Editing Sean Lennon (section)

==Professional career==
===Performance===
[[File:Sean Lennon.jpg|thumb|upright|Ono Lennon at a [[Free Tibet]] event in 1998]]
In 1996, [[Miho Hatori]] and [[Yuka Honda]] of [[Cibo Matto]] were invited by Ono to remix the song "Talking to the Universe" for a ''Rising'' remix [[Extended play|EP]] ''Rising Mixes''. They met Ono Lennon and invited him to join them on tour as a bass player. This eventually led to Ono Lennon's contributing to their side-project [[Butter 08]] and to his becoming a member of the group. He continued to play with them on tour, joining them on television and providing bass guitar and vocals on their EP ''[[Super Relax]]''. Through his association with Cibo Matto, Ono Lennon was approached by [[Adam Yauch]] (of [[Beastie Boys]]), who expressed an interest in his music and persuaded him to sign a record contract with [[Grand Royal Records]]. Regarding Grand Royal, Ono Lennon has said:<blockquote>I think I found the only label on the planet who doesn't care who my parents are and what my name is. It's a good feeling to know that I wouldn't have gotten the offer if they wouldn't have liked my songs. That's pretty rare in the music business!<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thefrisky.com/2009-09-15/sean-lennon-defends-his-homage-portrait-after-backlash/|title=Sean Lennon Defends His Homage Portrait After Backlash |website=Thefrisky.com |date=2009-09-15 |access-date=2017-03-06}}</ref></blockquote>

Ono Lennon's solo debut, ''[[Into the Sun (Sean Lennon album)|Into the Sun]]'', was released in 1998. A music video for "Home", a single from the album, was directed by [[Spike Jonze]] and enjoyed extended airplay on [[MTV]]. The album was produced by fellow Cibo Matto member Yuka Honda, who Ono Lennon claimed was his inspiration for the album, who he had begun dating at the time.

He went on tour (often backed by Cibo Matto) supporting ''Into the Sun''. During this period he appeared on radio programs such as ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' and [[KCRW]]'s ''[[Morning Becomes Eclectic]]''. He later recalled promoting the album as a bitter experience due to the media focus on his family rather than his own music. In 1999, Ono Lennon's EP ''[[Half Horse, Half Musician]]'' was released featuring new tracks such as "Heart & Lung" and "Happiness" as well as remixes of songs from ''Into the Sun''. Along with ''Half Horse Half Musician'', 1999 saw the release of Cibo Matto's second album ''[[Stereo Type A]]''. Ono Lennon stepped out of his traditional role as the group's bass player, this time playing a much wider range of instruments (such as drums, guitars, and synthesizers). Despite being well-received, ''Stereo Type A'' was followed by an extended Cibo Matto hiatus.

In 2000, Ono Lennon contributed vocals to [[Del tha Funkee Homosapien]] (a single stanza on the [[Deltron 3030]] track "Memory Loss"), [[Handsome Boy Modeling School]] and [[Jurassic 5]]. In 2001 on national television, Ono Lennon performed several classics by [[the Beatles]], "This Boy", "Across the Universe" and "Julia" alongside [[Robert Schwartzman]], [[Rufus Wainwright]] and [[Moby]] for ''[[Come Together: A Night for John Lennon's Words and Music]]''. In the following years, Ono Lennon faded out of the spotlight to focus more on his role as a producer.

[[File:Seanlennon4-29-07.jpg|thumb|upright|Ono Lennon performing in 2007]] In 2000, Sean had a guest appearance on the [[Soulfly]] album ''[[Primitive (Soulfly album)|Primitive]]'' on the song "[[Son Song]]".
After the folding of Grand Royal Records in 2001, Ono Lennon signed with [[Capitol Records]], yet no solo material surfaced until February 2006, when "Dead Meat" was released as the first single from his new album, ''[[Friendly Fire (Sean Lennon album)|Friendly Fire]]''. A promotional trailer for the CD/DVD package of ''Friendly Fire'' was leaked online in early 2006. The trailer featured scenes from the [[Friendly Fire (2006 film)|film version of the album]], a DVD of music videos comprised into a film. The videos were actually screen tests for Coin Locker Babies, another project on which Ono Lennon was working which became a cinematic counterpart to his new album.<ref name="musicbox">{{cite web|url=http://www.musicbox-online.com/interviews/sean-lennon-05212007.html|title=Taking Friendly Fire with Sean Lennon|access-date=May 23, 2007|year=2007|author=Parish, Matt|work=The Music Box}}</ref>

''Friendly Fire'' was released in October 2006. The theme of the album is love and betrayal, and it is dedicated to the memory of a close friend who died. The night the album was released, Ono Lennon made his first major television appearance in five years, performing "Dead Meat" live on the ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]''. Ono Lennon has since appeared on ''[[Late Night with Conan O'Brien]]'' and ''[[The Sharon Osbourne Show]]''. When questioned about the eight-year gap between solo albums in interviews, Ono Lennon said that he did not feel like a solo artist during those years and that he wanted to experience music anonymously without the spotlight on him and his girlfriend.

