actually a Hot Dog 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
OMG. No. No it *isn't* Lennon explained that is was inspired by a drawing of the same name his son Julian did as a kid.
Yes, it was drug *inlfuenced*, but it isn't *about* LSD.
2006-11-30 00:26:35 · answer #1 · answered by Fonzie T 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Thats the story thats been repeated so often that its just accepted as the truth now..but Lennon always said the title came from a drawing that his young son Julian brought home from school. When John asked him what it was supposed to be , Julian replied "Lucy in the sky , with diamonds"
John just liked that phrase, and the rest is history. But given the lyrical content of the song, its easy to understand why everyone just assumes the LSD story is correct. But Lennon claimed that never dawned on him at time.
I suspect the truth is probably in a mix of the two stories!
2006-11-30 01:03:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Beatles say NO. I think it was inspired by a child's drawing.
"John Lennon, while never denying that the song itself was inspired by the countless acid trips he had taken, quickly explained that the title, in fact, had been mere coincidence. It was taken, verbatim, from the name John's four-year-old son Julian had given to a drawing he made at school (shown below), Lennon claimed; Lennon himself had no idea that the title formed the abbreviation LSD until it was pointed out to him by someone else after the album's release."
Go to Snopes to see the picture.
2006-11-30 00:27:50 · answer #3 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's the popular believe....but John Lennon said that he got the inspiration for that song by a drawing Julian made.
Mind you.....I wouldn't be at all surprised if John, conveniently, left out the fact the song was also inspired by LSD!!
2006-11-30 01:10:11 · answer #4 · answered by Joshua 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, this is an urban myth of which many formed around this time in the 60s especially in connection with the beatles such as Paul is dead. However many of these urban myths were probably created by LSD.
2006-11-30 00:33:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2006-11-30 00:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by lil_sister58 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both John and Paul and John's son Julian have said> It was inspired by a drawing Julian did as a child. When John asked about it Julian described it that way! John liked the title and used it.
They could have been lying of course but why would they bother to!
They knew people would think what they wanted to!!!
They DID get a lot of Publicity out of it though!!!!
In 'pop' terms Publicity equals Cash!!!
2006-11-30 00:39:39 · answer #7 · answered by willowGSD 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Sir Paul admitted to it in 2004.
2006-11-30 01:23:50 · answer #8 · answered by misskitty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah
2006-11-30 00:24:33 · answer #9 · answered by Sir Sidney Snot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I think so.
Written by Lennon in the main & the lyrics speak for themselves.
2006-11-30 00:24:47 · answer #10 · answered by frankobserver 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