Sean Ono Lennon reflects on “legendary love” between parents John and Yoko
Sean Ono Lennon has shared an insight into the relationship between his parents John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
In an interview with PEOPLE Magazine, Lennon spoke about his father ahead of the box set release of ‘Mind Games’, the fourth album by the Beatle first released in 1973.
Sean, who was born in 1975, oversaw the production of the ‘Mind Games’ boxset, and he calls the era during which the album was made as “really terrifying” for both his parents.
This fraught period led to a temporary separation between John and Yoko – however, Sean disagrees with fans who call ‘Mind Games’ a breakup album.
“My mother is this giant mountain in the distance,” he explained to PEOPLE, referring to the ‘Mind Games’ album art, “and dad is this diminutive little man receding into nowhere.”
He added: “His entire life and art was infused with his relationship with my mom,” emphasizing that ‘Mind Games’ is “mostly love songs about her”.
“My dad declared to the world that ‘John and Yoko’ were one word. I think he always had his heart set on her. He was so in love with her. They had a legendary love and I think that this album is infused with that love. You can hear it.”
He also shared that ‘Mind Games’ was an album that saw the couple “stepping away from radical activism a little bit”.
“I think they felt like they didn’t want to be in that world anymore. They realized that it was not a fun road for them and so they wanted to make music that was less directly attacking the establishment and focusing more on peace and love again.”
Sean was recently nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package for the ‘Mind Games’ reissue, for which Sean oversaw new “meditation” mixes.
Earlier this week, the young Lennon revealed that he started making music in order to “fill the void” left by the death of his father.
“I never played music because I was good at it,” he explained. “I lost my father and I didn’t know how to fill that void. Learning how to play his songs on guitar was a way to process the loss with an activity that made me feel connected to him.”
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