John Lennons son Sean worried Gen Z will forget…
John Lennon’s son, Sean Ono Lennon, is worried about the Beatles’ legacy.
During a new interview on “CBS Sunday Morning,” Sean, 50, explained how he’s made it his mission to make sure future generations know the influence that his late dad, his mother Yoko Ono, and the band have had on music.
“Obviously the world is also the custodian of his legacy, I would say. I’m just doing my best to help make sure that the younger generation doesn’t forget about The Beatles and John and Yoko,” Sean said. “That’s how I look at it.”
Sean Ono Lennon during his interview on “CBS Sunday Morning.” CBS Sunday Morning
Sean Ono Lennon speaking about his dad and mom, John Lennon and Yoko Ono. CBS Sunday Morning
When requested if he thinks it’s “possible” that the legacies will be forgotten about over time, Sean replied, “I do, actually. And I never did before.”
“My parents gave me so much that I think it’s the least I can do to try and support their legacy in my lifetime,” Sean continued. “I feel like I just owe it to them. It’s a personal thing.”
John Lennon and Yoko Ono on November 2, 1980. Getty Images
The Beatles members Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison in
1965. Bettmann Archive
The Beatles pose for a portrait in New York City in 1964. Getty Images
Sean added that he sees his dad and mom’ legacy as “peace and love.”
“But it’s not just peace and love. It’s an attitude towards activism that is done with humor and love,” he said.
“I think the Beatles’ music, and John and Yoko’s legacy, is something important for the world to kind of cherish and be reminded of,” Sean additional acknowledged. “So, that’s how I see my job.”
John Lennon and his son Sean in NYC in 1977. Getty Images
Yoko Ono and John Lennon in December 1968. Getty Images
The musician also explained what impressed him to workforce up with Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson to make their 2018 model of John and Yoko’s iconic tune “Happy Xmas (War Is Over).”
“I wanted to see if I could get that feeling of maybe it sounds like you’re hearing it again for the first time, or at least in a new context, in a way that you’d pay attention, as opposed to, ‘Oh, there it is on the radio again,’” he shared.
Sean Ono Lennon during the 67th GRAMMY Awards Premiere Ceremony in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. Getty Images
Later in the interview, Sean gave a uncommon update on his reclusive 92-year-old mom.
“She’s good. I mean, you know, she’s 92, so she’s slowed down a lot, and she’s retired,” Sean said. “That’s why I’m kind of trying to do the work that she used to do. That’s why I feel a lot of pressure, actually, to do my best, because she set a high standard for the way that she dealt with my dad’s music, and the Beatles stuff.”
Yoko Ono and her son Sean at Buckingham Palace in London in 1983. Dave Hogan
John Lennon and Yoko Ono in England in August 1971. Getty Images
“She’s always been very singular. And I think my dad was less so,” Sean continued. “You know, he had Paul to write with, and then he was hoping that my mom would kind of be a writing partner. And I just think it’s really funny that, you know, there’s probably only one person in the world who would turn down John Lennon as a writing partner, and that’s my mom, you know?”
Yoko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, at the Rock Opera occasion in NYC in 1994. Getty Images
Sean’s well-known father was gunned down by Mark David Chapman in New York City on Dec. 8, 1980, ten years after the Beatles dramatically broke up. John was 40 years previous.
George Harrison was the second Beatles star to die. He handed away of cancer in 2001 at age 58.
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the 2 surviving Beatles, are both still making music.
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