article_snippet: The widower of the woman who inspired the Beatles song Lucy Vodden - the inspiration for a Beatles song in the Sky with Diamonds has avoided jail after The widower of the woman who inspired the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds launched into a racist rant at a police officer.
article_snippet: As a child Ross Vodden is said to have been the inspiration behind Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds', having been friends with John Lennon's son Julian at school.
article_snippet: Ross Vodden had previously gone to school with Julian and is believed to have inspired Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds .
article_snippet: Lucy Vodden, who was Lucy O'Donnell before Lucy O'Donnell marriage, went to nursery school in Surrey with Julian Lennon, the son of John Lennon, and the pair became friends.
article_snippet: When he was Julian came home from school with a picture, which he showed to he father.
article_snippet: he described he drawing as 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds.'
article_snippet: Six months before Mrs Vodden death Julian Lennon was made aware of Lucy disease and got back in touch with Lucy.
article_snippet: Julian Lennon drew this picture in the 1960s and told Julian Lennon father it was 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds'
highlights_snippet: Ross Vodden was married to Lucy Vodden - the inspiration for a Beatles song .
  
highlights_snippet: Lucy Vodden - the inspiration for a Beatles song was friends with John Lennon's son Julian at nursery and Ross Vodden drew a picture of Lucy Vodden - the inspiration for a Beatles song as 'Lucy Vodden - the inspiration for a Beatles song in the sky with diamonds' - inspiring song's name .
  