Sean Taro Ono Lennon Japanese name Tarō Ono (小野 太郎, Ono Tarō?, born October 9, 1975) is an American musician and composer. He is the child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Read full biography of Sean Lennon →
Growing up, I fantasized about being a rock musician and that somehow it would be really easy. I didn't realize that it's so much work.
I feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and represent myself in person.
I feel that film is inevitably the medium of the future. It has been for years, decades, but more so now than ever.
I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me get inspired.
I like songs that go to different places and then come back.
I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro and a bridge.
I try not to do anything by formula.
I'm lucky that a lot of my friends are in the entertainment industry.
I'm not that in control of myself that I could be specific about exactly the way I'm doing everything as it happens. I'm just trying my... →
I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart of rock music.
It's a bit embarrassing watching myself, but I couldn't get someone else to play me, that would've been stupid.
Making films is great. You've got 100 people around and you're all dressing up and making weird art-it's a fun group activity.
Putting out commercial pieces and promoting them and trying to sell them to people is not necessarily what it means to be an artist.
Sean Taro Ono Lennon Japanese name Tarō Ono (小野 太郎, Ono Tarō?, born October 9, 1975) is an American musician and composer. He is the child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono.