John Lennon’s sister says the family can’t bear to listen to his music as she opens up on late star’s 80th birthday

BEATLES legend John Lennon’s sister has said the family can’t even listen to his music because it’s too painful.

Julia Baird, 73, opened up about her brother today on This Morning in a rare interview on what would have been his 80th birthday.

John was shot and killed at his New York home when he was 40 by Mark David Chapman who pleaded guilty to his murder and has remained in jail ever since.

Appearing live from her home in Liverpool, she was asked if it was difficult for her to hear Beatles songs.

She said: “It was terrible at first – none of the family could listen to anything.

“Even now, if an interview comes on, and it’s likely now, and I hear his voice, and it’s like ‘Oh.'”

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Referring to an acclaimed documentary about John and his wife Yoko Ono, she added: “I actually only watched Above Us Only Sky for the first time ever last week because of the piano at Strawberry Fields.

“But I watched it and it was quite hard, but by the end I was enjoying it. It’s a weird thing. And that film almost felt personal.”