In an interview with the magazine People, Sean Ono Lennon He confessed that he had some arguments with his mother, Yoko Onobecause they see things differently. On the one hand, the Japanese woman is a faithful believer in disciplines such as astrology, numerology and tarot, while her son leaned towards the exact sciences and rational thinking.
“I was more interested in science and rational thinking. Growing up, it seemed like everything always had to revolve around numbers and calculating dates for astrology. (I was like) ‘Mom, can we do something without worrying about what the tarot cards say?'” she recalled.
The 49-year-old artist said he is surprised by the way his mother is so immersed in these topics: “She is deeply interested in cosmic things, on a level that I have never seen in anyone else. You could say she is a good witch. “I grew up with so many cosmic things that I rebelled against them,” he said.
Likewise, the musician explained that the different perspectives have led to some philosophical debates between them and said that a few years ago he questioned her about her way of thinking and told her: “Mom, I don’t think the universe can work this way! There is no way the number of something matters.whether it is a seven or a nine.” However, she only responded: “But like this es how it works.”
Despite these debates with his mother, Sean Ono Lennon He stated that not everything is rational thought for him, as he still feels an attraction towards the mystical and I describe this feeling as his version of Catholic guilt.
“No matter how much I try to reject what I would call supernatural thinking, or superstitious thinking, I cannot get it out of my being. I still worry when there are coincidences or if I see the ‘wrong’ number in a hotel room. No matter how rational I pretend to be, I still have it inside me. Maybe it’s geneticor maybe it’s just because I was raised that way. But the truth is, secretly, I think all of that could be real,” he explained.
Likewise, the artist commented that with age he has begun to accept his mother’s metaphysical approach to life and the concept of the “beyond,” because although he tries to be rational and scientific in his vision of the world, he indicated that “sometimes things happen.” things that seem to be beyond the realm of the knowable.”
In fact, he recalled that during a vacation in Jamaica, he was aboard a rented Jeep and when he turned it on to go for a ride, the radio did too and he heard the song “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” fade out. crib with tropical dyes that John Lennon recorded for him months before his murder in 1980.
“The moment it started, I heard ‘Darling, darling, darling… darling Sean.’ It was very strange. He only says my name once, at the end of the song. What are the odds? I will never forget it. Again, I struggle with my own superstition. “Obviously I admit it’s probably not magical… but it really felt like it was,” he said.
All this thinking made me Sean Ono Lennon will reflect this in an extensive new collection that reexamines the album Mind Games of Lennon, recorded in 1973. This reissue offers a fascinating vision of daily life in a house run by his parents.
According to the son of Yoko Onothe limited edition box set, “Ultimate Collection Super Deluxe,” is part fine art and part time capsule. It features insightful remixes produced by Sean himself, plus a treasure trove of puzzles, maps, replica art pieces and a coffee table book, all contained in a cube that weighs 18 kilos and measures 33 centimeters.
The piece is a replica of a minimalist sculpture that the Japanese artist initially built in 1966: a transparent plexiglass cube called “Danger Box,” which is labeled with a plaque over a small hole.
A second plaque below is engraved with the humorously ominous warning: Warning: The administration does not guarantee that a hand that enters this hole comes out in the same conditions as before entering . Sean claimed that he took that warning very seriously as a child. “We had (a Danger Box) at home. “It’s just a plexiglass box that you put your hand in, but I was a little afraid that it would turn into something like a monkey’s hand or something!”
