Sean Ono Lennon is worried that younger generations will forget about The Beatles
John Lennon's son Sean Ono Lennon is fearful that younger generations could forget about The Beatles and his father's musical legacy.
Sean Ono Lennon fears that younger generations could forget about The Beatles.
The 50-year-old musician - the son of frontman John Lennon and Yoko Ono - explained that he has "technically" taken over as the guardian of his late father's legacy and admits that he is concerned about the Fab Four fading from memory.
Sean told CBS Sunday Morning: "But obviously the world is also the custodian of his legacy, I would say.
"I'm just doing my best to help make sure that the younger generation doesn't forget about The Beatles and John and Yoko. That's how I look at it."
Asked if he thought it was "even possible" that the public could forget the Hey Jude band, Lennon said: "I do, actually. And I never did before."
Sean sees it as his duty to protect the legacy of his mother, who is now 92 years of age, and his father, who was murdered at the age of 40 in 1980.
He said: "My parents gave me so much that I think the least I can do to try and support their legacy in my lifetime. I feel like I just owe it to them. It's a personal thing.
"I think The Beatles' music, and John and Yoko's legacy, is something important for the world to kind of cherish and be reminded of. So, that's how I see my job."
He explained that he feels "a lot of pressure" to take over from Yoko as the protector of his father's legacy, as his mother has "set a high standard for the way she dealt with my dad's music".
Asked how Yoko is doing, Sean said: "She's good. I mean, you know, she's 92, so she's slowed down a lot, and she's retired. That's why I'm kind of trying to do the work that she used to do.
"That's why I feel a lot of pressure, actually, to do my best, because she set a high standard for the way that she dealt with my dad's music, and The Beatles stuff."
He added: "She's always been very singular. And I think my dad was less so.
"You know, he had Paul (McCartney) to write with, and then he was hoping that my mom would kind of be a writing partner. And I just think it's really funny that, you know, there's probably only one person in the world who would turn down John Lennon as a writing partner, and that's my mom, you know?"