[[File:Sean Lennon - 5361481649.jpg|left|250px|thumb|upright|Ono Lennon performing in 2011]]
Since the release of ''Friendly Fire'', Ono Lennon has toured extensively around the world and while in France, he remixed his song "Parachute" in collaboration with French artist [[Matthieu Chedid|-M-]]. The remix is titled "L'éclipse"<ref name="l'eclipse">{{cite web|url=http://leclipse.emi-artistes.com|title=''Sean Lennon & -M- en duo''|access-date=May 23, 2007|year=2007|work=L'eclipse |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070522104558/http://leclipse.emi-artistes.com/ <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = May 22, 2007}}</ref> and was featured as a bonus track on the French release of ''Friendly Fire'', while the single "Dead Meat" was featured in an episode of the TV drama ''[[True Blood]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rouner |first1=Jef |title=True Blood: When Sean Lennon Is the Best Thing Going On, You're In Trouble |url=https://www.houstonpress.com/music/true-blood-when-sean-lennon-is-the-best-thing-going-on-youre-in-trouble-6513783 |website=Houston Press |date=August 5, 2013 |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>

With the release of new material and subsequent touring Ono Lennon launched a website featuring music, videos, and a forum for his fans. Various members of the forum have created a fan-made cover album titled ''Truth Mask Replica''.

Muhl and Ono Lennon premiered the band [[the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger]]<ref>[http://chimeramusic.com/goastt.html The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100608063029/http://chimeramusic.com/goastt.html |date=June 8, 2010 }}. Chimeramusic.com. Retrieved on September 3, 2011.</ref> during a live performance at [[Radio City Music Hall|Radio City]] on [[Valentine's Day]], 2008. The duo, commonly referred to as the GOASTT, released their debut single, "Jardin Du Luxembourg", on 6 July 2010, and their debut album, ''Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger (Acoustic Sessions)'', on 26 October 2010, both on Chimera, their own label. In conjunction with the debut, they performed six songs during an hour-long interview on WNYC<ref>[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129993805 Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger: Odd Charm]. NPR. Retrieved on September 3, 2011.</ref> and four songs for a [[Tiny Desk Concerts|Tiny Desk Concert]] on NPR.<ref>[https://www.npr.org/2010/11/13/131291469/the-ghost-of-a-saber-tooth-tiger-tiny-desk-concert The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger: Tiny Desk Concert]. NPR. Retrieved on 3 September 2011.</ref> Ono Lennon has also collaborated with Muhl with a group called "Kemp and Eden" who premiered at [[The Living Room]] in the spring of 2012.  On April 29, 2014, the Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger released their most successful album to date, titled ''[[Midnight Sun (GOASTT album)|Midnight Sun]]''. The album was selected as one of the Top 50 best albums of 2014 by ''[[Rolling Stone]]''. The album's release was followed by tours with [[the Flaming Lips]], [[Tame Impala]], [[Beck]], [[Florence and the Machine]], [[Dinosaur Jr.]], and [[Primus (band)|Primus]].

At the end of 2018, Ono Lennon collaborated with [[Miley Cyrus]] and [[Mark Ronson]] for a cover of Yoko Ono and John Lennon's original Christmas song "[[Happy Xmas (War is Over)]]." The trio additionally performed the song at the Winter finale of ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Legaspi |first1=Althea |title=Hear Miley Cyrus, Sean Ono Lennon, Mark Ronson's 'Happy Xmas (War is Over)' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/miley-cyrus-sean-lennon-mark-ronson-happy-xmas-war-is-over-cover-listen-769153/ |website=Rolling Stone Magazine |date=December 14, 2018 |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>

In 2015, playing lead guitar, Ono Lennon formed [[the Claypool Lennon Delirium]] with Primus' lead vocalist and bassist [[Les Claypool]]. The following year, the new group released their debut album, ''[[Monolith of Phobos]]'', which reached the Top 10 of three ''Billboard'' charts, followed by a covers EP titled ''Lime and Limpid Green'' in 2017. Their second album, ''[[South of Reality]]'', was released on 22 February 2019.

===Production and other contributions===
[[File:Tournage Interwiew Sean Lennon phonogalerie - 02 (cropped).jpg|right|thumb|upright|Ono Lennon in 2006]]
While reestablishing himself as a solo artist, Ono Lennon continued his work as a session musician and producer, lending his talent to the likes of Dopo Yume, [[Albert Hammond, Jr.]] (of [[the Strokes]]) and model/singer [[Irina Lăzăreanu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.observer.com/2007/irina-lazareanu-way-more-karl-lagerfelds-muse|title=Irina Lazareanu: Way More Than Karl Lagerfeld's Muse|website=[[The New York Observer]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917070109/http://www.observer.com/2007/irina-lazareanu-way-more-karl-lagerfelds-muse|archive-date=September 17, 2008|df=mdy-all}}, ''The New York Observer''</ref>Ono Lennon first appeared on the [[Soulfly]] album ''[[Primitive (Soulfly album)|Primitive]]'', released in 2000,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Graff |first1=Gary |title=Soulfly, Sean Lennon Collaborate |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=115010 |website=ABC News |access-date=7 January 2019 |language=en |date=6 January 2006}}</ref> while in October 2007, Ono Lennon joined [[Mark Ronson]] in the [[BBC]] [[Electric Proms]] where he sang "[[Sail on, Sailor]]", as well as "[[We Can Work It Out]]" alongside [[Daniel Merriweather]], and [[Tawiah]]. The year prior, he wrote and directed his first film, ''[[Friendly Fire (2006 film)|Friendly Fire]]'', starring [[Carrie Fisher]], [[Lindsay Lohan]] and others. His eponymous second studio LP served as the film's soundtrack as well.

