#1 hits, world tours, moves and world wide stardom are pulling John into another stratosphere. As Cyn gives birth to Julian and John's career explodes, their relationship becomes strained and distant. Although many have deemed the wedding of the shotgun variety, Cyn stresses the love and deep friendship that existed between herself and John, as well as the fact that they had intended to get married at some point down the road. When Cyn finds herself pregnant in August of 1962, John quickly offers to marry her, leading to a rushed civil marriage ceremony. As the Beatles sign their first recording contract they make the cold decision to fire their friend Paul from the band and replacing him with laid back drummer Ringo Starr. When Stuart suddenly dies from a cerebral hemmorhage John is stunned and plunges into a depression. Since it was John's idea to form the band he is dubbed the leader of the group and has the ultimate decision making power.

After taking on Paul Best as drummer, the Beatles are formed. As John and his friends Stuart Sutcliffe, Paul McCartney and George Harrison form a music group and begin performing at clubs, John states his intentions to pursue a career in music. As a young child John was taken away from his mother's care by his overbearing maternal Aunt Mimi, a woman who had an oppressive and stern influence on John for most of his life. The tragic death of John's mother and the abandonment by his father when he was a child of five are tragic events for John. John's love of music was a gift from Julia, who taught her son how to play guitar and was musically inclined herself. The two become love buddies over their mutual losses - Cyn's father has passed away from lung cancer and John's mother Julia was tragically hit by a car and killed not long before school started.

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