Three Beatles Members’ Sons Come Together to Release New Song ‘Rip Off’

The Beatles’ sons have united to make music together, because, of course, they did.

Ringo Starr’s son Zak Starkey joined forces with John Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon and Paul McCartney’s son James McCartney for the song “Rip Off,” which Starkey, 59, shared a clip of on Instagram on Sunday, June 15.

Sean, 49, and James, 47, joined Starkey’s supergroup Mantra of the Cosmos (which features Oasis bassist Andy Bell along with Shaun Ryder and Mark Berry of Happy Mondays) to provide vocals. “Rip Off” is a genre-bending rock song with elements reminiscent of the Fab Four’s sound but very much their own group.

This is the first time that three of The Beatles’ children have come together to work on music.

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In an interview with the Telegraph UK published on June 13, Starkey, who was born during Ringo’s first marriage to Maureen Starkey, said that despite the musical background of some members, his group isn’t like The Beatles.

“No it’s not,” he said upon the interviewer making the comparison. “It’s like Mantra of the Cosmos with them in it. It’s Sean of the Cosmos and James of the Cosmos, it’s still my band.”

Most recently, Starkey was the drummer for The Who but had been fired twice, and claimed that after the most recent firing, he was asked to lie about it and say that he quit instead. Days later, Starkey said he hadn’t been fired from the group but had been “retired,” per a phone call he had with Roger Daltrey.

James, Paul’s only son, was interested in music from a young age, teaching himself how to play the guitar and piano. “It’s hard to live up to The Beatles,” he told The Irish Mirror in 2013. “When Wings toured, they got slated. Even Dad found it hard living up to the Beatles. I started out playing under an alias.”

Sean, the only son of the late John and Yoko Ono, meanwhile, has embarked on a solo music career and has collaborated with Lana Del Rey among other artists. He told Rolling Stone in 1998 about his upbringing as the son of the late Beatle. “When you’ve never experienced anything else, it’s not weird — it’s simply your life,” Sean said at the time.

“I never knew that doing interviews and having press was weird. You take it as it comes. You don’t choose your name, you don’t choose your parents. You’re hurled into this earth, and life hits you.”

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Sean and James previously worked together on the song “Primrose Hill” in April 2024.

“Today I am so very excited to share my latest song co-written by my good friend @sean_ono_lennon,” James wrote on Instagram, announcing the song at the time. “With the release of this song it feels like we’re really getting the ball rolling and I am so excited to continue to share music with you.”