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My Take
Sean Lennon could have spent his life cashing the most famous surname in popular music; instead he keeps wandering into its strangest corners. Cibo Matto, the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger, the Claypool Lennon Delirium — these are not career moves, they are curiosities pursued for their own sake, and I find that genuinely admirable. The comparison to his father is unwinnable, and he seems to know it, so he competes on a different axis entirely: texture, psychedelia, collaboration. The result is a body of work that rewards listeners who arrive without expectations. That takes a quieter kind of nerve.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sean Lennon
- Name (Japanese)
- ショーン・レノン
- Reading
- しょーん・れのん
- Born
- October 9, 1975 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rabbit
- Origin
- Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, United States
- Occupation
- singer / composer / poet / actor / guitarist
2. Background
- University
- Columbia University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Sean Lennon born?
Born October 9, 1975 (age 50).
Where is Sean Lennon from?
Sean Lennon is from Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, United States.
What does Sean Lennon do?
Sean Lennon works as singer, composer, poet, actor, guitarist.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.