Now caretaker of his dad's work, Sean Ono Lennon seeks to innovate, not merely repeat
Now caretaker of his dad's work, Sean Ono Lennon is on a remarkable run
NEW YORK (AP) — Only recently given stewardship over his late father's work, Sean Ono Lennon is on a remarkable run.
The only child of John Lennon and Yoko Ono won an Academy Award this year for a short film based on his parents' 1971 song "Happy Christmas (War is Over")" and, a few months later, was nominated for his first-ever Grammy, for producing a box set on the album “Mind Games,” originally released in 1973.
“It feels overwhelming and surreal,” said Lennon, who also recently shared a Webby Award with his mother for Ono's interactive art project “Wish Tree.”
For Lennon, who was 5 when the former Beatle was murdered in 1980, the work is a way to connect with his father. It's more than a preservation mission: On “Mind Games,” he takes artistic license, pulling apart the recordings of John Lennon's music to create something entirely new.
