Another person associated with the Beatles has died a tragic death at an early age. Lucy Vodden, 46, who passed away this week from lupus, was the inspiration for the group's classic song
Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds - even though none of the band members had ever met her. The title came about when John Lennon was creating material for the
Sgt. Pepper album. His son Julian, then only 4 years old, came home from school with a drawing of Vodden. He told his dad it represented Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lennon was so taken by the phrase that he titled a song after it, and in the ensuing years, tried to dispel the urban legend that it stood for LSD. In recent years, Julian got back in touch with Lucy and tried to comfort her as her health declined. For more
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