John Lennon’s Son Believes It’s His “Duty to the World” To Bring More Attention to His Father’s Music

Sean Ono Lennon recently released an Ultimate Mix version of his father’s fourth solo album, Mind Games, originally released in 1973. Sean has been re-releasing John Lennon‘s solo work since 2020 when he produced Gimme Some Truth: The Ultimate Mixes with his mother, Yoko Ono.

Speaking with The Times about the project and his father, Sean revealed the meaning behind the Ultimate Mixes and why he’s taken them on. According to Sean, he wants his father’s solo work to get the same attention that his work with The Beatles gets.

“One thing that distinguishes my dad’s solo career is how personal his lyrics became,” said Sean. “It is like a diary, and it is my duty to bring attention to my father’s music. Not just my duty to him, but a duty to the world.”

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Sean Ono Lennon Wants to Bring Attention to Father John Lennon’s More “Personal” Solo Work

Sean Ono Lennon continued, lamenting the state of the world today and how things have fallen by the wayside for so many people. “With the world as it is now, people have forgotten so many things that I never imagined could be forgotten,” he said. “I refuse to let that happen to this music — it means too much to me.”

The intimacy and vulnerability in John Lennon’s solo work come through in music videos as well. Less than a month ago, a music video was released for the Mind Games track “Aisumasen (I’m Sorry).” The video featured home footage of John and Yoko in their New York apartment taken by John Lennon. It opens a window into their relationship that many fans are seeing for the first time.

Sean Ono Lennon also commented on the footage, sharing his perspective on his parents’ relationship. “Their story is a love story,” he said. “They found each other across a great divide and certainly struggled through ups and downs, but never doubted their love. It is important we remember them as an example. Even through rough patches, you can see my father thought about my mother. They were simply, irrevocably intertwined.”

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