Sean Lennon is a musician, composer, songwriter, singer, producer. His fans are following him closely. Yoko Ono и John Lennon. It was this star couple who in 1975 gave the world a talented heir who inherited his father's excellent musical taste and mother's originality.
Childhood and youth
The artist's date of birth is October 9, 1975. Sean Lennon was born in colorful New York. As noted above, Sean's parents were directly related to creativity.
Yoko Ono (Sean's mother) - artist, musician, singer. John Lennon (father) is the leader of the Beatles, who, in the prime of his life, left the group and founded a new team, which included his wife and other celebrities. Sean Lennon's godfather is Elton John. Sean from early childhood began to be interested in music in all its manifestations.
John Lennon until his death was closely involved in raising his son, while Yoko Ono was engaged in the introduction of family affairs and creativity. Sean recalls that during the day his father worked with him creatively, and in the evening they liked to watch entertainment TV programs. Lennon Jr. says that he remembers his father for his strict character and justice.
At the time of his father's death, Lennon Jr. was only 5 years old. Sean was attached to the head of the family, so he was very upset by the loss of a loved one. Despite being so young, Sean tried to stay strong. He supported his mother, who had a hard time.
After the death of his father, Sean's life changed. Yoko Ono gave the boy to a Swiss specialized boarding school. The woman developed paranoia amid the murder of her husband. She hired bodyguards for Sean, who became his best friends.
“During this period of time, I acutely felt a spiritual rapprochement with my mother. She was close to me before, but after the death of my father, we became even closer. My mother treated me like an adult. She asked for my opinion."
Yoko Ono studied music with Sean. In the early 80s of the last century, Lennon Jr. took part in the recording of the singer's LP. His voice is featured on Yoko Ono's Season of Glass compilation.
The creative path of Sean Lennon
At the end of the 80s, he tried himself as an actor. Sean Lennon starred in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. Filming in the tape inspired the young man. Later, Sean will say that Michael Jackson is a big-hearted person.
At the age of 16, he was lucky enough to collaborate with Lenny Kravitz. The guys pleased the fans with the release of the musical work All I Ever Wanted.
Some time later, Sean "put together" the first musical project. His brainchild was named IMA. Lennon formed the band with the goal of participating in the recording of Yoko Ono's LP Rising. During this period of time, the singer met the musicians of the Cibo Matto group. The acquaintance turned into cooperation - Lennon skated a tour with the group, holding a bass guitar in his hands.
At the end of the 90s, the artist's debut LP premiered. We are talking about the collection Into the Sun. The record was mixed by Grand Royal Records. The artist presented a clip for the work, which was broadcast on MTV. In support of the studio, Lennon went on tour. On the tour, the musician was supported by his colleagues - the group Cibo Matto.
Then he practically disappeared from the sight of his fans for 8 years. He sometimes collaborated with other artists. He devoted most of his time to producing. Only in 2006, Friendly Fire expanded his discography. The novelty was warmly received not only by fans, but also by music critics.
After the presentation of the second studio album, he again pleased the fans with his frequent appearance on stage. Sean toured, starred in shows and attended TV shows. During a trip to France, L'éclipse's remix of Parachute's piece of music was born. The presented track became the musical accompaniment to the series "True Blood".
Founding of The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger
Some time later, together with Charlotte Kemp Muhl, he founded the band The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger. Fans happily greeted the new musical project. In gratitude to the "fans", the musicians pleased the music lovers of the LP releases:
- acoustic sessions;
- La Carotte Blue;
- midnight sun.
Since that time, Sean has been pumping The Claypool Lennon Delirium. The debut LP of the musicians was incredibly warmly welcomed by the public. The Monolith of Phobos compilation entered the Billboard 200. A few years later, the premiere of the second studio album, South of Reality, took place.
Details of Sean Lennon's personal life
His personal life is always in the spotlight. Sean had an unrealistic number of girls, but in 2005 Charlotte Kemp Muhl won his heart, with whom the position for 2021 - he still remains together. The couple lives in a civil marriage.
Interesting facts about Sean Lennon
- He has a half brother and sister.
- He often takes part in the dubbing of animated films.
- Sean communicates with the children of former members of the Beatles.
- He considers Yoko Ono to be a style icon.
Sean Lennon: present day
In 2017, he recorded a joint track with American Lana Del Rey on her new LP. That same year, he released a new track, Bird Song, on his SoundCloud account. The musician said that the co-author of the text of the composition is actress Carrie Fisher.
At the end of February 2019, the premiere of the new studio album by Claypool Lennon Delirium took place. The record was called South of Reality. Recall that this is the second album of the project, which are Sean Lennon and Les Claypool.
In 2020, the musician performed the musical composition Isolation in honor of the 80th birthday of his dad. The cover version was performed as part of the #PlayAtHome music series of The Late Show.
In 2021, he supported the “laser eyes” flash mob launched by bitcoin fans last month. After that, bitcoin fans posted photos with “laser eyes” as their profile avatars.
