Sean Ono Lennon , son of legendary Beatle John Lennon and visual artist Yoko Ono , spoke about his parents' relationship in an interview with PEOPLE Magazine . Published last Thursday, the 28th, the conversation took place in the context of the release of a box set of the 1973 Mind Games
“My father declared to the world that ‘John and Yoko’ were one and the same. I think his heart always went to her. He was very much in love with her. They had a legendary love, and I think this album is imbued with that love. You can hear it,” said Sean.
Furthermore, the musician commented on the differences between Mind Games and the previous album, Some Time in New York City . According to Sean, the 1972 album was "full of activism" and was not well received by the public, which ultimately led John to return to creating "music that people wanted to hear."
“This album represents my parents stepping away a bit from radical activism. I think they felt they didn’t want to be in that world anymore. They realized it wasn’t a fun path for them, and so they wanted to make music that attacked the establishment less directly and focused more on peace and love again. Mind Games is my father returning to making music as a high art form, rather than just a documentary expression of his radical ideas from that time,” he said.
A time of political persecution.
Sean Ono Lennon also highlighted the political persecution his parents faced during the creation of the album. Both adopted a firm stance against the Vietnam War, which, as a consequence, put them in the crosshairs of then-President Richard Nixon .
Documents released in 2006 reveal that the Nixon administration conspired to arrest Lennon at the time, using false drug possession charges. “The FBI was following them and wiretapping their phones […] Nixon was trying to deport them. It was truly terrifying,” Sean told PEOPLE.
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