Song Quotes by Sean Lennon

10 Song quotes by Sean Lennon

Sean Lennon’s perspective on songs arrives in ten concise lines, each a small window into his experimental and melodic sensibilities.

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I was always nervous to play my father's [John Lennon's] songs.

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I like songs that have lots of different parts in them, an intro, an outro and a bridge.

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I like music because it's the only invisible art form.

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I like songs that go to different places and then come back.

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I have a piano and a guitar, and I tend to switch back and forth between those two instruments to help me…

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Songwriting is kind of like a craft. It's not something that just comes in a dream. You've got to work at it

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For me, songwriting is something that I have to do ritually. I don't just wait for inspiration; I try to write a…

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I wouldn't even say "Imagine" is political. I think it's…more just sort of declaration of humanity. I don't find his political songs…

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Some people feel that it's controversial if I say that because my dad is known as a political artist. But I don't…

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I wouldn't say the purpose of making art is to enjoy it necessarily. For me, it happens to be the thing I…

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It would be nice if I was remembered at all. I don't really care about being remembered. I just want to enjoy my life…

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I did a record with a producer, and the good producers eat up the budget, so I didn't have any budget left to produce…

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I don't really believe in political art. I feel in my heart the purpose of art transcends cultural and class and politics. I think…

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I don't like when people dress intentionally ugly. Personally that's not my thing.

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I spend my time trying to figure art out. I was brought up to believe that the way one processes information is by making…

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My father was assassinated by an FBI-CIA connection

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I like songs and film because you can turn your life into a sort of myth or dream.

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Now, music almost feels naked in my mind.

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You can't just pay attention to the short term, you just have to keep publishing.

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