Sean Lennon Quick Info | |
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Height | 5 ft 9 in |
Weight | 67 kg |
Date of Birth | October 9, 1975 |
Zodiac Sign | Libra |
Girlfriend | Charlotte Kemp Muhl |
Sean Lennon is a British-American musician, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist who is widely recognized as the son of the legendary musician John Lennon and the multimedia artist and musician Yoko Ono. He has gained further popularity by releasing several albums including Into the Sun (1998). He has been a member of numerous bands such as the Claypool Lennon Delirium, his parents’ group the Plastic Ono Band, as well as Cibo Matto, having dropped a number of albums with them like Stereo ★ Type A (1999) with the latter. Sean has also produced a variety of albums such as Acoustic Sessions (2010) by the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, having formed the group in 2008 along with his girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl. He has also composed the film scores for many movies including Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2008) and has appeared in several films such as Imagine: John Lennon (1988) where he featured as “himself”.
Born Name
Sean Taro Ono Lennon
Nick Name
Tarō Ono
Sun Sign
Libra
Born Place
New York City, New York, United States
Residence
New York City, New York, United States
Nationality
Education
He attended kindergarten in Tokyo followed by Ethical Culture Fieldston School and Dalton School in New York. After that, he went to the exclusive private boarding school Institut Le Rosey in Rolle in Switzerland. He had gone to Columbia University for 3 semesters, majoring in Anthropology after which he had dropped out in order to focus on his music and tour with his mother.
Occupation
Musician, Songwriter, Producer, Guitarist
Family
- Father – John Lennon (Musician)
- Mother – Yoko Ono (Multimedia Artist, Musician)
- Others – Julian Lennon (Half-Brother) (Musician, Photographer), Kyoko Cox (Half-Sister)
Genre
Rock, Avant-Garde, Experimental, Psychedelia
Instruments
Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Piano, Drums, Synthesizer, Omnichord
Labels
- Grand Royal
- Capitol Records
- Chimera Music
Build
Slim
Height
5 ft 9 in or 175 cm
Weight
67 kg or 147.5 lbs
Girlfriend / Spouse
He has dated –
- Yuka Honda (1996-1999)
- Bijou Phillips (1999-2004)
- Leelee Sobieski (2004)
- Elizabeth Jagger (2004-2005)
- Lindsay Lohan (2006) – Rumor
- Irina Lazareanu (2007) – Rumor
- Charlotte Kemp Muhl (2006-Present) – He has been in a relationship with model and musician Charlotte, whom he met at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2005. He was 29 years old at the time while Charlotte was only 17 and he had thought she was too young and so they had remained great pals before falling in love. They have been in a relationship since 2006.
Race / Ethnicity
Mixed (Asian and White)
He is of Japanese descent on his mother’s side of the family and of Irish, Welsh, and English descent on his father’s side.
Hair Color
Dark Brown
Eye Color
Dark Brown
Sexual Orientation
Straight
Distinctive Features
- Shapely lips
- Sharp nose
- Wears spectacles
- Long hair up to his shoulders
- Moles on his nose and chin
Sean Lennon Favorite Things
- Song Written By His Father That Has Always Inspired Him – A Day in the Life (1967)
Source – Rolling Stone
Sean Lennon Facts
- He was born at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York on his father’s 35th birthday.
- His father had written the song Beautiful Boy (1980) for him.
- A few of the singles on Sean’s CD Friendly Fire are about his splitting-up with Bijou Phillips.
- He has stated that if he wanted to turn someone on to his mother’s music, he would begin with her singles such as Death of Samantha from the album Approximately Infinite Universe (1973). He has found several of her albums like Season of Glass (1981) to be incredibly brilliant.
Featured Image by Sean Ono Lennon / Instagram