I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a [Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart] of rock music.
Sean LennonI feel like I've been way overexposed in the press. I'd rather play shows and represent myself in person.
Sean LennonI like to have books around to give me ideas-to get the verbal part of my brain to start working.
Sean LennonFor me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a little bit every day.
Sean LennonI think when people try to use their art for political views, I think they're art becomes smaller, less interesting. And so for me, as an artist, I'm trying to speak about things in a universal way and not be pedantic or small-minded and try to convince other people of my political views. But having said that, every day I live in sort of complete terror because of what I read in the newspaper and what is going on in the world. I'm constantly, as I think many of us are, overwhelmed by the sort of, mass psychosis that's occurring.
Sean Lennon