Finally, with a host of songs sprung from heartache, tragedy, broken friendships and regret, Sean has resurfaced.Īs the son of a famous musician, Sean has maybe obviously been attracted to working with people who share the same histories. Eight years have passed since Into the Sun and five years since signing to the Beatles’ label Capitol, with barely a peep from Lennon. He released Into the Sun, an album that got mixed reviews for the exact reasons enumerated above, although most found his melodies ironically faulting more towards McCartney-esque than Lennon-esque. Eight years ago, he was heard by Adam Yauch, aka MCA, and signed as a solo artist to the Beastie Boys’ Grand Royal Records. After all, who better to sound like the Beatles than someone who lived and breathed that music through their father, one of the group’s members and principal songwriters? Then again, if he sounds too much like his father, he’s unfairly judged to impossible standards to the best rock band in history.įor a while, Sean resisted the lure of the solo spotlight, instead playing supporting roles for other bands including Soulfly and Cibo Matto. If he consciously tries to avoid an obvious Beatles influence, he’s denying his heritage. Sean Lennon, like the above named stars, can’t really win. While Dylan and Starkey succeeded in their own ways, others have suffered. Jakob Dylan is also well aware of the burdens of a progeny’s music career, having had to live in the shadow of father Bob. Stepbrother Julian had a career for awhile, but the comparisons to his famous father were just too much of a burden to escape. Stella McCartney avoided rock and roll altogether, instead opting for a career in fashion. He played drums for Johnny Marr, Oasis and the Who. Zak Starkey is probably the most successful yet most forgotten, just like his underrated father. Dhani Harrison hasn’t yet released anything of his own, but is still formulating a musical career, and has even been rumored to be starting a band with John Squire and Liam Gallagher. There are only a handful of people who can understand what it’s like to be Sean Lennon, the son of rock royalty attempting a musical career of his own.
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