Guide Note
Musician and actor Sean Lennon is the only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. His half-siblings are Julian Lennon, John's son with first wife Cynthia Lennon, and Kyoko Chan Cox, Ono's daughter with jazz musician Anthony Cox.
Fast Facts
- Born October 9, 1975 in New York City, New York
- Full Name: Sean Taro Ono Lennon
- Record Label: Capitol Records
- Cites The Beach Boys as his primary musical influence
- Narrates a story on the 1981 Ono album Season of Glass
- Appears in Michael Jackson film Moonwalker
Early Life
For the first five years of his life, Lennon was raised by his famous father in New York City. After Lennon's assassination in 1980 by Mark David Chapman, Sean was sent to boarding school, first in New York City and then in Switzerland.
Music Career
Lennon collaborated with his mother frequently during the 1980s and 1990s, receiving production credits on a number of her albums and performing with her backup band, IMA.
In the mid-'90s, he became a permanent member of the band Cibo Matto, and signed a contract to record solo albums for the Beastie Boys label, Grand Royal Records. He released his debut album in 1998, Into the Sun. Later, Lennon would collaborate on a few hip-hop albums with Del The Funky Homosapien and Handsome Boy Modeling School.
After leaving the spotlight temporarily to play as a session musician and produce albums for other artists, Lennon signed a deal with his father's old label, Capital Records, in 2001. His second album, Friendly Fire, was released in 2006.
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