In 2009, Ono Lennon produced a second album for his mother on his record label Chimera Music, ''[[Between My Head and the Sky]]'', by Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band.  Ono Lennon further worked with Ono as a producer for John Malkovich's 2016 remix EP ''Illuminated''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Monroe |first1=Jazz |title=John Malkovich Gets Naked for Illuminated Picture Disc Featuring Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, More |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/61088-elliphant-and-azealia-banks-team-up-for-everybody-listen/ |website=Pitchfork |date=March 24, 2016 |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> Ono Lennon co-produced [[Fat White Family]]'s 2016 album ''[[Songs for Our Mothers]]'', which was recorded in his New York City recording studio.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fat White Family using John Lennon's old Beatles equipment to record their second album|website=[[NME]]|date=January 9, 2015|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fat-white-family-13-1220601#HlQ8SPpwaemCK1P0.99}}</ref> Ono Lennon also lent his production and songwriting talents to [[Lana Del Rey]]'s fifth studio album ''[[Lust for Life (Lana Del Rey album)|Lust for Life]]'', where he featured on the track "[[Tomorrow Never Came]]".

[[File:Sean Lennon and Yoko Ono (cropped).jpg|left|thumb|upright|Ono Lennon in September 2011]]
Ono Lennon entered the field of [[film score]]s in 2009 with ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead]]'', directed by long-time friend and school mate [[Jordan Galland]].<ref>Goldstein, Greg. [http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i1afdf3970176b3157df419a61e8b371f “Lennon to Score Undead”], ''Hollywood Reporter'', February 21, 2008.</ref> Ono Lennon again collaborated with Galland as he contributed the score to the 2012 film ''[[Alter Egos]]'', and appeared as the character "Electric Death."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7672 |title=The Insiders: Sean Lennon + Jordan Galland – Nylon Magazine |website=Nylonmag.com |date=March 1, 2012 |access-date=August 24, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120522105937/http://www.nylonmag.com/?section=article&parid=7672 |archive-date=May 22, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The soundtrack premiered on ''Rolling Stone''<nowiki/>'s website following the film's release.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hyman |first1=Dan |title=Sean Lennon Scores Ominous 'Alter Egos' Soundtrack – Premiere |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/sean-lennon-scores-ominous-alter-egos-soundtrack-premiere-73396/ |website=Rolling Stone Magazine |date=January 8, 2013 |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref> In 2014, Ono Lennon contributed the song "Animals" for the ''[[Zombeavers]]'' soundtrack, while he additionally wrote and recorded "Heart Grenade" for the Japanese anime TV series ''[[Ghost in the Shell: Arise]]''. Ono Lennon also created the film score for the 2015 comedy horror film ''[[Ava's Possessions]]'', a project which took over two years to create. The lead single from the soundtrack "Demon Daughter" premiered alongside the film's DVD release.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Laggan |first1=Michelle |title=Sean Lennon – "Demon Daughter" (Stereogum Premiere) |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1862714/sean-lennon-demon-daughter-stereogum-premiere/mp3s/ |website=Stereogum |date=March 2016 |access-date=14 February 2019}}</ref>

Along with girlfriend [[Kemp Muhl|Charlotte Kemp Muhl]], Ono Lennon started a record label, Chimera Music, which has signed a number of his collaborators including [[the Moonlandingz]], [[Cibo Matto]] and Yoko Ono.

On April 12, 2024, [[James McCartney]], son of Paul McCartney, released a song called "Primrose Hill" with Sean being credited as a composer and songwriter, marking their first collaboration.<ref>{{cite web |last1=McCartney |first1=James |title=James McCartney on X: 'Primrose Hill' is here! Today I am so very excited to share my latest song co-written by my good friend @seanonolennon. With the release of this song it feels like we're really getting the ball rolling and I am so excited to continue to share music with you.|url=https://x.com/JamesMcCartney_/status/1778776309558088091|website=X/Twitter |date=April 2024 |access-date=12 April 2024}}</ref>

Ono Lennon is credited as co-producer for one song ("In the Eyes of the Girl") on the fifth studio album by The Lemon Twigs, "[[A Dream Is All We Know]]", and is credited as playing bass guitar on the same track.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Dream Is All We Know, by The Lemon Twigs |url=https://thelemontwigs.bandcamp.com/album/a-dream-is-all-we-know |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=The Lemon Twigs |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Lemon Twigs: A Dream Is All We Know (Peppermint Roses) |url=https://blood-records.co.uk/products/dream |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Blood Records |language=en}}</ref>