sean_lennon_yoko_onoJohn Lennon and Yoko Ono kept their fame from their young son Sean Lenon. For many years Sean didn’t even know his father was once in the Beatles. Sean Lenon had to learn of his father’s worldwide fame and musical accomplishments on his own.

Yoko said, “I was prepared that Sean might become an archaeologist or something. John didn’t even want to tell him that he was a Beatle.” According to Yoko, the famous musical couple were also so desperate to keep their son from being a musician that they didn’t talk about music at home.

Yoko adds, “Sean found out from someone else. One day, he asked John, ‘Were you a Beatle’?” “When Sean was in his 20s, I found out that he knew all of the Beatle’s songs, all John’s songs, and all my songs – every lyric.”

From the perspective of Sean Lenon, his parent’s didn’t have to worry, he enjoys being a musician now. Sean said he feels no pressure being a musician in his famous father’s shadow. He realizes no on can compete with the Beatles. Sean says, “But honestly, I don’t play music in terms of trying to compete with my dad because I don’t think I could play if I did that. But I take comfort in knowing I’m not the only one who will never be as successful as the Beatles”.

Sean Lenon told the View, “I know when people look at me they see my father, I can’t help it I look like him, I look like my Mom too.”

Sean Co-produced a new album “Between my Head and the Sky” with his Mom and the newly christened, “Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band”. Sean told the View as the Album’s Producer, “Working with your parent is kind of awkward because you’re used to you’re parent telling you what to do.” The subject matter was difficult because the subject matter was very personal and touching for his family. In the end, he’s very proud of the album and sees his mother as being vindicated by the album’s positive reviews.

Whoopi Goldberg asked Yoko what broke the Beatles up. Yoko gave a convincing argument, “All four of them are very complex, strong powerful people. I couldn’t break it up with just my little hand. There were so many complex reasons.” When Barbara asked if she wanted the Beatles to break up, she replied “No I didn’t particularly, no”. Sean made a very valid point that the women of the view wouldn’t all throw the show out the window because they didn’t like one of their husbands. The idea seems ridiculous now in hindsight.

Yoko and Sean’s new album on Amazon here… Between My Head and the Sky – Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band

-Beatles Geek Pete
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